2025 FAIR Awards Finalists Show Diversity, Reach of FAIR Movement

Next week’s Tenth Annual FAIR Conference (FAIRCON25) in New York will reveal the winners of the 2025 FAIR Awards – drawn from the largest and most diverse pool of nominees ever, a sign of the spreading reach and influence of FAIR quantitative risk management practice. 

Each year, these awards shine a spotlight on leaders, innovators, and community builders who are moving the profession forward with measurable outcomes, strategic innovation, and business alignment. In 2025, our awards cover five categories, including regional subcategories for APAC, Europe and North America. 

Here are the 2025 FAIR Awards Finalists:

Cyber Risk Executive of the Year

Honors CISOs and senior executives who demonstrate outstanding leadership in aligning cybersecurity with enterprise risk and business strategy, delivering measurable improvements in outcomes, and influencing business stakeholders.

• Robert S. Allen, Global CISO and Responsible AI Officer, Gallagher
• Mohammad Arif, Head of Information Security (CISO), Guild Group
• James Bowie, VP & CISO, Tampa General Hospital
• David Jordan, SVP & CISO, IHG Hotels & Resorts
• Marina Spyrou, Chief Information Officer and Chief Information Security Officer, Multinational Healthcare Company

Cyber Risk Management Program of the Year

Recognizes teams that run mature, quantitative cyber risk programs with clear governance integration, measurable outcomes, and a track record of enabling better business decisions.

• Athenahealth (Salil Aroskar, Senior Manager, Cyber Risk Management, and Carolyn Wakefield, Executive Director, InfoSec)
• Guild Group (Mohammad Arif, Head of Information Security [CISO])
• Richemont (Pierre Olodo, Cyber Risk Manager)
• Tampa General Hospital (Dan Holland, Deputy CISO)
• Zscaler (Francisco Igual, Sr Director Cyber Risk Management, Zscaler)

Excellence in Third-Party Risk Management

Celebrates risk leaders who apply quantitative methods to third-party risk, moving beyond compliance to deliver meaningful risk reduction for their organizations.

• CarGurus (Abhishek Iyer, Manager, Information Security Risk and Compliance)
• UPMC (Ryan George, Sr. Director, IT Security)

Cyber Insurance Innovation

For insurers and risk transfer leaders applying FAIR to improve underwriting, coverage, pricing, and communication, making cyber insurance more cost-effective and aligned to business needs.

• Zurich Insurance (Andreas Schmitt, Global Cyber Underwriting Manager)
• Mosaic Insurance (Jay Vinda, Global CISO & Cyber Risk Engineering Lead)

Denny Wan FAIR Ambassador

Renamed in 2025 in honor of Denny Wan, a beloved FAIR Institute member, chapter co-chair, and 2024 award recipient, these awards recognize members who champion FAIR through advocacy, mentorship, education, and community-building.

Denny Wan FAIR Ambassador (APAC)

• Mohammad Arif, Head of Information Security, Guild Group
• Deepak Tawar, Chief AI and Cyber Security Officer, AsteriaVisions Pte Ltd
• Prometheus Yang, Co-Founder, Taiwan Risk Governance and Measurement Association

Denny Wan FAIR Ambassador (Europe)

• Pierre Olodo, Cyber Risk Manager, Richemont
• Laura Voicu, Principal Security Assurance, Elastic

Denny Wan FAIR Ambassador (North America)

• AJ Anand, Director of Transformation Services, Global Security, ADP
• Abhishek Iyer, Manager, Information Security Risk and Compliance, CarGurus
• Jimmy Lummis, Director of Cyber Risk Management, IHG
• Akshay Mittal, Member of Technical Staff - Software Engineer, PayPal

The 2025 FAIR Awards Gala Reception is Tuesday, November 4, the first night of FAIRCON25, at the Glasshouse in New York. Join us! Register now for the 10th Annual FAIR Conference.