Carol Parker, CPA-MBA-CITP

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Director-Cybersecurity Risk Assessment, Consulting & AI Governance (Deputy CISO) | 2017 - 2025 at AT&T

Greater St. Louis, United States

Overview

Carol is a senior executive with deep experience as a Deputy CISO and Chief Audit Executive at AT&T. Combining her Big 4 CPA background with expertise in AI governance and enterprise risk, she has a proven track record of advising boards and leading cybersecurity at a Fortune 10 scale.

She draws personal and professional inspiration from her grandmothers wisdom, believing that life is a balance between proactive effort and resilient perspective. She values intellectual humility, viewing the inability to admit ignorance as a significant leadership failure.

Unique fact: During her tenure as an audit director, she found that 52% of cybersecurity audit findings were due to a lack of basic user access inventories.

Personality Overview

Features Driven

Generally Skeptic

Quality Focused

They prefer to be the ones controlling the conversation or defining the terms.  They like to move fast and expect the same from others. More than the product, they care about the impact of the product.

Topics They Care About

AI Governance
This is a core part of her recent role and expertise, bridging AI security with enterprise risk management and board-level communication.
Enterprise Risk
Her career has been dedicated to managing a spectrum of risks, including cybersecurity, technology, operational, and M&A integration for a Fortune 10 company.
Cybersecurity Fundamentals
She emphasizes the importance of the "unglamorous foundation" of security, such as maintaining proper user inventories, over relying only on advanced tools.

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Work History

1-2017 - 8-2025
Director-Cybersecurity Risk Assessment, Consulting & AI Governance (Deputy CISO) | 2017 - 2025 at AT&T
1-2005 - 12-2016
Director - Technology Audit & Enterprise Risk Management (Chief Audit Executive) | 2005 - 2017 at AT&T
1-2001 - 12-2004
Director - Regulatory Accounting & CAM Accounting Safeguards | 2001 - 2004 at AT&T
1-1998 - 12-2000
Director - Merger Integration Planning & Regulatory Compliance | 1998 - 2001 at AT&T
1-1997 - 12-1997
Corporate Manager - Audit Services | 1997 at AT&T

Education

Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Washington University in St. Louis - Olin Business School
Bachelor of Science (BS) from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

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  • Get to the point quickly instead of spending time doing small talk
  • Refer to testimonials from well-known industry leaders

DONT's

  • Do not back off when challenged, respond with a confident, objective answer instead
  • Avoid being a storyteller and don’t try to oversell
  • Do not hesitate from asking counter questions, just avoid challenging their authority

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Carol is

  • Confidence in impact is paramount to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Carol

  • If they decide not to go ahead, they will say no without hesitation.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Carol move?

  • They can reach decisions fairly quickly if they are convinced.
  • Can Carol take some risk or not?

  • They don’t mind risks but can be quite binary about them.

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