Deloitte appointed Deborah Golden, principal, Deloitte & Touche, as the new leader of its U.S. Cyber Practice.
A respected authority on cyber issues to boards, industries and organizations, Golden specializes in collaborating with clients on cybersecurity, technology transformation, and privacy and governance solutions. She has held many leadership roles within Deloitte and for the past five years, Golden served as the government and public services (GPS) cyber leader, the GPS advisory market offering leader, and the GPS empowered well-being leader.
Golden brings more than 25 years of experience pertaining to information technology spanning numerous industries with an in-depth focus on government and public services; life sciences and health care; and financial services.
“Cybersecurity is a top-of-mind strategic business issue for both boards and management across industry and government. Deloitte Risk and Financial Advisory’s cyber practice helps organizations not only protect themselves from cyber-attacks, but also utilize a cyber strategy as a source of competitive advantage,” said John Peirson, chief executive officer for Deloitte Risk and Financial Advisory and principal Deloitte & Touche.
“Deborah brings valued experience, perspective, and leadership to our practice and clients in navigating the complexity of a cyber everywhere reality.”
Golden succeeds Ed Powers, principal, Deloitte & Touche, who has led the U.S. cyber practice since 2013 and is now the offerings and services leader as part of executive leadership for the Deloitte Risk and Financial Advisory business. Golden is positioned to accelerate the momentum of Deloitte’s cyber practice and lead the advancement of the breadth of cyber solutions and services.
According to industry analysts, the global cybersecurity market is expected to grow to approximately a quarter of a trillion dollars ($251 billion) by 2023. Correlated to that statistic, Deloitte’s cyber practice continues to garner notable accolades. Gartner recently positioned Deloitte as the global leader, based on revenue, in security consulting services for the seventh consecutive year. Additionally, Deloitte also was named a global leader in the fifth consecutive release of Forrester’s Cybersecurity Consulting Wave based on strategy and market presence, as well as a leader in cyber incident response services.
Based in Arlington, Virginia, Golden was instrumental in the creation of the new Deloitte Cybersphere; a state-of-the-art destination to help clients explore their most pressing cyber challenges.
