Edwin Covert — CEO

* Executive Leadership: Led cybersecurity strategy as CISO at Bowhead Specialty Underwriters and Global Head of Security Architecture at Deutsche Bank, driving enterprise-wide security initiatives across multi-billion dollar organizations and establishing security frameworks that protected critical financial infrastructure * Team and Budget Structure: Has led teams ranging in size from two members to 40 engineers and consultants. Team have been both local to a region or city as well as global in nature spanning North America and Europe. Has managed budgets from sub-million dollars to multi-million dollar efforts including profit and loss responsibility * Risk & Governance: Transformed risk management through quantified assessment processes, achieving continuous compliance with federal and financial regulations while mitigating supply chain vulnerabilities and reducing third-party risk exposure across the enterprise * Business Alignment: Architected and deployed global enterprise security framework that aligned cyber controls with business objectives, enabling secure business growth while maintaining operational resilience across international operations

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Cybersecurity and Risk Management Executive with extensive experience in enterprise security architecture.

Location: Los Angeles, California, United States

Experience: 31 yrs 9 mos

Skills

Cybersecurity
Risk Management
Education

Career Highlights

Led enterprise-wide security initiatives at Deutsche Bank.
Transformed risk management processes for compliance.
Architected global security frameworks for business alignment.

Work Experience

Fenix24

Vice President of Advisory Services (10 mos)

Bowhead Specialty

Chief Information Security Officer (8 mos)

Head of Cyber Risk Engineering (2 yrs 3 mos)

California State University, Los Angeles

Adjunct Professor - Computer Information Systems (2 yrs)

Warner Bros. Discovery

Director, Risk Assessments and Testing (7 mos)

WarnerMedia

Director - Risk Assessments and Testing (7 mos)

Director - Technical Security Testing (1 yr 3 mos)

Director - Security Assessments and Infrastructure Security Architecture and Engineering (1 yr)

Warner Bros. Entertainment

Director of Architecture, Engineering, and Asset Security (7 mos)

Deutsche Bank

Vice President - Global Head of Security Architecture (3 mos)

Vice President - Lead Enterprise Security Architect (2 yrs)

Booz Allen Hamilton

Senior Lead Technologist (4 yrs 8 mos)

Applied Network Solutions, Inc.

Director, Information Assurance Programs/Program Manager (1 yr 11 mos)

Integrated Communication Solutions

Sr. Account Executive/Sr. Program Manager (10 yrs 6 mos)

Electronic Data Systems (Hewlett Packard)

Security Engineer (1 yr 4 mos)

US Navy

Cryptologic Technician - Interpretative (4 yrs)

Education

Masters at Colorado State University Global

Certificate in Cybersecurity at Ithaca College

Bachelor's Degree at University of Maryland Global Campus

Edwin Covert

CEO

Los Angeles, California, United States31 yrs 9 mos experience

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Key Highlights

Led enterprise-wide security initiatives at Deutsche Bank.
Transformed risk management processes for compliance.
Architected global security frameworks for business alignment.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Cybersecurity and Risk Management Executive with extensive experience in enterprise security architecture.

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Skills

Core Skills

CybersecurityRisk ManagementEducation

Other Skills

Client assessment workflowTeam managementService delivery governanceAutomationEncryptionThreats and vulnerabilitiesAccess controlBusiness continuityCyber risk quantification modelUnderwriting loss ratiosFinancial exposure metricsCyber risk quantificationFinancial metricsRisk assessmentRegulatory compliance

About

Experience

Fenix24

Vice President of Advisory Services

Mar 2025 – Jan 2026 · 10 mos · Los Angeles Metropolitan Area · Remote

Architected and automated a new client assessment workflow, increasing assessment throughput by 2x without additional headcount.
Boosted billable utilization from <50% to 75% within the first year by implementing strict accountability measures and restructuring the 26-member global team.
Redesigned service delivery governance, resulting in faster project turnaround times and higher margins on advisory engagements.

Client assessment workflowTeam managementService delivery governanceCybersecurityRisk Management

Bowhead specialty

2 roles

Chief Information Security Officer

Mar 2024 – Nov 2024 · 8 mos

Directed the roadmap for SEC 8-K/10-K readiness and NYDFS alignment, ensuring 100% regulatory defensibility and establishing a transparent risk reporting cadence for the Board of Directors.
Launched a Third-Party Risk Management (TPRM) program covering 50+ critical suppliers, reducing supply chain vulnerabilities by 25% and negotiating stronger security SLAs in vendor contracts.

