Fred Hazan is a Principal Cybersecurity and Technology Architect with 30 years of executive leadership across Fortune 500 corporations, global financial enterprises, and federal agencies. A seasoned CISO and trusted C-suite advisor, Fred, brings a rare combination of deep technical expertise and strategic business acumen translating complex cybersecurity challenges into actionable roadmaps that deliver measurable, lasting outcomes.

Fred’s core expertise spans security assessments, Identity and Access Management (IAM), Zero Trust architecture, cloud security, and AI-enhanced defense strategies. He is a NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF 2.0) practitioner with extensive experience applying NIST SP 800-53, ISO/IEC 27001:2022, CMMC 2.0, CRI Profile 2.0, and HIPAA to drive enterprise-wide security transformation across financial services, healthcare, and federal sectors consistently operationalizing frameworks into practical programs that elevate risk maturity and strengthen security posture.

Since 2012, Fred created a vCISO advisory practice serving the financial sector, conducts NIST CSF 2.0-based assessments, develops hybrid cloud architectures, and delivers AI-enabled security portfolios with compelling C-suite business cases.

At Optiv (2022–2025), he advised enterprise executives on prioritized cybersecurity strategies that accelerated business outcomes. At TÜV Rheinland North America (OpenSky) (2015–2022), he advanced to Senior Principal, building and leading three practices; Threat, GRC, and Cloud, focused on Zero Trust, identity management, and technology rationalization. At the IRS in 2013 Fred served as Executive Director managing a $30M budget and 225 employees delivering mission-critical secure infrastructure. At PwC (1998–2012) Fred was a Global IT Director at PwC and led cybersecurity and IT architecture initiatives across 152 international member firms.

Fred holds dual B.S. degrees in Computer Systems and Finance from American University and maintains CISSP and ITIL Management certifications.