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ICIT Welcomes Chris Hetner as a New ICIT Fellow

  • ICIT Research
  • Dec 16, 2025
  • 1 min read

Chris Hetner - ICIT Fellow

ICIT is thrilled to announce Chris Hetner as a new ICIT Fellow. Chris is a Senior Executive, Board Director, and leader in Cybersecurity recognized for raising cyber risk and AI governance to the Executive Suite and Corporate Board level to protect industries, infrastructures, and economies. He creates operational resilience by aligning robust Cybersecurity strategies with business objectives. Mr. Hetner’s professional judgment combined with a public company, critical infrastructure (i.e. energy, finance, telecommunications) and SEC regulatory and investor oversight experience has led to his success in corporate and government roles. Currently, he is the Special Advisor for Cyber Risk for the NACD, Board of Directors for the NACD CT Chapter, Chair of the Cybersecurity, AI and Privacy Council for the NASDAQ Center for Board Excellence, Board of Directors for Simulint, Research Affiliate with MIT Sloan School of Management and Executive Member of the Latino Corporate Director Association. Chris’s deep regulatory and cybersecurity expertise will be a great addition to our fellows’ program.


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