Written by Sydney Fischer
The Syracuse Information Security Club held an Alumni speaker event on November 19th, with Ryan French, CISO at Vanguard. Our speaker gave us a background on his experience, his day to day work, as well as helpful advice from a new perspective.
Ryan French received both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Syracuse University, and was an active member of the iSchool community during his time here. Ryan was a part of Information Security Club, as well as Kappa Theta Pi. After graduation, Ryan began a position at Vanguard through the Technology Leadership Program, and then began rising through the ranks. He has received many certifications and is now Chief of Staff in the Chief Information Security Office.
While speaking to us, Ryan gave us an understanding of a day in his life, diving into what he does and how he does it, leading to multiple questions from the club. He then moved onto speaking about how we can begin to think and prepare for what we want to be doing, and after a few questions, gave us his ideas on both AI in the Security field and how it can help. Furthermore, Ryan provided thoughtful advice for those considering the consulting or the more technical track, explaining the key differences between the two.
Thank you for speaking with us, Ryan!
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