Kayla Williams is the CISO and VP, governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) at Devo, a cloud-native logging and security analytics platform with a $2B valuation.
She is an analytical and results-driven professional with experience in management of cybersecurity incidents, compliance management, corporate risks, information security, project and program management, and organizational controls surrounding many different aspects of business. Kayla also is accomplished in the development of key methods for organizations to strengthen productivity, enhance operational performance, and improve financial and operational controls.
Prior to this role, Kayla was the director of GRC at LogMeIn, a $1b global SaaS company, and the senior risk manager for Computershare US, a global financial services company, where she was responsible for supporting the development, implementation, and monitoring of operational, financial, compliance, and IT risk.
Additionally, she worked directly with executive management to identify, assess, and establish mitigation strategies for any risk that arose from inadequate or failed processes, people, systems, or external events, while maintaining a balance between risk mitigation and operational efficiency. This enabled executive management to make informed decisions about the risk posture of the organization and dedicate resources to key areas to minimize critical and high risk to business operations.
Kayla currently resides in Boston, Massachusetts and Alfreton, Derbyshire, UK.
