Tara Vagalatos

Tara Vagalatos, CISSP, has a strong background in technology operations, growth strategy, and cloud security. Their most recent role was as the Vice President of Technology Operations at BeyondTrust in 2023. Prior to that, they served as the Vice President of Growth at risk3sixty, where they made strategic recommendations, implemented new initiatives, and built teams to support the company's long-term strategy.

Before joining risk3sixty, Tara held various positions at Citrix, including Senior Director of Cloud Business Operations, Director of Cloud Business Operations, Director of Cloud Security Assurance & Compliance, and Manager of Security PMO. In these roles, they gained extensive experience in cloud operations, security assurance, compliance, and project management.

Tara Vagalatos, CISSP, earned a Bachelor's Degree in Global Business Management from the University of Phoenix in 2014. Tara went on to pursue a Master's degree in Information Systems Management, focusing on Cloud, at the W. P. Carey School of Business - Arizona State University from 2021 to 2022. Alongside their formal education, Tara has obtained numerous certifications including the Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) from (ISC)² in June 2023 and the HITRUST CCSFP from HITRUST in March 2023. Tara has also received certifications from various institutions such as the FinOps Foundation, The Colin James Method®, Amazon Web Services (AWS), PMI Phoenix Chapter, Prosci, and Scrum Alliance.