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Gui Cozzi

Cybersecurity Risk & Compliance Director

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Professional Experience

Gui has over 25 years of experience in Information Security and Privacy. His work focuses on positioning organizations to successfully identify and manage their information security risks. At Dean Dorton, Gui serves as Chief Information Security Officer for organizations in various industries. In this position he leads teams responsible for delivering enterprise cybersecurity risk and compliance services including: IT risk assessment, IT audit, SOC, cybersecurity assessment, managed security services, fractional information security office, and incident response.

Industry Experience

  • Construction
  • Energy & Natural Resources
  • Equine
  • Financial Institutions
  • Government
  • Healthcare
  • Higher Education
  • Life Sciences
  • Manufacturing & Distribution
  • Nonprofit
  • Professional Services & Consulting
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Speaking Engagements

  • Technology, Cyber and Data Analytics panel, Manufacturing Tech Trends (Cincinnati), June 4, 2025
  • Cybersecurity and Compliance in Higher Education: Emerging Threats and Effective Strategies, Higher Education: Current Issues and Trends, May 21, 2025
  • An Elegant Test, For a More Civilized Age, Information Systems Security Association, May 9, 2025
  • Panel Discussion: Demystifying Artificial Intelligence for Business, Accounting and Ethics Update, November 21, 2024
  • Higher Education Security Incident Case Study Panel Discussion, Higher Education: Current Issues and Trends, May 22, 2024
  • Digital Investigations and Cybersecurity Panel Discussion, Accounting and Ethics Update, November 29, 2023
  • Elevating your Security Program from Compliance to Security, Kentucky Association of Hospice and Palliative Care, August 22, 2023
  • Digital Forensics, Litigation, and Investigation Panel Discussion, Forensic Accounting for Attorneys, March 9, 2023

Professional Activities

  • InfraGard Member
  • CISO Cross Sector Council

Certifications 

  • Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) 
  • Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) 
  • Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC) 

Community Involvement

  • AMEN House, Georgetown, KY

Board Involvement

  • City of Georgetown Board of Ethics

Education

  • Master of Business Administration in Management and Strategy, Western Governors University, Salt Lake City, Utah 
  • Bachelor of Science in Business Management, Western Governors University, Salt Lake City, Utah 

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