Francisco Sanches

Francisco is the Cyber Risk Director in the Cyber Risk and Complex Investigations team. He has over 20 years' experience in advising clients on cyber security, data protection and resilience issues. His experience includes cyber security governance, risk management, cyber strategy, cloud security, technical security assessments and data privacy. He is a firm believer in cyber security as a business enabler that aligns with business goals and supports growth.

Francisco has experience across a wide range of sectors and organisations of all sizes and has been more recently focused on the Financial Services, Fintech, Professional Services and Media sectors.

Through a variety of consulting and audit roles he has helped organisations assess and manage cyber risks. He started his career working for a software house in the space sector. Other previous roles include security consulting services at a global software integrator and working for two of the Big Four accounting firms.

Career History

Cyber Consulting Director (non-lawyer), Mishcon de Reya LLP
Head of Cyber Security Services, Mazars LLP
Information Protection Manager, KPMG LLP, Portugal
Enterprise Risk Services Manager, Deloitte, Portugal
Security Consultant, Unisys, Portugal
(ISC)2 Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
ISACA Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)
ISACA Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)
ISACA Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC)
Member of Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA)
Member of International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium (ISC)2
Instituto Superior Técnico (IST) of Universidade Técnico de Lisboa (UTL), Computer Science Engineering