Vikrant Rai

Executive summary

Vikrant (Vik) Rai is an Advisory leader in Grant Thornton’s Cyber and Risk practice delivering IT, Cybersecurity and AI risk management solutions that address board priorities and strategic agendas around enterprise and technology risk. He is an accomplished and versatile professional with over twenty-two (22) years of management consulting experience where his demonstrated success is based on precision planning, execution, team building and leadership skills.

He has experience leading IT, Cybersecurity and risk transformation programs for large and mid-size companies working with business leaders and C-Suite executives such as the CRO, CAIO, CIO, and Audit Executives. He is a passionate leader helping clients manage technology risks and is an active contributor to thought leadership, his article on cloud security has been featured in the American Banker and, with the IIA Global Best Practices.

Experience

His professional background includes assisting clients across diverse aspects of Enterprise, IT and Cybersecurity risk management, adhering to leading industry standards and frameworks. His most recent work focuses on technology risks associated with AI adoption, including implementing Responsible AI practices through run-time governance, conducting AI model risk evaluations, evaluating AI Red-Teaming exercises, and enabling AI governance with clear risk management practices.

In addition, Vik is recognized for directing large-scale security transformation programs, advancing technology transformation initiatives aligned to Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) technology deployments, enabling cyber resilience through alignment with industry standards and regulations such as NIST, ISO/IEC 27001, GLBA, HIPAA, NYDFS, NCUA, and other EU regulations like GDPR, and DORA.

His industry experience spans highly regulated sectors, with a recent focus on Banking, Financial Services, Life Sciences, Healthcare, and Asset Management, consistently delivering value to clients navigating complex digital and regulatory environments. 

Professional qualifications and Memberships

Vik is an active contributor to the new IIA standards on matters related to Cybersecurity auditing, he is also a speaker at IIA Chapter conferences on emerging trends on artificial intelligence and machine learning, he holds following professional licenses and memberships:

• Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
• Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)
• ISO/IEC 27001 Certified Lead Auditor
• ISO/IEC 27001 Trained Lead Implementor
• Member - (ISC)²,ISACA – New Jersey

Publications

• How a global bank navigated cloud concentration risk | Grant Thornton
• Guardrails for AI in pharma, biotech and medtech | Grant Thornton
• RILA - IA’s Role in Evaluating Cyber Resiliency Using Advanced Technical Testing
• American Banker: Banking on a single cloud platform? It’s time to rethink cloud concentration risks
• Q-day quantum risks | What the Board room needs to know
• Global Best Practice | The IIA - A Roadmap to Cloud Security
• Making AI adoption a success

Education

• MIT Professional Education - Applied Generative AI for Digital Transformation.
• Vik holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering from the University of Pune, India.