As a Senior Director with Alvarez & Marsal’s Private Equity Performance Improvement Group in New York, Jay Vijayakrishnan leads teams in conducting cybersecurity due diligences of M&A targets and advises clients on implementing cybersecurity programs. He leverages his 15+ years of professional and consulting experience working with C-suite leaders on cybersecurity and technology risk topics while reviewing the cybersecurity posture of organizations across financial services, technology, manufacturing and distribution, healthcare, and consumer products. He has worked across multiple cybersecurity disciplines and has led consulting teams on cybersecurity risk assessments and capability maturity evaluations based on several industry standards (NIST CSF, FFIEC CAT, CIS CSC20).
Prior to joining Alvarez & Marsal, Vijayakrishnan served as a Managing Principal at Capco, a management consulting firm, providing cybersecurity risk advisory and IT consulting services for Fortune 500 financial institutions. There, he was instrumental in developing the cybersecurity consulting practice and led several assignments conducting cybersecurity risk assessments and managing cybersecurity programs for clients. Previously, he worked at Kurt Salmon Associates, UMT (acquired by EY), and Cognizant Technologies. Vijayakrishnan holds an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Bangalore and earned a bachelor’s degree in computer science from Visveswaraiah Technological University.
Areas of expertise
Cybersecurity and Technology Risk, IT Strategy and IT Performance Improvements, Change Management.
Group Overview
As the cybersecurity threat landscape continues to evolve, companies can no longer depend on traditional approaches and decades-old practices to solve your IT security and exposure challenges. GCRS® will help you understand that cybersecurity is not a technology issue, but a business issue.
CYBER RISK ADVISORY
Cybersecurity Program Maturity Assessments (ISO 27001, NIST, CIS Controls)
Cyber Risk Evaluation and Program Prioritization by Risk
Security and Privacy Program, Policy and Governance Services
Security Strategy and Operating Model Services
Data Classification Services
Data Privacy and Cyber Compliance Services (incl. GDPR, CCPA, NY DFS, HIPAA PCI-DSS)
Security and Privacy Awareness and Training Services
Third Party Risk Assessments and Reviews
Shadow Management / Interim Roles
Cyber Advisory Committee Implementation and Board Reporting
Firm Overview
When Tony Alvarez and Bryan Marsal joined forces in 1983, it was with the intent of seamlessly linking operations, performance improvement and value creation to best help companies turn areas of stagnation into growth to achieve sustainable results. This ethos remains at the core of the firm.
Alvarez & Marsal are the consulting firm known for asking tough questions, listening well, digging in and rolling up their sleeves. They are fact-driven and action-oriented. They move their clients forward, to where they need to be.
Companies, investors and government entities around the world turn to Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) when conventional approaches are not enough to drive change and achieve results. Privately held since its founding in 1983, A&M is a leading global professional services firm that provides advisory, business performance improvement and turnaround management services.
A&M’s leadership is about a bias towards action and the willingness to tell clients what we think is needed. Our restructuring heritage sharpens our ability to act decisively.
Clients select A&M for our deep expertise and ability to create and deliver practical, rather than theoretical, solutions to their unique problems in addition to our independence/objectivity.
These are the core differences that distinguish A&M from other management consulting firms.
With over 7,000 people across four continents, A&M delivers tangible results for corporates, boards, private equity firms, law firms and government agencies facing complex challenges. A&M’s senior leaders, and their teams, help organizations transform operations, catapult growth and accelerate results through decisive action. Comprised of experienced operators, world-class consultants, former regulators and industry authorities, A&M leverages its restructuring heritage to turn change into a strategic business asset, manage risk and unlock value at every stage of growth.
