Chris Hetner is a Senior Executive, Board Director, and leader in Cybersecurity recognized for raising cyber risk and AI

governance to the Executive Suite and Corporate Board level to protect industries, infrastructures, and economies. He creates

operational resilience by aligning robust Cybersecurity strategies with business objectives. Mr. Hetner’s professional judgment

combined with a public company, critical infrastructure (i.e. energy, finance, telecommunications) and SEC regulatory and

investor oversight experience has led to his success in corporate and government roles. Currently, he is the Special Advisor for

Cyber Risk for the NACD, Board of Directors for the NACD CT Chapter, Chair of the Cybersecurity, AI and Privacy Council

for the NASDAQ Center for Board Excellence, Senior Advisor Cyber Future Foundation, Board of Directors for Simulint,

Research Affiliate with MIT Sloan School of Management, Senior Technology Advisor to the House of Vanderbilt, Fellow

Institute for Critical Infrastructure Technology and Executive Member of the Latino Corporate Director Association.

Throughout his career, Mr. Hetner has created and launched Cybersecurity programs in the public and private sectors. As

business functions transfer to the cloud, he has consistently elevated the issue of enterprise-wide preparedness and continuity

across Boards and Executive Management teams.

He served as the Senior Cybersecurity Advisor to the Chair of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and as

Head of Cybersecurity for the Office of Compliance Inspections and Examination at the SEC. He also represented the Chair

of the SEC as a senior member of the US Department of the Treasury Financial Banking Information Infrastructure Committee

where he led critical infrastructure resilience across the financial markets, energy, technology and telecommunications sectors.

His greatest contributions included vision for and implementation of the first agency wide Cybersecurity governance structure,

threat intelligence program, and incident response capabilities. The Cybersecurity resiliency framework he implemented

improved the National Examination Program’s ability to monitor and respond to Cyber threats across the US Securities market.

Mr. Hetner has also led efforts across financial, regulatory, critical infrastructure and government agencies to enhance

Cybersecurity coordination across global markets. He successfully led diverse teams, in multiple global locations, through

transformative thinking about cyber-risk management, Cybersecurity policy, and regulatory compliance to embrace change and

become cultures of action and collaboration. He established governance and risk management structures aligned with strategy

and business objectives, while integrating resilience into corporate DNA.

Mr. Hetner’s thought leadership is actively sought by governments, private and public entities, industry associations, and media

outlets as the threats to critical infrastructure and economies increase. Throughout his career he has shared his professional

expertise by mentoring students at Columbia University, New York University, Fordham School of Law, and Pace University.

He is a Certified Information Security Manager (ISACA), Certified Information Systems Security Professional (ISC2), and holds

a high-level USA security clearance. Mr. Hetner earned a MS, cum laude, in Information Assurance from Norwich University

and a BS in Security Management from John Jay College of Criminal Justice.

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