Regulatory complianceRisk reportingThird-Party Risk ManagementRisk ManagementCybersecurity

Head of Cyber Risk Engineering

Nov 2022 – Feb 2025 · 2 yrs 3 mos

Engineered a cyber risk quantification model (FAIR-based) to evaluate 2,000+ applicants, directly improving underwriting loss ratios and decision accuracy
Translated technical vulnerabilities into financial exposure metrics ($), enabling non-technical executives to approve nearly a million dollars in targeted security investments

Cyber risk quantification modelUnderwriting loss ratiosFinancial exposure metricsRisk ManagementCybersecurity

California state university, los angeles

Adjunct Professor - Computer Information Systems

Jan 2024 – Jan 2026 · 2 yrs · Los Angeles Metropolitan Area · On-site

Taught undergraduates in concepts such as encryption, threats and vulnerabilities, access control, and business continuity
Rewrote course material and syllabus to ensure content was current and aligned to real-world threats

EncryptionThreats and vulnerabilitiesAccess controlBusiness continuityCybersecurityEducation

Warner bros. discovery

Director, Risk Assessments and Testing

Apr 2022 – Nov 2022 · 7 mos · Burbank, California, United States

Led security operations for the NBA Playoffs and other marquee live broadcasts, achieving 100% uptime and zero data exfiltration events during peak global viewership.
Rapidly assessed and secured enterprise applications to support the shift to remote production during the COVID-19 pandemic, ensuring business continuity without a single security breach.

Security operationsBusiness continuityRemote production securityCybersecurityRisk Management

Warnermedia

3 roles

Director - Risk Assessments and Testing

Promoted

Sep 2021 – Apr 2022 · 7 mos

Led security operations for the NBA Playoffs and other marquee live broadcasts, achieving 100% uptime and zero data exfiltration events during peak global viewership.
Rapidly assessed and secured enterprise applications to support the shift to remote production during the COVID-19 pandemic, ensuring business continuity without a single security breach.

Security operationsBusiness continuityRemote production securityCybersecurityRisk Management

Director - Technical Security Testing

Jun 2020 – Sep 2021 · 1 yr 3 mos

Shifted security "left" by integrating automated testing into the SDLC, reducing critical vulnerabilities in pre-production code.

Automated testingSecurity vulnerabilitiesSDLCCybersecurityRisk Management

Director - Security Assessments and Infrastructure Security Architecture and Engineering

Jun 2019 – Jun 2020 · 1 yr

Directed the deployment of 17 standardized security stacks across global offices, reducing infrastructure complexity and cutting incident response times

Security stacksInfrastructure securityIncident responseCybersecurityRisk Management

Warner bros. entertainment

Director of Architecture, Engineering, and Asset Security

Nov 2018 – Jun 2019 · 7 mos · Burbank, California

Directed the deployment of 17 standardized security stacks across global offices, reducing infrastructure complexity and cutting incident response times

Security stacksInfrastructure securityIncident responseCybersecurityRisk Management

Deutsche bank

2 roles

Vice President - Global Head of Security Architecture

Jul 2018 – Oct 2018 · 3 mos · Mclean, Virginia

Chaired the Security Architecture Review Board, vetting $10M in technology projects to ensure alignment with global risk appetite

Security architectureTechnology projectsRisk appetiteCybersecurityRisk Management

Vice President - Lead Enterprise Security Architect

Jul 2016 – Jul 2018 · 2 yrs · Mclean, Virginia

Authored Deutsche Bank’s first comprehensive Security Reference Architecture, standardizing controls across the global estate and reducing technology debt.
Designed 12+ reusable security patterns, allowing development teams to deploy secure-by-design applications 30% faster than previous timelines.

Security architectureSecurity reference architectureReusable security patternsCybersecurityRisk Management

Booz allen hamilton

Senior Lead Technologist

Oct 2011 – Jun 2016 · 4 yrs 8 mos · Washington DC-Baltimore Area · On-site

Oversaw reviews of new CND architecture documents and artifacts as part of the US Government's Joint Information Environment (JIE) Single Security Architecture (SSA)
Served as the cyber security subject matter expert for a Federal Reserve major network security review
Led a team of nine that included cyber security engineers, cyber security analysts, technical writers, and quality control personnel for a Federal Communications Commissions cybersecurity project

CND architectureCybersecurity reviewTeam leadershipCybersecurityRisk Management