Summary
Chris B is a seasoned cyber and technology risk leader with over 20 years of experience building and overseeing security programs across cloud, containers, serverless, and third-party risk for large enterprises. Currently Vice President for Cyber & Technology Risk Oversight at Capital One, he previously led technical cloud oversight and resilience functions, translating complex cloud-native architectures into manageable, auditable risk controls. He holds CISSP, CCSP, AWS certifications and an MBA in Information Security, combining executive strategy with hands-on cloud security architecture expertise. Chris has a track record of embedding security into M&A, large-scale cloud migrations, and enterprise assurance processes at GE and Capital One, often chairing cross-functional risk forums to drive remediation and governance. Known for pragmatic risk prioritization, he brings both audit rigor from early IT audit work and practical engineering experience from security architecture and incident-driven initiatives. Based in Chicago, he blends technical depth with program leadership to make large, distributed systems measurably more resilient.
10 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
AAS Information Systems-Network Engineer, AAS Information Systems-Network Engineer at Lord Fairfax Community College
BS Information Systems Development, BS Information Systems Development at Virginia Tech - Pamplin College of Business
MBA Information Security, MBA Information Security at James Madison University