Visionary

Paul Leonhirth is Global Financial Services Industry Lead at Palo Alto Networks. Paul has over 30 years of business and IT experience including management consulting leadership roles in business development, global alliances, systems integration and project management. Paul’s experience includes leading cross-functional technology consulting teams in areas such as Digital, Cloud Transformation, DevSecOps, CyberSecurity Operations, Threat Intelligence, Business Analytics, IT Risk and Resiliency. Paul was previously Managing Director, Financial Services at Accenture Security and Global Director, IBM Corporation. As Security, Risk & Compliance Portfolio Executive for Global Banking & Financial Markets, Paul has been the primary representative for key Alliance Partners for technology, services and FS industry groups including FS-ISAC (Board/Sector Advisor), Cyber Risk Institute (CRI) Premium Innovator, ABA, RMA, SIFMA and WSTA. Paul’s prior Management Consulting work at KPMG and Arthur Andersen, LLP included Information Risk Management, Online Strategy, Design, Systems Integration and Project Management (PMP) for clients in Retail Banking, Capital Markets, Wealth Management, Private Equity and M&A Transaction Services.