Khader Mohammed (Certified CISO)
AI EngineerChief Technology Officer, CISO | CIO Advisory Services, Chief AI Officer, Board Advisor, Executive Director
Michael University The Bahamas
Greater PhiladelphiaMember since June 23, 2026
About
CIO / CTO / CISO & Strategic Consulting Partner Global 2000 Strategy | Digital Transformation | 20+ Years Experience High-impact Technology Executive with over 20 years of leadership experience across the world's most respected consulting firms (Arthur Andersen, Deloitte, KPMG, EY, PwC, McKinsey). Proven track record of managing organizations of 2,000+ staff, launching profitable digital practices, and serving as acting CIO/CTO for Global 2000 clients. A visionary leader who bridges the gap between business growth and security innovation. Expert in architecting converged, hyper-converged, and software-defined data centers (SDDC) while ensuring robust corporate governance. Deep technical expertise in transforming IT functions to adopt next-gen cloud platforms, evidenced by authoring global standards for Microsoft Azure and the US Mortgage Industry. STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP & CONSULTING HIGHLIGHTS Previous tenures including Acting CIO/CTO/Partner roles at Arthur Andersen/Accenture, Deloitte, KPMG, EY, PwC, and McKinsey & Co. Organizational Leadership (2000+ Headcount): Directly managed teams of over 2,000 professionals with full P&L responsibility. Mentored Solutions Consultants, Architects, and Engagement Managers, leading by example in delivery excellence and talent development. Digital Practice Builder: Passionate thought leader specializing in launching digital start-ups and turning around under-performing departments. Successfully built autonomous, competitive, and profitable digital media practices. Innovation & Business Development: Led pre-sales and post-sales engagements, hosting innovation workshops for prospects to identify "game-changing" solutions that drive customer success and revenue growth. IT Transformation: Successfully transformed legacy IT functions to adopt next-generation cloud-based platforms, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards while
Top Skills
Skills
Technical LeadershipNIST 800-53SOARSalesforce Marketing CloudCIAMRisk ManagementApplication SecurityGoogle Cloud Platform (GCP)EncryptionData PrivacyAiMachine LearningNetwork SecuritySecurity Information and Event Management (SIEM)IamIdentity Governance
Education
AI, Tech & Privacy Academy
Certificate, AI Governance
January 1, 2026 – March 1, 2026
EC-Council University
Certified Chief Information Security Officer, Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance
January 1, 2019 – January 1, 2019
Pace University
Doctor of Professional Studies (D.Sc.), School of Information Studies
January 1, 2018 – January 1, 2020
ROI Training
Certificate, Introduction to Machine Learning and Tensorflow
January 1, 2017 – January 1, 2017
Stony Point
Salesforce certification trainings , Salesforce
January 1, 2016 – January 1, 2017
Experience
Michael University The Bahamas
Professor
May 1, 2026 – Present
The Bahamas · Remote
CORKBRICK EUROPE
Member of the Board of Advisors
May 1, 2026 – Present
European Economic Area · Remote
Cwave Solutions LLC
Chief Technology Officer, CISO
March 1, 2026 – Present
Global · Remote
Iluria
Chief Information Security Officer & Board Member
January 1, 2024 – December 1, 2025
Tel Aviv District, Israel · Remote
PNC
Senior Enterprise Security Architect - Senior Vice President
November 1, 2022 – March 1, 2026
Projects
Principal Trainer - BIG DATA AND HADOOP DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATION TRAINING IN PHILADELPHIA, PA
April 1, 2016 – December 1, 2020
Master the concepts of HDFS and MapReduce framework Understand Hadoop 2.x Architecture Setup Hadoop Cluster and write Complex MapReduce programs Learn the data loading techniques using Sqoop and Flume Perform Data Analytics using Pig, Hive and YARN Implement HBase and MapReduce Integration Implement Advanced Usage and Indexing Schedule jobs using Oozie Implement best Practices for Hadoop Development Work on a Real Life Project on Big Data Analytics
OpenX Enterprise
June 1, 2012 – December 1, 2013
Selected by the CIO (Khader Mohammed) and President to be Project Manager for the OpenX initiatives. Successfully negotiated a master service agreement with OpenX for the Enterprise Ad server. Working with global offshore team to participate in Ad Exchange, building of Ad Monetization platform, using OpenX Lift as a yield optimizer that operated inside ad server and that simultaneously collects pricing data from all demand partners to make the best possible decision on selling Ad inventory. Added reporting capabilities for Targeting and Segmentation. A/B or on-line Testing to enhance relevancy of ads and consumer experience using the support of OpenX implementation team. Managing different Ad campaign types for different product platforms launches at Merion Matters such as mobile launch (ioS, Droid, Amazon’s Fire), Job Board and OSSA products.
Certifications
Cloudera Administrator Training for Apache Hadoop
Cloudera
June 23, 2026 – Present
Certified Scrum Product Owner
Scrum Alliance - 3Back
June 23, 2026 – Present
TIBCO Certified Professional Program
TIBCO
June 23, 2026 – Present
Google Cloud Platform Big Data and Machine Learning Fundamentals
June 23, 2026 – Present
Google Cloud Platform Fundamentals
June 23, 2026 – Present