Julie C.
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Cybersecurity Career Coach | FBI to McKinsey to CISO | 100+ Clients
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Studied at Stanford Graduate School of Business
Hiring Manager at ResilientTech Advisors
Successful clients at
Available February 11 at 10:00 PM UTC
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Julie's Coaching Offerings
Cyber Security Recruiting: Start-to-Finish
Expert help on everything from getting the interview to landing the offer.
Starting at $5,40010h+ of coaching
Advance Your Cyber Security Career
Expert coaching to elevate your skills and achieve your cyber security goals.
Starting at $5,40010h+ of coaching
Nail the Cyber Security Interviews
Crush the interview through mock interviews, personalized feedback, and more.
Starting at $2,8505h+ of coaching
Custom hourly · $600/hr
Get help with Technical Interview Prep, Behavioral Interview Prep, and .
Julie’s Cybersecurity Qualifications
Coaches professionally
Experience level: Executive
100+ people coached for Cybersecurity
Julie has helped clients get into these companies:
Welcome to my profile! With over 20 years of experience in cybersecurity, including leadership roles as a Chief Information Security Officer in several organizations and an Associate Partner at McKinsey & Company, I bring a wealth of knowledge to help you break into and advance within the cybersecurity field. I have successfully coached over 100 individuals, providing personalized guidance on career planning, interview preparation, and resume enhancement. My approach is rooted in real-world experience, having led security organizations of all sizes across federal and private industry organizations and delivered strategic roadmaps for Fortune 100 clients in multiple verticals. Whether you're looking to enter the field or climb the ranks, I'm here to help you achieve your career goals. Let's connect and chart your path to success in cybersecurity!
Julie can help with:
Technical Interview Prep
Behavioral Interview Prep
Skill Building
Resume Review
About Julie
I am a senior technology and cybersecurity executive with 20+ years of experience advising boards, executives, and regulators across federal and state government, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, and financial services. My background includes the FBI, global consulting and CISO roles.
Why do I coach?
I coach because leadership in IT and cybersecurity is often learned under pressure, and many capable leaders step into high-stakes roles without a trusted sounding board. Technical skill alone is insufficient at senior levels. What differentiates effective leaders is judgment, prioritization, and the ability to operate in complex environments with incomplete information. My role is to help leaders think clearly, make defensible decisions that advance business goals and objectives, and protect credibility under scrutiny.
Work Experience
Founding Member
AIUC-1
November 2025 - Present
Contribute operational, real-world guidance that shapes the global standard for AI agent security, safety, reliability, and governance through collaboration with CISOs, researchers, policy leaders, and practitioners. from organizations and companies such as Stanford University, Anthropic, Google, Microsoft, and Mitre Focus on translating AIUC-1 principles into practical controls and governance models that enable responsible, high-impact AI adoption without slowing innovation across regulated and SMB environments.
Executive Member
DDN
October 2025 - Present
Build digital transformation and cybersecurity capabilities in corporate boardrooms. Partner with organizations to capitalize on opportunities to drive business value using emerging technologies. {e.g., GenAI, ML, RPA, ZTA, Quantum resistant cryptography, Privacy-enhancing technologies (PETs)}. Provide governance frameworks for managing systemic risks in digital technologies.
Content Developer & Facilitator (Contract)
Cyber Leadership Institute
September 2025 - Present
Develop course content and facilitating virtual learning sessions for a global cybersecurity training institute serving 5,000+ professionals across 60+ countries, with a strong focus on training CISOs and other cyber leaders on a path to c-suite executive roles, to position the organization for enhanced market penetration in North American enterprise markets.
vCISO (Contract)
BD Emerson
August 2025 - Present
Federal Practice Lead: FedRAMP, CMMC
Principal and CEO
ResilientTech Advisors
November 2024 - Present
Hiring Manager
Cybersecurity & Technology Risk – Helping organizations reduce risk, strengthen cybersecurity programs, and align security initiatives with business and mission goals. AI & Emerging Tech Governance – Supporting the safe, strategic adoption of artificial intelligence and advanced technologies, with a focus on operational readiness, accountability, and impact What we stand for: Clarity over jargon. Substance over spin. Integrity, always. Clients include: -A multinational cybersecurity training provider -An international $54B pharmaceutical company -A national critical healthcare infrastructure organization -A multi-agency government client with $87B in public funds -A billion-dollar national security services provider
Founder & CEO
CyberPath Coaching
November 2024 - Present
Personalized guidance for breaking into cyber and advancing your cyber career. Mock interviews, resume review, and career planning.
