Celebrating 25 Years of FAIR: A Community Built on Learning, Sharing, and Advancing Cyber Risk

Every advancement in the FAIR community begins with people who are willing to learn, share their experiences, and help others make better decisions about cyber risk.

As we celebrate 25 years of the inception of the FAIR Model, we want to take a moment to thank every FAIR Institute member, chapter leader, instructor, volunteer, contributor, and practitioner who has helped shape this incredible community. Your willingness to share your knowledge, mentor others, challenge assumptions, and continually refine the practice of cyber risk quantification is what makes the FAIR Institute more than a professional organization—it makes us a global community.

The FAIR story began in Columbus, Ohio, in 2001.

While serving as CISO at Nationwide Insurance, Jack Jones experienced a challenge familiar to many security leaders: communicating cyber risk to executive leadership and the board in a way that enabled confident business decisions. That experience led to the creation of the FAIR Model—a practical methodology for understanding, measuring, and communicating cyber risk in financial terms.

Twenty-five years later, that mission remains just as relevant.

Today, organizations around the world are facing new technologies, new threats, and new business opportunities driven by artificial intelligence. Yet the need to communicate cyber risk in language the business understands has never been greater. FAIR continues to help CISOs, security teams, executives, boards, and business leaders make more informed, data-driven decisions.

One of the greatest strengths of the FAIR Institute has always been our global chapter community.

Our chapters bring practitioners together to exchange ideas, discuss real-world challenges, and learn from one another. They embody the collaborative spirit that has helped FAIR grow from an idea born in Columbus into a worldwide movement.

To honor that legacy, one of our longest-standing and most active chapters—the Ohio FAIR Chapter—is opening a special virtual meeting to the entire FAIR community worldwide.

Join the Ohio FAIR Chapter

Agentic AI & Cyber Risk Quantification: What Every Security Leader Needs to Know

Agentic AI is rapidly transforming how organizations operate—and introducing entirely new questions about cyber risk, governance, and executive decision-making.

Join two distinguished cybersecurity leaders for an engaging discussion on how security and business leaders can better understand, measure, and communicate the risks associated with autonomous AI systems.

Whether you're an active chapter member, an experienced FAIR practitioner, or simply interested in the future of AI and cyber risk, this is an outstanding opportunity to learn from industry experts while connecting with peers from across the global FAIR community.

Register today:
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As we reflect on 25 years of FAIR, we're reminded that our greatest achievement isn't simply the methodology itself—it's the community that continues to advance it every day.

Thank you for your commitment to learning, teaching, and supporting one another. Together, we're helping organizations around the world make better cyber risk decisions and strengthening the profession for the next generation of practitioners.

Finally, a heartfelt thank you to the Ohio FAIR Chapter leadership for organizing this outstanding event and graciously extending the invitation to our global community. We hope you'll join us for this special session and continue the tradition of learning, connecting, and advancing FAIR together.