Securing Top Human Capital in the
Cybersecurity Space

Our long-term experience enables us to provide premium, veteran, and Targeted executive candidates in the commercial Sector.

Commercial CyberSecurity Search Capabilities

Targeted searches for your targeted needs.

Practice Areas

  • Finance Companies
  • Technology organizations
  • Hotel Corporations
  • Retailers
  • Airlines
  • Entertainment Industries
  • Private Educational Institutions
  • Consulting Firms

Specialization

  • Data Privacy and Governance
  • Biometrics
  • Threat Assessments
  • Identity Access Management
  • Malware Analysis
  • Enterprise Risk Management
  • Cloud Security
  • Plus, Many More…

FirstArrow Hits Your Targeted Goals Everytime!


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Placing executives in the Cybersecurity Industry for Over 24 years

providing Commercial Cyber executive expertise & Advisory board searches

Shunil Joseph, with FirstArrow, is a seasoned retained executive search professional with extensive executive search and human capital experience in commercial Cyber Security by leveraging 24+ years of federal cyber experience. His focus is executives, leadership and high level subject matter experts in the cyber and security arena.  He also specializes in advisory board searches for VC’s and Cyber companies. Inside the commercial sector, FirstArrow conducts search projects with an array of finance companies, technology organizations, consulting companies, retailers, hotels corporations, airlines, entertainment industry, private educational institutions and various other companies. At FirstArrow, we offer extensive experience with compensation benchmarking, providing market competitive intelligence and succession planning.

Advisory Board Searches

Advisory Boards are not cookie-cutter organizations that are duplicated from company to company. The makeup, goals, expectations and the process followed are all based on the needs and culture of the organization the board will advise. FirstArrow employs an effective and efficient discovery process that relies on detail and depth. We are focused on our clients mission and end-goals and provide board members who bring domain expertise and are a cultural fit to elicit the most desirable results.

Strengths
Federal Cybersecurity Experience, Means Stronger Commercial Cybersecurity Candidates.
Strengths
Federal Cybersecurity Experience, Means Stronger Commercial Cybersecurity Candidates.

Too many in the cyber commercial world believe cyber has been around for only the last 7-12 years. The reality is however, the U.S. Government has been doing cyber work for 35+ years and Shunil Joseph with FirstArrow has worked in the government cyber arena for 24+ years.  Deeply connected with cyber executives in commercial companies as well as government contacts and numerous companies in the federal and intelligence and defense communities, we leverage our network to not only find key talent, but also to bring a company’s story to market and strengthen and grow their reputation.  Shunil’s focus is searching for executives, leaders and high level subject matter experts in the cyber and security arena.

Our Experience Saves You Time

At FirstArrow we offer thorough pre-screening of candidates. We invest the time qualifying candidates whom are serious and able to make a change. Over the last 24 years, our client’s interview 4 out of every 5 candidates submitted which saves your time and money to devote strictly to critical activities.

Sample Searches

COO, CEO, CISO, CSO, CISM, Chief Revenue Officer,  SVP Sales, VP Cyber Business Development, Director of Cyber Security Risk and Operations, Cyber Security Red Team Leader, VP Cybersecurity Governance, Senior VP Threat Assessment, VP Cyber Research,  SVP Information Security, Operations,  SVP Fraud Risk Management, Regional Director of Sales – Cyber Security, Director Cyber Security Services, Director Corporate Security, Executive Director-Cyber Risk Defense Center, Senior Director-Cyber Threat Intelligence and Response, Director-Enterprise Cyber Security, Director of Security, Executive Director-Cyber IAM, VP Cyber Intelligence Analysis, SVP IT Security, Global CISO, Fraud Risk Management, VP Global IT Security And Audit, Chief Security Architect, Director Penetration Testing

Areas of Specialization
Threat Assessment, Vulnerability Assessments, Cyber Risk Operations, Penetration Testing, Certification and Accreditation, Identity Access Management, Biometrics, Cyber Threat Finance, Cyber Crime, Malware Analysis, Facial Recognition, Endpoint Authentication, Cyber Compliance, Threat and Vulnerability Management, Application Security, Data Privacy, Governance, Data Security, Cloud Security, Critical Infrastructure Protection, Incident Management, Enterprise Risk Management, Network Security, Computer Forensics, Ethical Hacking, Threat Intelligence, Technical Security Assessment,
Cyber Investigations, Digital Forensics, Application Security, Penetration Testing, Exploitation Analysis, Social Engineering, Mobile Device Security
National and International Executive Connections

In addition to the ability to leverage our extensive cyber network in the U.S. and other key cyber player nation states, we ensure we are meeting your human capital needs by being heavily connected to CISO’s and other cyber executives in commercial companies across the US. FirstArrow also has extensive networks in cyber technology hubs, such as: Israel and Europe. He also has access to key former government executives from key Cyber players such as NSA and has a deep expertise within the IC.

Bringing Expertise to the Commercial Sector

Penetration testing, vulnerability assessments, certification and accreditation, ethical hacking, cyber security analysis and reverse engineering have all been used by the U.S. Government for the past +35 years. Shunil and FirstArrow bring this expertise and human capital to the commercial sector.

Serving Commercial Cybersecurity Nationwide

Placing top executives where you need them, including: 

  • Nashville, TN
  • Washington, DC
  • Atlanta, GA
  • St. Louis, MO
  • San Francisco, CA
  • Silicon Valley
  • New York City, NY
  • Des Moines, IA
  • Denver, CO
  • Charlotte, NC

Success Story

Director of Cyber Malware Research and Analysis

An executive from an internationally known leading cyber company requested help on a director level search. 

Shunil Joseph, of FirstArrow, performed a complex national search to find someone with strong leadership capability, and an in-depth knowledge of cyber malware research and analysis. Search was successfully completed and candidate has since been promoted.

Director of Cyber Malware Research and Analysis

An executive from an internationally known leading cyber company requested help on a director level search. 

Shunil Joseph, of FirstArrow, performed a complex national search to find someone with strong leadership capability, and an in-depth knowledge of cyber malware research and analysis. Search was successfully completed and candidate has since been promoted.