SUNERA LLC
VERNON HILLS, IL

At Focal Point Data Risk, we help our clients build secure and flexible risk management programs centered around their critical data, providing a comprehensive answer to the risks surrounding malicious cyber threats, data privacy and security challenges, shifting compliance mandates, and complex system implementation initiatives. We bring together a combination of services and expertise that simply doesn’t exist anywhere else in the market, with diverse offerings that span cyber security, data privacy and analytics, identity governance and access management, hands-on security training, ERP advisory, and internal audit services. This combination of capabilities has been deliberately assembled to provide clients with everything they need to secure their business, leverage their data and ensure compliance across the enterprise. We treat data security and other risks as a business problem, not just a security issue. We look at risk across the entire enterprise for a much broader view aligned with clients’ business goals and operations, helping them build a proactive, self-learning culture of risk awareness that allows them to make better decisions and protect their customers, employees, and shareholders. It is for this reason that many of the largest and most respected names in business and government come to Focal Point to shift their risk approach from “finding and fixing” to “thinking and thriving.” With 400 employees and a combined 60+ distinct certifications from top industry groups, and 17 offices across the U.S. and Canada, Focal Point has the reach and resources to ensure that your business stays secure, compliant, and successful. Created in early 2017 as a result of the Sunera, ANRC, and APTEC merger, Focal Point is a company with a new name and deep roots. Sunera, ANRC, and APTEC each had histories stretching back more than a decade, and each was providing solutions to a different part of the data risk puzzle. As a combined company, Focal Point is the most comprehensive, pure-play data risk management provider in the industry – capable of offering end-to-end consulting, implementation, and training services. Every person in an organization plays a role in addressing data risk. Taking a holistic approach – one that involves every business unit – is the only way to fully protect your data, customers, and reputation. Risk is a systemic problem, not a departmental problem. A risk assessment should provide a business-level view of the risks facing your organization, enabling executives to make informed and strategic decisions to protect their business. Compliance is a byproduct of effective governance. Focal Point is built on the belief that effective data risk management is paramount for successful businesses in the 21st century. We are wholly committed to this cause Andrew leads Focal Point's national Cyber Security practice, and serves as the company's CISO. Andrew manages all client relationships and coordinates business development initiatives for the Cyber Security practice. Her expertise lies in managing and supporting project teams, standardizing project management processes and best practices, developing client and stakeholder relationships, and maximizing productivity and value on technical projects. Bill manages Focal Point's Charlotte office, coordinating client engagement teams and leading business development initiatives. Prior to joining Focal Point, Bill led the internal audit function at a $20 billion healthcare provider and also held leadership roles within the Big Four. Bill has more than 19 years of experience of accounting, auditing, and consulting work experience. Brett is a Director with Focal Point, focusing on PCI, Sarbanes-Oxley/IT audit, SAP security, business continuity/disaster recovery, business process redesign, and IT risk assessments. Brian Marlier retired from Cisco in August 2017, after 21 years with the company. He most recently served as Cisco’s Senior Vice President of Global Architectures and Global Enterprise Sales, responsible for services and product bookings of $26 billion annually, and a global team of 3,000. During the more than two decades of enterprise technology sales at Cisco, Brian led the teams responsible for providing top global customers with holistic architectural strategies connecting business imperatives with the necessary technology and IT requirements. As a member of Cisco’s Sales Executive Leadership team, Brian had an unbeatable track-record evolving sales to meet changing market dynamics and customers’ business needs. By working cross-functionally to design and implement innovative go-to-market models for customers’ multiyear digital transformations, Brian and his team helped customers consume Cisco’s portfolio of services and solutions in the different ways required to drive their business outcomes. Brian took an inclusive approach to bringing value to enterprise customers, emphasizing collaboration with the entire ecosystem of technology partners inside and outside of Cisco. He worked cross-functionally within Cisco to prioritize and implement digitization initiatives to support Cisco's sales, go-to-market, and new monetization strategies. Through these efforts, Brian prioritized Cisco’s efforts to digitize customer- and partner-facing business processes, while also playing a lead role in defining the standard offer for selling software and services across Cisco. Previously, Brian served as the Area Vice President for Cisco’s Central Enterprise Area, which encompassed Cisco’s largest enterprise customers in the Midwestern United States. During his tenure, he segmented Cisco’s coverage model to improve customer satisfaction. He was also a Service Provider Area Vice President, leading a team responsible for customer relationships within Cisco’s service provider account base. Brian holds a bachelor of arts degree in business from the University of Illinois. Chris oversees Focal Point's Denver office, leading SAP Security and GRC implementations and role-design engagements for the firm.