Summary
Iskander Koneev is a seasoned C-level security and risk management leader with 9+ years in senior roles and over two decades of hands-on experience building information security, risk, internal control and business continuity systems for banks and large enterprises. He has led cross-functional transformations—establishing internal audit teams, designing control environments with 500+ documented controls, and shifting corporate culture toward risk-aware behavior while aligning technical risk treatments with strategic business goals. Adept at multiple frameworks (ISO 27000, ISO 22300, COSO, NIST, COBIT, PCI DSS, BCI GPG), he combines program-level strategy with operational delivery, from policy and process redesign to technical solution rollouts and incident response. Known for practical implementation, he created the Russian edition of the BCI Good Practice Guidelines and authored a BCM book, signaling deep subject-matter commitment beyond advisory work. Comfortable advising C-suite and embedding governance across IT, legal and operations, he repeatedly delivers measurable outcomes such as mature security programs, effective audits and fraud prevention. Based in Moscow, he brings a rare blend of mathematical rigor and pragmatic program management rooted in long-term public- and private-sector experience.
9 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Master of mathematics, applied mathematics, Master of mathematics, applied mathematics at Saint Petersburg State University
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Russian, English