Tom Jackson – OT Cybersecurity Executive
Thomas (Tom) Jackson
OT Cybersecurity Executive  ·  Practice Builder  ·  Board & C-Suite Advisor  ·  Operational Resilience Leader
Dallas, TX  ·  Hybrid / Travel 972-740-7367 [email protected] LinkedIn ThomasJackson.info CISSPBSEE
Executive Overview

OT Cybersecurity Executive with 20+ years building, scaling, and leading OT/ICS cybersecurity consulting and advisory practices across critical infrastructure, advanced manufacturing, semiconductor, healthcare, utilities, energy, and industrial sectors. Trusted advisor to Boards, CISOs, and executive leadership translating complex cyber-physical risk into strategic investment decisions that strengthen operational resilience, safety, uptime, and regulatory readiness.

Recognized for building OT cybersecurity practices from inception into multi-million-dollar consulting businesses, leading enterprise transformation programs, and helping organizations move beyond assessments into funded operational resilience initiatives. Combines engineering-grounded OT expertise with executive-level commercial leadership spanning business development, go-to-market strategy, revenue growth, and global client advisory.

Executive Impact & Value Delivered
$50M+
OT cybersecurity consulting revenue influenced across Big 4, global OEMs & critical infrastructure programs
$10M–$30M+
Pipeline and revenue built across multiple practice builds
$5M–$20M+
Multi-year OT transformation programs delivered across energy, manufacturing, healthcare & utilities
10–30+
Consultants led across global multi-region transformation programs
  • Build and scale OT cybersecurity consulting and advisory practices
  • Translate OT cyber risk into funded executive initiatives
  • Drive revenue growth, proposal leadership, and client expansion
  • Lead enterprise OT transformation and modernization initiatives
  • Align cybersecurity investments to operational resilience and business continuity
  • Bridge engineering operations, cybersecurity, and executive leadership
  • Serve as trusted advisor to Boards, CISOs, and executive leadership on cyber-physical risk
Core Leadership Areas & Industry Experience
  • Board & C-suite OT cybersecurity advisory
  • OT risk quantification and resilience strategy
  • Cyber-physical risk governance
  • M&A OT cybersecurity due diligence
  • Practice building, scaling & revenue growth
  • IEC 62443, NERC CIP, NIST CSF 2.0, Zero Trust strategy
  • OT modernization, segmentation & resilience architecture
  • OT visibility, monitoring & SOC integration
  • Executive roadmap and investment planning
  • Business development & pipeline growth
  • Head of OT Cybersecurity Advisory
  • OT Cybersecurity Practice Leader
  • Managing Director / Principal — OT & Critical Infrastructure
  • VP / Director — Industrial Cybersecurity
  • CISO / Deputy CISO with OT or Critical Infrastructure mandate
  • Industry 4.0 / Smart Manufacturing Security Leader

Energy · Utilities · Oil & Gas · High-Tech Manufacturing · Semiconductors · Healthcare · Life Sciences · IoMT · Chemicals · Critical Infrastructure · Federal Healthcare · Smart Manufacturing · Industry 4.0

Selected Career Highlights
Booz Allen Hamilton
OT Cybersecurity Strategy & Executive Advisory
Leads OT cybersecurity strategy and executive advisory across Healthcare, Life Sciences, and IoMT environments. Delivering cyber-physical modernization programs focused on operational resilience. Engaged directly by client executive leadership to shape OT security investment roadmaps and governance frameworks.
DMI
OT Cybersecurity Assessment & Architecture
Directed OT cybersecurity assessment and reference architecture initiatives across healthcare and federal workstreams. Achieved 100% on-time delivery across all engagements. Assessment findings were adopted as the reference standard for subsequent federal OT security programs.
Accenture
OT Security Practice Expansion
Expanded OT cybersecurity capabilities into TSA pipeline security compliance initiatives, securing engagement with two of the top five U.S. natural gas organizations. Established Accenture's OT compliance delivery methodology for the energy sector.
Ernst & Young (EY)
OT Cybersecurity Practice Founder
Founded EY's OT cybersecurity practice from zero, building the team, service portfolio, go-to-market strategy, and client base that scaled to $10M–$30M+ in pipeline and revenue. Established EY as a recognized market voice in critical infrastructure cybersecurity.
Schneider Electric
Global OT Cybersecurity Advisory Practice Lead
Built and scaled Schneider Electric's global OT cybersecurity advisory practice across industrial and critical infrastructure sectors, establishing OT service portfolios, go-to-market strategy, and international delivery capability. Positioned Schneider as a credible advisory partner alongside its existing OT product and engineering offerings.
Invensys Control Systems
OT Cybersecurity Advisory Lead
Established OT cybersecurity advisory capabilities during the early formation of the industrial cybersecurity market, leveraging deep control systems engineering roots to build credible, engineering-grounded security services before most competitors recognized the space.
Certifications & Credentials
BSEE — University of South Carolina  |  Minor in Mathematics
CISSP — Certified Information Systems Security Professional
ISO 27001 Senior Lead Auditor
InfraGard Member (FBI / Private Sector)

"OT cybersecurity is no longer just a security problem — it is now an operational resilience, safety, and business continuity challenge."

— Thomas (Tom) Jackson
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