Robert Belk Email & Phone Number

London, Gb

London, Gb

Executive leader responsible for delivering cybersecurity services and coordinating related consulting services to support strategic clients and drive overall account growth.- Architect solutions centered on technology and cybersecurity, while incorporating adjacent functions to provide comprehensive results and faster speed to value.- Significant experience in cybersecurity, IT transformation, technology operating model design, organizational change management, program management office design and implementation, and execution of cross-functional transformational programs.

London, Gb

- Leader and executive committed to supporting our people, our clients and the firm.- Specialize in cybersecurity risk management, program transformations, and cybersecurity governance in complex, federated and decentralized environments.- Primary focus in Higher Education sector and managing risk in academic environments. Significant additional experience in Tech, Power & Utilities, State and Local Government, and Consumer Product and Retail sectors. - As cybersecurity executive, developed an IT centralization and cybersecurity standardization plan for CIO and CISO in order to improve client's cybersecurity posture and network performance. • Led a cross-functional and cross-disciplinary team to build the cybersecurity program, coordinate across dozens of schools, units and hospitals, and implement the processes and technologies needed to better secure the organization. • Developed follow-on cybersecurity strategy for second phase of transformational effort, and the associated communications required to drive organizational consensus to secure funding for client.- Led teams in performing multiple cybersecurity program assessments for State of California clients, including coordination of numerous satellite locations across the State. Developed cybersecurity program transformation strategy for CISOs and overall cybersecurity Governance approach for decentralized organizations.- Led the effort to develop data governance transformational strategy for a technology client, including multi-year execution approach and integration with larger technology transformation program. - After a compromise in a large technology client’s systems, led the effort to mitigate cyber risk by building a multi-year, global cybersecurity program roadmap and organizational responsibility matrix to better integrate the business units and regions with central information security.

London, Gb

Executive leader responsible for operational activities specific to client relationship development, services demand generation, markets trend analysis, and overall sales and revenue growth for EY cybersecurity services in the West Region.- Provide oversight of service execution for over 100 cybersecurity professionals in the West Region.- As geographic operational lead, coordinate the deployment of numerous Cybersecurity teams simultaneously over geographically dispersed areas to improve client information security and drive business value. • Responsible for establishing demand and sales growth strategy for Cybersecurity advisory services in the West. Efforts have led to achieving multi-million dollar sales targets and double-digit revenue growth. • Engage with and provided trusted advice related to Cybersecurity to senior executives in C-suite positions and at the Board of Director level. • Provide numerous training sessions to Board of Directors and served on executive panels related to cybersecurity and leadership.

Military Assistant to the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense and Global Security, serving as organizational and substantive advisor. Developed the overall strategy for the merger of two Assistant Secretary-level organizations. Scope included: overall mission strategy and strategy mapping; change management and change leadership vision; communications strategy; messaging and branding strategy; survey and focus group development, execution, data analysis, and translation to actionable initiatives and procedures; website creation, design and development; and director of “First 90 Days” project management. Program manager and overall lead for "First 90 Days" initiatives, responsible for coordinating efforts throughout the organization to ensure milestone tracking and on-time delivery of final products.

Special Assistant assigned to the Cyber Policy within the Office of the Secretary of Defense for Policy, responsible for cyber security policies and initiatives focusing on interagency, state and local government, and public-private sector cooperatives to promote government and private sector network defense and information sharing. Liaised with Congress, the interagency, and Defense Industrial Base partners to develop and improve information sharing mechanisms, and to collaborate on implementing technical defensive cyber solutions.

Cambridge, Ma, Us

Develop, lead and execute scenario-based leadership training exercises for Harvard Kennedy School students in order to provide realistic simulations to test their leadership skills. Responsibilities include scenario design, production team management, simulation execution leadership and coordination, and debriefing and feedback communication. Efforts resulted in one of the highest rated extra-curricular offerings at the Center for Public Leadership.

