Professional Summary
Enterprise resilience and security professional with experience spanning financial services, government, and national security environments. Specialized in operational resilience, business continuity, critical infrastructure protection, crisis management, and geopolitical risk analysis. Proven ability to coordinate cross-functional stakeholders, develop contingency frameworks, and support enterprise resilience initiatives in highly regulated and high-risk environments including Citi Bank Israel and the Canadian Department of National Defence. Experienced in cyber-adjacent risk management, OSINT research, strategic policy development, and operational continuity planning. Strong background working with senior government officials, financial institutions, and intergovernmental stakeholders on resilience governance and security initiatives.
Professional Experience
Business Continuity & Enterprise Resilience Coordinator
- Lead enterprise resilience and operational continuity initiatives for Citi Israel's banking operations and Innovation Lab in alignment with Bank of Israel regulatory requirements and global Citi resilience standards.
- Develop crisis response and contingency frameworks addressing warfare scenarios, cyber incidents, operational disruptions, and third-party outages across 15+ business units including Markets, Securities Services, Treasury Trade Solutions, Technology, Client Onboarding, and Private Wealth.
- Coordinate enterprise-wide Denial of Service/Denial of Access (DoS/DoA) testing, resilience exercises, and recovery planning initiatives involving internal stakeholders and external financial ecosystem partners including MASAV, TASE, and Bloomberg.
- Conduct dependency mapping, application risk assessments, alternate-site planning, and recovery strategy reviews to strengthen operational recovery capabilities and reduce business disruption risks.
- Support resilience governance initiatives by partnering with technology, operations, compliance, and business leadership to identify remediation priorities and strengthen continuity preparedness.
- Manage continuity planning documentation, recovery procedures, and resilience reporting while supporting alignment with operational risk and regulatory expectations.
Senior Corporate Officer – Business Continuity & Resilience
- Supported continuity and recovery planning for critical government operations, military assets, and intergovernmental communication infrastructure within the Vice Chief of the Defence Staff Group.
- Collaborated with senior stakeholders across the Canadian Armed Forces, Treasury Board Secretariat, and Global Affairs Canada to strengthen resilience governance and continuity coordination across domestic and international operations.
- Co-authored resilience directives, continuity policies, risk mitigation procedures, and operational guidance supporting compliance with Treasury Board business continuity planning requirements.
- Led resilience workshops, continuity planning sessions, and tabletop exercises for senior military leadership focused on crisis preparedness, operational continuity, and emergency response coordination.
- Supported redundancy planning and operational recovery efforts for critical communication networks and high-priority government services to minimize disruption during crisis scenarios.
- Managed annual continuity planning coordination activities, resilience reporting, and cross-functional stakeholder engagement for senior defence leadership teams.
Research Analyst
- Conducted policy analysis and expenditure reviews related to federal government operations, Treasury Board initiatives, and parliamentary committee activities.
- Prepared research briefs, investigative reports, and legislative documentation related to geopolitical issues, government operations, and federal expenditures.
- Managed constituent inquiries related to immigration, employment insurance, COVID-related federal benefits, and public service matters while ensuring accurate and timely support.
- Performed investigative and policy research supporting parliamentary decision-making and public transparency initiatives.
OSINT & Extremism Research Analyst
- Conducted open-source intelligence (OSINT) research focused on extremism, hate movements, online radicalization, and counterterrorism-related trends.
- Supported strategic assessments and evidence-based research initiatives related to fringe ideologies and digital threat narratives.
- Analyzed online platforms and digital communities to identify emerging extremist narratives and behavioral patterns.
- Translated multilingual source material from Russian, Ukrainian, and German into English to support security and policy research initiatives.