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Noah is a Senior Broker on Aon’s Cyber Solutions E&O/Cyber Broking team in the East Region, based in Philadelphia, and reporting into the Philadelphia Market Team. In this role, he works alongside clients to help identify, assess, quantify, and transfer their Cyber, Professional Liability, Technology, and Media risks. Noah focuses on understanding each client’s unique exposures and collaborating with colleagues and insurance markets to develop tailored risk transfer solutions. He is committed to supporting clients throughout the policy lifecycle, from placement to ongoing service. Noah graduated from Temple University’s Fox School of Business in May 2022 with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Risk Management and Insurance. He joined Aon Cyber Solutions shortly after graduation and has since had the opportunity to work on a range of Standalone Cyber and blended Cyber, Technology E&O, and Miscellaneous Professional Liability programs, including some of the Practice’s more complex accounts. Noah values the chance to learn from experienced colleagues, and sophisticated clients, and contributes to challenging projects. Noah approaches his work with attention to detail, thoughtful analysis, and a willingness to take on new challenges. He has experience conducting policy reviews and coverage analysis, including in-depth coverage diagnostics for clients with complex needs. He values collaboration with colleagues and insurance partners, which enables him to quickly learn new concepts and develop innovative insights and guidance for clients. Noah strives to provide practical, client-focused solutions and aims to deliver service that is both responsive and reliable as the risk landscape continues to evolve.

Greg has more than 25 years of experience in professional services helping organizations evaluate risk, governance, security, regulatory standards, compliance controls, and understand the areas of focus where business, compliance, or technology security improvements may be required. Greg provides services regarding IT security, data security, risk assessment, IT audit, blockchain Initiatives, and payment card industry (PCI) services on a local, national, and global basis to Fortune 100 public companies across various industries. He has managed international engagements in a variety of countries and has led IT compliance and security initiatives. Projects have included local and global analysis of networks, evaluation of technology solutions, assessment of logging and alerting processes, penetration tests, systems scans, logical and physical security, compliance program analysis, vendor due diligence, cyber risk assessments, and security awareness.

Chris Wright, from Protiviti’s New York office, is the firm-wide Managing Director of our Business Performance Improvement solution, which includes our Public Company Transformation and Financial Reporting Remediation and Compliance groups, as well as our ESG Steering Committee. He has over thirty years of experience serving clients as an external auditor, including 6 years as a partner at two global accounting firms (Arthur Andersen and KPMG), and as an internal auditor and financial reporting risk consultant. At Protiviti, Chris has provided internal audit out-sourcing and co-sourcing, Sarbanes-Oxley readiness and compliance services, and significant assistance to companies experiencing restatements, regulatory inquiries, stock compensation and other financial investigations and difficulties in implementing new accounting pronouncements, including revenue recognition and lease accounting. Chris earned his Bachelor of Science degree with a major in Accounting from Franciscan University, a Master of Science degree in Organizational Leadership from Quinnipiac University and a Doctorate in Interdisciplinary Leadership from Creighton University. Chris serves on the boards of several charitable, civic, educational and business organizations. His work in Financial Reporting Remediation and Compliance has also involved a significant commitment to public speaking and the development and delivery of internal and external training.

Tim Hird is executive vice president of enterprise optimization for Robert Half and Protiviti. In his role, Hird enhances combined Robert Half-Protiviti offerings to help businesses create functions and processes, address performance issues, and drive improvement in finance and accounting. Hird most recently served as executive director of the management resources practice, beginning in 2012. He joined Robert Half in 2000, working in the management resources practice and helped launch the division’s London office. He assumed leadership roles to expand the business throughout the UK, European and Asia-Pacific regions. In 2007, he relocated to Singapore and directed operations for multiple Robert Half business units in China, Hong Kong, Singapore and Japan. He is now based out of the company’s headquarters in California. Tim is a noted speaker, author and commentator on issues impacting finance and accounting professionals, such as evolving labor models, career and workplace management, employment trends, regulatory reform, and employee mobility.

Andrew is a GRC, cybersecurity, privacy, and business resilience leader with more than 20 years of experience across multiple industries, including financial services, retail, healthcare, and manufacturing. He is a trusted advisor to his clients and leads efforts to identify risks and design effective mitigation strategies that enable business outcomes. Andrew has experience advising and delivering services in the areas of technology risk/compliance, third-party risk, security operations, incident response, vulnerability management, privacy risk/compliance, and business resilience. He has implemented technology risk and privacy programs that support both compliance and business strategy. These programs provided data-driven insights that strengthened business risk decisions. He has also developed generative artificial intelligence (GAI) guidance to responsibly leverage these technologies across business and technology stakeholders. Andrew is a Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), Certified in Risk and Information System Control (CRISC), and a Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA). Prior to joining BDO, Andrew most recently led the cybersecurity operations, vulnerability management, GRC, privacy, and business resilience functions at a Fortune 300 retailer.

Bryant has over 19 years of professional staffing experience, including his first 15 years at a Top 5 National Staffing and Recruitment firm, prior to joining Cherry Bekaert 3 years ago. He specializes in placement of candidates in the finance, accounting, IT, HR, and administrative areas, to include high level consulting, temporary, temp-to-hire, and permanent placement experience. Bryant helps to lead the Finance/Accounting and IT practice, support organizations on a national basis, having successfully placed candidates in over 20 states. Bryant supports several industries including healthcare, retail, manufacturing, technology, government contracting, logistics, food/beverage, and several others. Bryant supports Cherry Bekaert’s efforts locally, as he lives in Upper St. Clair with his wife, Jaci, and 2 boys, Henry and Sully.