Noel Nazario

Experienced CISO, Enterprise Architect, IT Auditor, and Technology Developer with deep understanding of technology fundamentals. With over 15 years in executive leadership roles and 20 years of hands-on technical experience, I have led efforts to advance controls monitoring and compliance, improve cybersecurity, develop technology roadmaps, transition operations to cloud environments, and integrate AI. 

Chief Information Security Officer - U.S. Department of the Treasury

• Led enterprise-wide cybersecurity transformation per Federal mandates and strategic goals.
• Led SOC rollout and achieved improvements to the Intelligence environment’s risk posture.
• Integrated AI-driven threat detection into operational workflows.

Senior Director, Strategy and Architecture, Federal Market - Annuk Incorporated

• Directed enterprise architecture transformation for large public transit agency.
• Led cloud modernization and operational streamlining, achieving long-term cost savings.
• Partnered with executive teams to align IT strategy with revenue and efficiency goals.

Founder / President - Elfsec LLC

• Delivered transformation consulting, focusing on secure AI/ML lifecycle integration.
• Negotiated vendor partnerships and scaled service delivery.
• Embedded ESG and sustainability goals into digital transformation strategies.

Additional Technology Development, Consulting, and Leadership Roles:  Director, Grant Thornton; Senior Manager, EY; Manager, KPMG; Electronics Engineer, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

Master’s degree in computer science – The Johns Hopkins University

CISSP, CISM, CDPSE, CISA