Safe Security appoints financial services veteran David Reilly to its Advisory Board

Safe Security has appointed David Reilly, a veteran financial services industry Chief Information Officer (CIO) to its Advisory Board. David has served various roles in multiple Fortune 500 companies, most recently as CIO, Global Banking and Markets at Bank of America.

Saket Modi, Co-founder, and CEO, of Safe Security, said, “With David’s experience in championing secure digital transformation and technology adoption for the last three decades, his guidance and expertise are invaluable to us. We are thrilled to welcome David on our Advisory Board.”

Saket further added, “David has been an active advocate of the need for quantification in cyber risk management. He has been advising us to build the right product roadmap and strategy, and with him, we are a step closer to realizing our mission of making SAFE the de-facto standard for measuring and mitigating cyber risk.”

David Reilly was with Bank of America for over a decade and has served various roles including Chief Technology Officer (CTO), prior to his role as Chief Information Officer (CIO) Global Banking and Markets. Before joining Bank of America, David held multiple leadership roles in the financial services industry such as the CTO at Morgan Stanley and Credit Suisse, as well as MD at Goldman Sachs.

Commenting on his appointment, David said, “Cybersecurity is one of the most significant concerns for Boards and business leaders today. While businesses across sectors and market segments continue to invest in cybersecurity, there is a lack of a consistent and objective set of metrics to communicate and express cyber risk posture to the Board and other stakeholders. As technology continues to become pervasive, cyber risk quantification, prioritization, and communication need to become standardized. This is why I am excited to work with Safe Security, as I believe they can help security and business leaders prioritize and communicate cyber risks more effectively, and build a standard to measure, manage and mitigate cyber risks across industries.”