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Karen Correa

Investor

Investor at Ballistic Ventures

New York, New York, United States

About

Karen Correa is a strategic information security and risk management executive with 19+ years of experience spanning advisory, consulting, delivery, and operations roles. She currently serves as CISO-in-Residence at Ballistic Ventures and previously held leadership positions at FIS, where she oversaw cyber governance, policy, risk management, and global security education, and at EY, where she worked with Fortune 500 organizations to develop security strategies, mature security capabilities, and implement multi-year cybersecurity initiatives. Correa also advises startups on information security and risk management matters.

Experience

  1. Ballistic VenturesAdvisor (CISO-in-Residence)current2024 — present
  2. FISHead of Cyber Governance & Risk Managementcurrent2024 — present
  3. Alpha LevelStartup Advisorcurrent2024 — present
  4. EYPartner/Principal/Information Security Executive/Cyber Leader - Cybersecurity Consulting2018 — 2024New York
  5. EYStaff, Senior, Manager and Senior Manager - Cybersecurity Consulting2006 — 2018

Skills & more

Strategic LeadershipStrategic RoadmapsExecutive ReportingSecurity OperationsRisk Management2Sounding BoardProblem SolvingExecutive VisibilityInternal and External CommunicationsExecutive Leadership1Cross-functional CollaborationsBusiness Development
+12 moreMentoringStrategic ThinkingCoachingProgram ImplementationStrategy ExecutionMitigation StrategiesStrategic InitiativesResource AllocationStrategic PlanningTeam ManagementStrategic CommunicationsNIST 800-53
  • AI Security Certification — Cranium AI
  • CISSP — ISC2

From Karen's professional profile.

Colleagues at Ballistic Ventures

Adrian Mallinger
Operations & Administration at Ballistic Ventures
Agnes So
Chief Financial Officer at Ballistic Ventures
Andy Johnson
Investor at Ballistic Ventures
Barmak Meftah
General Partner at Ballistic Ventures
Bonnie Komar
Controller at Ballistic Ventures
Caroline Salas
Investor at Ballistic Ventures
Chris Inglis
Investor at Ballistic Ventures
David Hahn
CISO Operating Partner at Ballistic Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Karen Correa?
Karen Correa is a strategic information security and risk management executive with 19+ years of experience spanning advisory, consulting, delivery, and operations roles. She currently serves as CISO-in-Residence at Ballistic Ventures and previously held leadership positions at FIS, where she oversaw cyber governance, policy, risk management, and global security education, and at EY, where she worked with Fortune 500 organizations to develop security strategies, mature security capabilities, and implement multi-year cybersecurity initiatives. Correa also advises startups on information security and risk management matters.
Where does Karen Correa work?
Karen Correa is at Ballistic Ventures.
Where did Karen Correa go to school?
Karen Correa studied at Indiana University - Kelley School of Business (Master of Science - MS, Management Information Systems); Harvard Business Publishing Corporate Learning (Harvard Leadership Program, Purpose-driven Leadership); Indiana State University - Scott College of Business (Bachelor of Science, Management in Information Systems).

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