Deputy Chief Information Security Officer for Finance (Contract)
Commonwealth of Virgnia
March 2025 - August 2025
Served as a strategic advisor and leader driving cybersecurity risk reduction strategy and execution across Virginia’s Finance Agencies during a pivotal transition period. Partnered directly with Cabinet Secretaries, State Finance Agency Heads, and State Finance Agency CIO/ISO leadership to align 11 enterprise-level risks with strategic risk reduction objectives, prioritized workstreams, and deliver measurable outcomes. Drove implementation across decentralized environments by embedding governance structures, surfacing actionable metrics, and ensuring visible progress in a complex political landscape for the protection and oversight of public-sector operations tied to Virginia’s $87.5 billion FY 2025 budget.
Chief Information Security Officer
CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield
May 2024 - November 2024
Hiring Manager
Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) for a for-profit subsidiary of CareFirst Blue Cross Blue Shield serving ~ 70% of the 8.3 million Federal Employee healthcare market. Currently evolving operational efficiencies and risk capabilities for the enterprise. Implemented AI-driven solutions to enhance security and compliance, operational efficiency, product resilience, stakeholder trust, and user experiences in collaboration with business and technology peers.
CISO - Crisis Management Project
United Network for Organ Sharing
October 2023 - March 2024
Hiring Manager
Assumed a 6-month leadership role to drive crisis recovery. Enabled business expansion through technology enablement for reliable and secure network and data access overseas. Evolved crisis management, incident response processes, and internal and external communication to restore stakeholder trust. Built future ready cybersecurity, governance, and risk capabilities. Achieved readiness for HITRUST certification.
Associate Partner
McKinsey & Company
April 2022 - October 2023
Hiring Manager
Delivered technology transformation strategies and initiatives for Fortune 100 clients to enhance operational resilience and customer growth potential for clients in highly regulated industries (pharmaceuticals, healthcare, government).
Senior Director
GSK
May 2021 - March 2022
Hiring Manager
Led a 12-month strategic initiative to enable the GSK Consumer Health (CH) and GSK Biopharma de-merger, completed in under a year. Delivered a multi-year strategic cybersecurity roadmap focusing on people, processes, and technology to enable the digitization of CH’s critical manufacturing infrastructure and network in the United States, the United Kingdom, and other key international locations. Ensured CH could operate independently with robust and scalable cybersecurity capabilities, governance, and threat intelligence.
Cyber Risk Manager
Deloitte
January 2019 - March 2021
Hiring Manager
Improved operational efficiency, reduced risk, and strengthened security posture for federal clients.
Progressive Leadership Roles
Federal Bureau of Investigation
January 2006 - January 2019
Hiring Manager
Aligned federal technology programs with national security objectives, increased cross-agency collaboration, and reduced enterprise risk for the FBI. Digitized all FBI informant files.
Hospital Corpsman - MLT
US Navy
October 1993 - October 2002
Advanced Medical Lab. Fire fighting - USNS Comfort.
Julie was also given offers to work at
Microsoft
KPMG
Lumen Technologies
Education
Stanford Graduate School of Business
Advanced Strategic Decision and Risk Management Certificate, Strategic Risk Management
Strategic Planning, Business Strategy and +12 skills
Strayer College
Master of Business Administration - MBA, Business Administration and Management, Minor: Acquisition
Operational Excellence, Global Strategy and +3 skills
George Washington University
Associates, Science
Medical Laboratory Science and Technology Program
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Overall Rating
4.9
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