Billy Spears

Billy Spears is the current advisor at Cyvatar. Billy has also worked as the Chief Information Security Officer at Alteryx from April 2020 to December 2021. Prior to that, they were the Executive Vice President, Chief Information Security Officer at loanDepot from September 2017 to April 2020. Billy has also worked as an Adjunct Professor, Cybersecurity at Webster University from June 2017 to March 2022. Billy has also worked as the Director II, Information Protection [Deputy CISO] at Hyundai Capital America from July 2013 to September 2017. Prior to that, they were the Chief Information Security Officer at GE Aviation from September 2010 to June 2013.

Billy Spears has a MBA in Business Administration from the University of Phoenix, a BS in Information Technology from National University, and a Diploma in General Studies from Waterford Kettering High School. Billy also has certification from the IAPP - International Association of Privacy Professionals in Fellow of Information Privacy (FIP), Certified Information Privacy Manager (CIPM), Certified Information Privacy Technologist (CIPT), Certified Government Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/G), and U.S. Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/US). Additionally, they have certification from General Electric in Six Sigma Green Belt Lean Certification and from The Institute for Internal Controls (IIC) in Certified Internal Controls Auditor (CICA).