Patrick Gray

Patrick Gray is a Managing Director and Head of the Security Officers and National Security practice for Raines International, an executive search and advisory firm focusing on senior leadership positions across industries. Gray is a former U.S. Army Intelligence officer who specialized in personnel and cybersecurity and is a West Point graduate. He can be reached at pgray@rainesinternational.com.

The need for chief risk officers

As an organization becomes larger, the complexity of having a view of risk becomes more difficult for any one department to see. Enter the CRO.

Patrick Gray

February 5, 2021

While many organizations understand the need for a security executive, organizations that have taken a holistic approach, have added the chief risk officer (CRO) position to evaluate all organizational risk. So, what is a chief risk officer, who makes a good candidate, where does the CRO stand organizationally within an enterprise, and what value does one add? Here are all your CRO questions answered.

The 2025 Security Benchmark Report unveils the top trends CSOs and enterprise security executives are facing in today’s current climate and how each of these trends could potentially impact the enterprise’s global reputation with the public, governments, and business partners.

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The need for chief risk officers

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