Christian Kon

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DISC Type : CD

Director Service Lead - Security Strategy | GRC | Resilience at AHEAD

Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States

Overview

Christian Kon is a Director at AHEAD, leading the Security Strategy, GRC, and Resilience services. With over 12 years of experience at firms like KPMG, he advises C-Suite executives on multi-year security strategies and risk management, leveraging his B. S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Central Florida.

Outside of his technology career, Christian is the owner of Castle Kon, a business that ships fantasy and science fiction replicas worldwide. He is a proud husband who often shares his wifes medical career achievements. In his youth, he was an accomplished musician, achieving 1st Chair All-State on the alto saxophone.

He operates Castle Kon, a company that sells fantasy and sci-fi replicas, and has a related YouTube channel for reviews.

Personality Overview

Rigorous & Demanding

ROI Driven

Precise But Practical

They prefer to be the ones controlling the conversation or defining the terms.  They are not always relationship oriented. They respond well to strong and respectful communication.

Topics They Care About

Security Strategy & GRC
His entire career, including current and past director-level roles, has focused on cybersecurity governance, risk, and compliance, advising C-Suites on strategy.
Cyber Resilience
His current title is Director Service Lead for Security Strategy, GRC, and Resilience, making this a key, contemporary focus area for him at AHEAD.
NERC CIP Standards
He has extensive experience advising on and implementing NERC Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) standards for clients in the energy sector.

Media Appearances

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Work History

10-2025
Director Service Lead - Security Strategy | GRC | Resilience at AHEAD
6-2015
Owner at Castle Kon
2-2018 - 10-2025
Director Cyber Security Consultant at KPMG
6-2015 - 2-2018
Manager Cyber Security Consultant at EY
6-2014 - 6-2015
NERC CIP IT Compliance Analyst at Midcontinent Independent System Operator

Education

2011 - 2014
B.S.E.E. from University of Central Florida
2009 - 2011
Associate of Arts (A.A.) from Valencia College

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Insights For Selling To Christian

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Refer to testimonials from well-known industry leaders
  • When negotiating terms, help them build an impression that they are the ones calling the shots
  • Hold your ground without indulging in one-upmanship

DONT's

  • Avoid being a storyteller and don’t try to oversell
  • Don’t take too much time in sending them information if they ask for any
  • Don't try too hard to forge relationships with them

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Christian is

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

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

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Christian move?

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

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

You And Christian

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