Fractional CISO & Executive Security Advisory

The security seat
your board expects.
Without the overhead.

Enterprise-grade security leadership for mid-market companies navigating their first serious security investment — or their next one.

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25+
Years of CISO experience
3×
First security hire
100M+
EHRs secured
$0
Full-time CISO overhead
Experience Includes TBC Corporation (Michelin/Sumitomo JV) The Advisory Board Company / EAB Global Fortune 500 Healthcare & SaaS SOC 2 · HIPAA · PCI DSS · NIST CSF
What We Do

Security leadership
built for your stage.

Every engagement is tailored to where you are — whether you're building from scratch, preparing for compliance, or navigating AI risk.

⚡
Fractional CISO
Dedicated security executive on a part-time basis. Board meetings, steering committees, security roadmap ownership, and the risk voice your leadership team needs.
🏗
Security Program Build
End-to-end program design for first-time security investments. Policies, controls, vendor selection, team hiring, and board reporting — sequenced for your budget.
✅
Compliance Readiness
SOC 2 Type II, HIPAA, PCI DSS, ISO 27001, NIST CSF. Gap assessment through audit readiness, coordinating with auditors and internal teams.
🏛
Board Advisory
Translating cyber risk into business language for audit committees, investors, and M&A due diligence teams. Security briefings boards actually understand.
🤖
AI Risk Governance
Purpose-built advisory for organizations deploying AI at scale. Frameworks, model governance, data privacy controls, and regulatory compliance (EU AI Act, NIST AI RMF).
🚨
Incident Response Advisory
Executive guidance during and after a breach. Crisis communication, regulatory notification strategy, board briefing, and post-incident program improvement.
Why Vantage

We've done this before.
Three times.

Most advisors know best practices. We know how to sequence them under real constraints, sell them to skeptical executives, and make them stick.

01
Three-Time First Security Hire
We've built enterprise-grade security programs from nothing at materially different organizations. We don't bring a playbook — we bring judgment developed over decades of first-hire engagements.
02
Enterprise Scale, Mid-Market Focus
We've secured 100M+ electronic health records in multi-tenant SaaS environments and led security governance across Michelin and Sumitomo joint ventures. Mid-market companies now get that institutional depth.
03
Business Language, Not Security Jargon
Every engagement is anchored to business outcomes: risk reduction, compliance cost avoidance, revenue-enabling certifications, and insurance premium impact. Security is a business enabler, not a cost center.
04
AI-Era Readiness
As organizations adopt AI at unprecedented speed, the attack surface expands in ways most CISOs aren't equipped to address. We've built governance frameworks for AI risk and are fluent in the emerging regulatory landscape.
How It Works

From conversation
to program.

We get you from discovery to a running security program without bureaucracy or wasted time.

1
Discovery Call
30-minute conversation to understand your risk profile, compliance needs, and where you are in your security journey.
2
Security Assessment
Rapid current-state assessment — people, process, technology — to establish a baseline and prioritize gaps.
3
Roadmap & Engagement
A 90-day roadmap and engagement model scoped to your stage, budget, and business objectives.
4
Execution & Ownership
Ongoing executive security leadership — in the room, at the table, accountable for outcomes alongside your team.
Engagement Models

The right model
for your moment.

Engagements are structured around where you are — not a one-size catalog.

Advisory
Per Engagement
Targeted advisory for a specific moment — board presentation, M&A due diligence, incident response, or compliance readiness sprint.
  • Board / audit committee presentations
  • M&A security due diligence
  • Incident response executive support
  • Compliance gap assessments
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Most Common
Fractional CISO
Monthly Retainer
Ongoing security executive partnership. Your CISO — at a fraction of the cost, with all the accountability.
  • Dedicated CISO presence
  • Security roadmap ownership
  • Board & executive reporting
  • Vendor and team advisory
  • Compliance program oversight
  • AI risk governance
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Program Build
Project-Based
For organizations investing in security for the first time — or rebuilding. From nothing to board-ready in a defined scope and timeline.
  • Current-state assessment
  • Policy and control framework
  • Vendor and tool selection
  • Hiring and team structure
  • Compliance roadmap
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About

Built by someone
who's been there.

Vantage Cyber Partners is led by a career security executive with 25+ years building and running enterprise security programs across healthcare, retail, financial services, and SaaS.

Three times the first security hire. Three times building from nothing under real resource constraints, with real board scrutiny, and real regulatory exposure. That experience is what we bring to every engagement.

Most RecentVP & CISO, TBC Corporation (Michelin / Sumitomo JV)
Prior RoleCISO, Advisory Board Co. / EAB Global — 100M+ EHRs
ExpertiseSOC 2, HIPAA, PCI DSS, NIST CSF, AI Risk
ModelFractional CISO · Program Build · Board Advisory
Security is a business enabler. The CISO's job is to translate risk into decisions the business can actually make.
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