Secretariat
Secretary General, IRPA
CEO, CInRM CoE
Victor Munro, CINRM | GRINC, ITPM
Victor is an experienced cyber strategy, security and insider risk, and threat intelligence consultant with a focus on enterprise-level transformations in risk management with Deloitte Canada. He has 20 years of experience in Canadian federal government security & intelligence, public finance critical infrastructure, and private global multi-national IT services sectors. He has helped organizations, including U.S. Fortune 500 companies, Canadian multi-national organizations, critical infrastructure and federal government entities, implement insider threat, cloud security, and incident management strategies, programs and training, to manage risk and enhance organizational resilience.
As the Chief Executive Officer of the Canadian Insider Risk Management Centre of Excellence, Victor is fostering academic, private, and public partnerships to further academic research, practical skills training, knowledge sharing, and employment opportunities in the professional market to mitigate insider threats to critical infrastructure. He is also a Ph.D. Candidate at Carleton University, Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, and presently conducting a national study with private/public critical infrastructure partners on insider threat monitoring controls.
Special Advisor, IRPA
Matthew Salier
Matthew is a strategic advisor and transformation leader with deep experience helping organisations define their case for change, align technology investments to strategic outcomes, and realise measurable value. Extensive background operating at the intersection of strategy, innovation, digital capability uplift, and ecosystem development across government, defence, higher education, cyber, and industry.
Matthew was the former CEO of the Australian Cyber Collaboration Centre (A3C) and Australian Insider Risk Centre of Excellence (AIR COE), a member based not-for-profit focused on raising cyber capability in businesses and community across Australia. He was also the first Secretary General of the Five Eyes Insider Risk Practitioner Alliance (FIRPA).
Recognised for shaping clear value propositions, modelling ROI, and building compelling C-suite narratives that support complex decision-making. Proven ability to partner with executives, sales teams, solution consultants, and multi-stakeholder environments to articulate impact, accelerate adoption, and guide transformation through ambiguity.
Brings a consulting mindset, strong analytical capability, and a track record of delivering high-impact strategic programs—strengthening customer success, deepening engagement, and enabling organisational performance uplift.
International Leadership
Chief Executive Officer, Australian Cyber Collaboration Centre, and AIR COE
Guy Roberts
A lawyer by profession, Guy has extensive experience in business strategy, financial turnarounds, M&A, and leadership mentoring. He founded GR Advisory to help businesses achieve sustainable growth and navigate business challenges.
His expertise includes deal negotiations, managing large-scale integrations, and providing strategic governance, HR, and operational leadership. He specialises in driving business success through tailored strategies, operational best practice, and project management excellence.
Previously, as the CEO and Managing Director at Nobles and Penrice, he managed complex and challenging financial and operational turnarounds through developing new business models and strategic alliances. His leadership at Orica involved expanding international markets, driving innovation, and optimizing operations to deliver strong growth and profitability.
He is a proven business leader, strategic thinker and effective influencer, and enjoys building compelling, shared views of the future and inspiring others to take the journey to that future. He is passionate about building profitable and sustainable businesses.
At GR Advisory he offers expert business advisory and project management services. He is regularly engaged to mentor incumbent CEOs and emerging leaders. He also provides interim CEO services.
Guy was also the second Secretary General of the Five Eyes Insider Risk Practitioner Alliance (FIRPA).
Executive Director, NInRM CoE
Geir Lerhol
Geir is a member of the expert committee of the Norwegian Business Advisory Council, where he contributes to the national development of work on insider risk in close collaboration with experts from across Norwegian public and private entities. He has a strong focus on strategic security management, personnel security, and organizational resilience, combining long term risk understanding with practical execution and decision making in demanding real world situations.
Before entering the private sector, Geir gained extensive experience from both military and police service, providing him with a solid operational foundation that informs his strategic approach to security.
In his role as Head of Security at Höegh Evi, Geir is responsible for developing and governing security strategies and personnel security frameworks. He leads initiatives across risk assessment, security governance, crisis management, and emergency preparedness, with a strong emphasis on protecting people, maintaining trust, and ensuring organizational continuity.
Managing Director, UKInRM CC
Bill Trent
Bill joined McKinsey in the 1980s, becoming partner and co-head of two global practices. He took on a variety of roles including CFO of a FTSE100 business and an investment bank, advising on restructuring cases and acting as an Expert Witness on advice to boards and risk management. He began working in cyber security in 2013 and has been a managing director in a leading US adviser on cyber incidents, a leading UK security consultancy and, most recently, Accenture.
He has advised global leaders in FS, technology, aerospace & defence, operators of critical national infrastructure and government agencies on insider risk management, cyber-security, resilience and the handling of major incidents.
Executive Director, USINRM COE
John "JT" Mendoza
John “JT” Mendoza has over 25 years of service in positions of progressive responsibility spanning the public and private sectors. In his current role, J.T. Mendoza serves as Head of Global Insider Risk Management for Marriott International. He also serves as the Founder and Executive Director, US Insider Risk Management Center of Excellence – a national non-profit focused on equipping and enabling insider risk practitioners.
