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Renee Guttmann

CISO Advisory Council at XFactor.io

Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida

Overview 

Renee Guttmann is a Fortune 50 Chief Information Security Officer based in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, with a strong background in information security management and risk assessment. With experience as a CISO for companies like Campbell Soup Company and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., she now serves as a VC and startup advisor, investing in cybersecurity and related sectors in the Raleigh-Durham/Southeast US area. Highlights of her career include founding Cisohive and serving on the CISO Advisory Council at XFactor.io, showcasing her leadership in cybersecurity and risk management across various industries.

Work Experience 

  • Founder & Principal

    2022 - Current

    Cisohive LLC delivers cybersecurity consulting services to medium size companies, government agencies, and healthcare. The goal is to improve cybersecurity across our industry and uplift companies from the Cybersecurity Poverty Line. Drive industry adoption of new emerging technology and processes to address the current and future state of cyberrisk. Mentor and coach future practitioners and leaders.

  • CISO Advisory Council

    2022

XFactor is a developer of a corporate decision platform that uses artificial intelligence to assist with planning and strategy.

Raised $26,000,000.00 from Accel, Mike Carpenter and Lightspeed Venture Partners.

  • VC Advisor

    2022

Glasswing Ventures is an early-stage VC firm investing in next gen AI and frontier technology startups enabling the intelligent enterprise.

  • VC Advisor

    2022

GTM Capital is a venture capital investment firm

  • CISO Advisor

    2022

Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM) platform

Raised $2,600,000.00 from HearstLab, Unusual Ventures, Three Tree Ventures and Lytical Ventures.

  • VC Advisor

    2022

NightDragon is an investment and advisory firm focused on growth and late-stage companies in cybersecurity, safety, security and privacy.

  • VC Advisor

    2019

YL Ventures funds and supports seed-stage entrepreneurs in the cybersecurity sector.

  • CISO

    2018 - 2021

    Established IT Risk Management Program aligned to business strategy with executive leadership and Board of Directors. Transformed cybersecurity program, including addressing cyber risk and protection of manufacturing plants. Managed in-house team of 25 cybersecurity plus several external service providers and overseas security operations. Up-leveled talent of operationally focused IT Team with more experienced members to address manufacturing (OT/ICS), Incident Management, and Security Architecture. Improved information security program maturity (CMMI) as evidenced by Board-directed independent assessment and pentesting. Championed adoption of cyber risk as key aspect of company culture by creating information security and awareness program, resulting in increased employee engagement. Improved timely reporting of security events and above-industry-average scores on simulated phishing campaigns.

  • CISO

    2016 - 2017

    Advanced information security and privacy program to address protection of PII (personnel data of employees, guests, crew), PCI compliance and operations risk onboard cruise ships. Led information security and privacy initiatives associated with digital transformation, and privacy compliance including GDPR. Established cruise line industry information sharing program, including US Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security and university research centers in US and UK.

Royal Caribbean Group is a cruise vacation company with a global fleet of 63 ships traveling around the world.

Raised $10,950,000,000.00 from RCI Holdings and Celebrity Cruises.

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