John Paul Cunningham

John Paul Cunningham is a technology executive with deep expertise in technology governance, risk management and information security.

He brings 23 years’ experience delivering mission-critical solutions in Fortune 50 companies in the financial services and manufacturing sectors and 28 years’ experience overall delivering technology, risk, and security solutions.

A visionary in anticipating technology trends and innovation, he maintains a pragmatic solution-oriented approach and excels in tailoring technology to best address the needs of the enterprise in developing and executing strategies that protect the organization from cyber threats.

His ability to translate complex technical issues into plain understandable language enables him to collaborate effectively across the organization and with customers and external auditors and regulators alike, while leading the technical teams responsible for ongoing development and delivery of global services.

Mr. Cunningham has led Financial Services Peer Advisory forums of Chief Information Security Officers and been a featured panelist on several industry-wide financial technology forums and conferences. John is a retired federal (DOD) qualified law enforcement officer, a veteran of the Gulf War in Iraq and Kuwait, and holds both the CISSP and PMP professional certifications, as well as a variety of technical security certifications.