Modern CISO Network: Board Book
A directory of board-ready security leaders
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areas of expertise
- Risk management and strategy Cloud security Identity and access management
- Vulnerability management
- NIST, SOC2, ISO, CSA
- Application and API security Security framework implementation Team management
Asia LaBrie
CISO
Haven Technologies
Asia is a senior cybersecurity executive with extensive experience in strategic planning, operations, and risk management in the critical infrastructure space. Working across the technology, financial services, and insurance sectors, she partners with executive leaders to align business and technical needs that streamline processes and achieve efficiency, regulatory compliance, and savings. Known for her inspirational leadership, Asia cultivates a culture of security awareness, embracing accountability and agility to quickly resolve issues.
As CISO at the insurtech platform Haven Technologies, Asia leads strategy, vision, and technical implementations for 20 programs. Adept at gaining the trust of diverse stakeholders and staff, she expertly leads a team of 10 to secure an organization of 450 employees. She regularly engages her creative side, designing programs that draw staff into the process of enhancing security. In 2018, she created and scaled a bounty program to reward individuals for proactively discovering and reporting vulnerabilities, and established a security champions program that positioned a security lead on every team. Asia also built a zero trust network access strategy to replace legacy controls and VPN technologies, dramatically improving performance and user experience. Prior to her current role, Asia developed and led cybersecurity operations at Goldman Sachs. Starting as an API Integrations Analyst in 2006, she built and designed custom Java functions to validate, transform, and enrich business data. Moving to the Foreign Exchange Desk in 2011, Asia led a global team of six in building secure and resilient connectivity for clients, institutions, and exchanges using cross connects, leased lines, MSPs, and VPNs. While leading Red Team Operations, she transitioned to a senior leadership role in 2016, serving as Senior Technical Analyst Vice President. Asia is an active member of the community, serving as a mentor and speaker for New York University’s CISO program and member of the executive leadership network, Chief.