Christopher Montfort

Board Member

Christopher Montfort, now embedded in the Office of the CISO as a senior leader, Chris specializes in building standards, frameworks, and turnaround programs that solve complex organizational challenges. Known as the “fixer,” he is the person executives call when programs stall, compliance gaps appear, or enterprise integrations need to be executed quickly and securely. Chris’ leadership philosophy: Deliver clarity, structure, and measurable results in high-stakes environments. Whether integrating acquisitions, building compliance frameworks, or rescuing struggling programs, Chris brings the combination of strategic foresight and operational execution that enables organizations to thrive. Chris delivered $14.3M in software savings through cancellations, negotiations, license reductions, and cost avoidance while leading technology and security integrations for acquisitions to ensure compliance, continuity, and value realization; managed enterprise vendor security, third-party due diligence, and Security by Design programs, reducing SLA turnaround from 30 days to 3 days for product reviews and from 30 days to 5 days for due diligence. Chris has improved Deloitte-led NIST assessment scores, built and launched enterprise asset management systems, including SAP and ServiceNow, and supported NYDFS cybersecurity audits. He’s haped organizational objectives through annual planning workshops, cross-functional collaboration, and executive all-hands/off-site planning, and designed automation frameworks at Google using RPA and NPV-based business case modeling to defer costs and increase efficiency across global supply chain and hardware/software lifecycle operations.