Cambridge, Ma, Us

Assist in the advancement and execution of the South Asia Leadership Program (SALP) for the purpose of facilitating dialogue between senior leaders of government and civilian sectors from India, Pakistan, Afghanistan and the United States. During most recent program, developed and led specialized working groups of participants in the discussion of regional issues, including soft and hard power in regional security, the implications of the NATO drawdown in Afghanistan and the impact of the death of Osama bin Laden on global terrorist networks. Drafted, and implementing, recommendations for future SALP improvements to the National Security Program Director.

Cambridge, Ma, Us

Develop, lead and execute scenario-based leadership training exercises for Harvard Kennedy School students in order to provide realistic simulations to test their leadership skills. Consulted CPL leadership on further integrating scenario-based training into CPL curricula.

Manage Information Technology efficiency initiatives for the United States Navy in order to derive financial savings within the Navy's $8 billion IT budget, while maintaining mission operational capability. Current efforts include data center consolidation, enterprise software licensing, IT Baseline requirements determination, enterprise mobility, and various budgetary and financial programs to provide the Navy with better oversight and governance over its IT budget and expenditures.

In charge of financial oversight of the Navy's Next Generation Enterprise Network, the world's largest intranet, with a total obligation authority of over $6 billion. Responsibilities include: determination of requirements for enterprise services; execution of sensitivity analysis for budgetary changes; oversight of, and metrics determination for, the Navy's Hosted Virtual Desktop limited deployment; and construction and delivery of various briefings for senior executives, flag level officers and members of congress.

Selected to receive U.S. Navy’s only 2-year fellowship for academic year 2010 in order to receive education for future assignment to Strategy and Policy staffs. Attended Harvard Kennedy School of Government and received Masters in Public Policy with concentration in International and Global Affairs.

Washington, D.C., Us

As a summer associate, helped develop cyber security strategy and policy for public and private sector implementation. Research and analysis focused on risk assessment, risk management and strategic cyber policy for telecommunications, banking, defense and energy sectors.

Coordinated all operations for 500-person squadron and 60 F/A-18A-D aircraft with a budget of over $15M annually. Developed and implemented short-term and long-term strategy for training newly winged Naval Aviators, resulting in completion of dozens of students within mandated time-to-train guidelines. Coordinated development of 11 training plans across 4 different syllabi to incorporate latest tactics and techniques, success of which resulted in promotion to Operations Officer. Streamlined inter-division coordination, qualification metrics, and inspection processes for 400-person maintenance department, which increased efficiency of audits by 67%.

Reported directly to Deputy Commanding General –Detention Operations on integration of detainee review and release process with regional reconciliation of former Iraqi internees. Liaised with U.S. Marines and Iraqi officials in developing improved protocol for transferring control of detention review process to Iraqis. Presided over hundreds of detainee review boards, including over 70 high value boards for senior Ba’ath Party leaders, ambassadors and general officers.

Managed administrative department in completion, editing and processing of hundreds of official documents, evaluations, awards and squadron correspondence. Led squadron management meetings for strategic planning, and integrated different departments’ inputs into one comprehensive long-range planner. Developed, instituted and managed squadron policy for air and ground safety, which directly contributed to squadron’s achieving over 500,000 mishap-free flight hours.

Handpicked by Airwing Commander to represent USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN during Operation Unified Assistance following 2004 tsunami. Coordinated tracking and movement of all US Navy relief assets to optimize logistical utilization and humanitarian assistance for Indonesia, Thailand and Sri Lanka. Purview included over 15,000 service members and over ten Navy vessels in transportation of personnel and delivery of millions of pounds of water, food and supplies.

Provided safety oversight for all squadron maintenance practices. Instituted post-maintenance test-flight qualification syllabus. Managed first successful laser systems safety program for new forward-looking infrared weapons system, which led to first Hellfire missile shoot from fleet Navy helicopter.

Masters In Public Policy, International And Global Affairs

B.A., English