Almir Hadzialjevic

Almir Hadzialjevic has a diverse work experience in the field of information security and risk management. Almir started their career at Asurion as a Technical Analyst, where they worked from 2007 to 2009. Almir then joined Ernst & Young, LLP as a Senior Cybersecurity Consultant from 2009 to 2012. After that, they worked at Aaron's, Inc, where they held two roles - Director of IT Compliance, Information Security & Privacy from 2012 to 2016, and later Vice President of Enterprise Risk & Security from 2016 to 2020. In 2020, Almir joined Rimla Consulting, LLC as a Principal Consultant and also became the Chief Information Security Officer at XUP Payments.

Almir Hadzialjevic holds a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree in Computer Information Systems from Georgia State University - J. Mack Robinson College of Business. Almir also completed a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Additionally, Almir has obtained several certifications, including Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) from ISACA, ISO/IEC 27001:2005 ISMS Lead Auditor and ISO/IEC 27001:2005 ISMS Lead Implementer from EY CertifyPoint, and The Certified Information Privacy Professional - United States (CIPP/US) from IAPP - International Association of Privacy Professionals. No specific dates for the certifications or the completion of the degrees are provided.