Profile
Mr. Sharpe is a long-time (+30 years) Cybersecurity, Governance, and Digital Transformation expert with real-world operational experience. Mr. Sharpe has run business units and has influenced national policy. He has spent much of his career helping corporations and government agencies create value while mitigating cyber risk. This gives him a pragmatic understanding of the delicate balance between Business realities, Cybersecurity, and Operational Effectiveness. He began his career at NSA, moving into the Management Consulting ranks building practices at Booz Allen and KPMG. He subsequently co-founded two firms with successful exits, including the Hackett Group (NASDAQ HCKT). He has participated in over 25 M&A transactions. He has delivered to clients in almost 30 countries on 6 continents. Alex is one of the few who has been part of executive teams, has run business units, and served as a CIO and as a CISO.
Expertise
- Board Advisory
- Governance, Risk Management, and Compliance (GRC)
- Resilience
- Artificial Intelligence (AI)
- National Security
Qualifications
Achievements & Contributions
- Named top thought leader in Business Strategy, Cybersecurity, Risk Management, National Security, and the Cloud
- Appearances include Wall Street Journal. Harvard Forum on Corporate Governance, Johns Hopkins University (JHU), MIT, and the NACD.
- New York University (NYU), Adjunct Professor, Resilience
- Business Resilience Council (BRC), Member
- Primary author Operational Resilience, Framework (ORF)
- AI Security & Trust Working Group, Member
- CISA Task Force on AI, Member
- AI Maturity Model, content developer
- Primary author, Guiding Principles of Zero Trust (ZT) Guiding Principles, CoAuthor Business Value of Zero Trust.
Certifications & Credentials
- Completed Corporate Governance program at both Wharton and Columbia Business School
- Columbia Business School, Strategy, Globalization, Finance
- Johns Hopkins University (JHU), Systems Engineering
- New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), BSEE
- NSA, Cryptologic Engineer and InfoSec Analyst
- CRISC, CDPSE