Biography
Paul Smith is a cybersecurity and information security professional whose career spans cybersecurity engineering, business information security, internal audit, IT governance, risk and compliance, IT audit, and program management. At Toyota North America, he provides oversight and direction for governance, risk, and compliance initiatives, implements the NIST Cybersecurity Framework, facilitates risk assessments, supports audit remediation, maintains internal control reporting, and manages third-party vendor relationships. His earlier roles include Vice President and Business Information Security Officer at Citi, Managing Director of Internal Audit at VRM Mortgage Services, Principal of IT Governance, Risk & Compliance at Raytheon Technologies, and senior IT audit and program management positions. He holds certifications including CPA, CISA, CISM, CISSP, CRISC, CFE, ISA, PCIP, and PMP.
Education
Certificate, Data Privacy and Technology
October 2021 – November 2021
Harvard Business School Online
Masters, Information Assurance
2015 – 2017
The University of Dallas
MCSE, Networking Technologies Program
Southern Methodist University
Accounting and Information Systems