Tim Ryan

Tim Ryan is an Adjunct Professor of Information, Technology, and Operations at Fordham University’s Gabelli School of Business, where he teaches IT Audit/Information Assurance and Cybersecurity. He also serves as Managing Director of Adherence at Sheltered Harbor since January 2017. Previously, he held roles at GE Capital Internal Audit as Director of Technology Audit Quality Assurance and at Citigroup as a Program Director overseeing technology audits in Finance, Capital Markets, and Compliance divisions. Ryan is actively involved in professional organizations such as the NY IIA, IIA GTAG, RMA Internal Audit Council, and InfraGard.

Ryan holds a B.S. in Accounting from the University of Scranton, and graduate degrees from Fairleigh Dickinson University and Stevens Institute of Technology. He is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA).

Ryan’s expertise spans IT audit methodologies, cybersecurity frameworks, information security controls, and business continuity planning. He has extensive experience in auditing technology systems across financial institutions, focusing on risk management and compliance. His work emphasizes strengthening audit practices through guidance development and training programs in application controls and end-user computing.

No scientific awards or grants are listed in the provided materials. Ryan has no listed advisee students in the text. His professional affiliations include leadership roles in audit-related organizations, reflecting his engagement with industry standards and practices.