Joseph Schorr Email Address

Vice President of Strategic Alliances

Optiv is the largest holistic pure-play cyber security solutions provider in North America. The company help clients plan, build and run successful cyber security programs that achieve business objectives through our depth and breadth of cyber security offerings, extensive capabilities and proven expertise in cyber security strategy, managed security services, incident response, risk and compliance, security consulting, training and support, integration and architecture services, and security technology.

As a Cyber Security and Risk Services Executive, I offer over twenty years’ experience of leading strategic business development, and constructing new sales and delivery engagement models. My in-depth knowledge of cyber-security risk, together with supplementary skills of being able to translate end-user requirements into product solutions that address client pain-points, extend my professional offering. Through selling at C-Suite and Board level across multiple sectors, I have been able to achieve exponential growth of sales pipelines, closed sales and partner revenues, and consistently exceed goals for new business and renewals. Expertise in this field also allows me to provide mentorship and advice to a range of start-ups, as well as to lead and shape development of best professional practice through serving as a featured speaker at global industry events and contributing to industry publications and journals. None of the work I undertake would be possible without the ability to lead activity through people. Fundamental to each of my roles to date has been the ability to manage professional relations with internal and external stakeholders, including contractors and vendors. Good governance is not solely about ensuring that regulatory requirements are met: it is also about how people are managed, and I support individuals across functional boundaries to assure the highest standards of both quality and governance. I consider myself to be pragmatic and approachable, and my natural understanding of others underpins my ability to unify joint effort and align individual strengths with the realization of strategic vision. Perhaps most importantly, I promote an ethos of personal and professional development in order to grow team capabilities and achieve corporate goals. Please connect with me if you would like to know more about how I can support your organization. It would be great to chat.