Prior to joining the private sector, JT served as Deputy Director, US Air Force Insider Threat. In this role, he was responsible for strategy, outreach, and integration efforts. Before re-joining the USAF, he served as a senior leader within Defense Intelligence Agency’s Counterespionage Division. In addition to overseeing numerous joint cases with the FBI, which led to successful prosecutions, he led DIA’s efforts to revamp and increase the ability to protect and defend the agency against insider threat and foreign intelligence entity penetration attempts.
Industry Advisory Council
Founding Partner, Industry Advisory Council Chair
Curtis “Curt” Nield is the Regional Vice President of Sales at DTEX Systems, responsible for driving growth across Canada and Strategic U.S. accounts. He brings over two decades of experience in cybersecurity and enterprise sales, holding leadership roles at industry leaders including at DTEX Systems, Vectra AI, Checkmarx, FireEye and F5 Networks.
At DTEX, Curt focuses on championing Insider Risk Management (IRM), enterprise behavioral DLP (Data Loss Prevention), and workforce cyber intelligence solutions designed to detect, prevent, and orchestrate protections against insider threats A committed customer advocate, he works closely with CISOs and security teams to help enterprises build proactive, next-gen insider risk programs.
Based in North America, Curt leads DTEX’s efforts to help global organizations “work smarter & safer” through respectful, behavioral intelligence-driven workforce security and management.
Tier 1 Partner, Industry Advisory Council
Michael Crouse is the Senior Director, Insider Risk Management at Everfox. He works closely with industry thought leaders, executives, and the Everfox management team to help guide long-term programmatic and technology strategies aligned with federal and commercial requirements. By leveraging his wealth of over 25 years of operational experience in cyber and insider risk solutions, Michael has helped lead the company to the forefront of User Activity Monitoring (UAM) and Behavior Analytics Solutions.
Mike Crouse has repeatedly uncovered new business opportunities which drive market penetration and revenue growth in the highly technical world of cyber space security. For Mike, it is all about developing, implementing, and supporting strategies which transform and strengthen a company’s position related to profit margins, customer satisfaction, performance, and quality.
Tier 2 Partner, Industry Advisory Council
Pierre-Luc Pomerleau is a Partner in Financial Crime at Deloitte Canada, where he helps clients manage their risks and protect their assets while growing their business. He has over 20 years of experience in financial crime, cybercrime, technology, and risk management, working with various industries and sectors, including banking, insurance, government, and academia.
Dr. Pomerleau holds a Ph.D. in Business Administration with a specialization in Homeland Security from Northcentral University. In 2020 he published his book Countering Cyber Threats to Financial Institutions: A Private and Public Partnership Approach to Critical Infrastructure with Palgrave Macmillan. His latest book Evidence-Based Cybersecurity: Foundations, Research, and Practice was published by Routledge (Taylor & Francis) in June 2022.
He has presented, as a subject matter expert in fraud, security, and financial crime, at various conferences in Canada and in the United States. He is also a certified professional in security, fraud, and anti-money laundering, holding the CPP, PSP, PCI, CFE, CAMS, CCCI, and CFCI credentials. He is passionate about advancing the knowledge and practice of evidence-based cybersecurity and fostering public-private partnerships to counter cyber threats.
Contributors
Frank L. Greitzer, Ph.D.
Frank L. Greitzer is President and Principal Scientist at PsyberAnalytix, LLC, which performs applied research and consulting in cognitive systems engineering and human-systems analysis to improve information technology/computational science support for decision making, training, and human information processing. He holds a PhD degree in Mathematical Psychology with specialization in memory and cognition and a BS degree in Mathematics.
Recently Dr. Greitzer joined Cogility Software, as an advisor and Chief Behavioral Scientist, to pursue common interests in advancing behavioral analytic models of insider risk, while continuing in his role as President and Principal Scientist at PsyberAnalytix.
Dr. Greitzer founded PsyberAnalytix after retiring from the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) in 2012, where he served as a Chief Scientist for Cognitive Informatics and supported research in human-system integration, decision making and information processing in applied areas of cyber security, power grid/smart grid operational decision making, and intelligence/information analysis. With over forty years of applied research and development experience in cognitive psychology, information analysis/threat assessment, and user-centered design, his current research focus is on human behavior modeling to anticipate cyber/insider threats. Dr. Greitzer served as Editor-in-Chief of the journal, Counter-Insider Threat Research and Practice (CITRAP), for the inaugural issue (August 2022).
Specialties: Insider Threat Research, Cognitive Science, Human Information Analysis/Human-Computer Interaction, Cognition and Learning, Research Methods/Evaluation/Performance Measurement, e-Learning/Distributed Learning, Knowledge-Based Systems/Performance Support Tools.