James Tabron, CISSP in

James Tabron, CISSP

Commander · DISC type D
Director of GRC Engineering at Aquia
📍 Denver Metropolitan Area, United States

James is a GRC Engineering Director at Aquia and founder of NextGenGRC, specializing in applying AI to automate SOC 2 and ISO 27001 compliance. He uniquely blends GRC expertise with software engineering leadership from his time at Twilio. A CISSP-certified graduate of Indiana University, his colleagues describe him as thoughtful, empathetic, and resilient.

Originally from Gary, Indiana, James credits Indiana University with giving him a new perspective on life and launching his career journey. He is a passionate advocate for diversity and inclusion in the tech industry and has been actively involved in creating employee resource groups to support these efforts.

He is building and developing AI agents designed to solve complex GRC pain points and automate tedious manual compliance tasks.

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Experience
8 Years
Current Role
Director of GRC Engineering
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Denver Metropolitan Area, United States
Personality Overview

How James shows up

Risk-Taker
Very Quick
Impact-Driven

They take a lot of pride in personal achievements. They are not always relationship oriented. More than the product, they care about the impact of the product.

Priorities

Topics James cares about

GRC Automation
His current focus is building AI agents to automate time-consuming SOC 2 and other GRC controls, a core theme in his professional activities and personal posts.
AI Governance
He has authored articles and founded NextGenGRC, which centers on implementing AI governance and automated compliance for startups and enterprise technology.
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Career

Work history

12-2025
Director of GRC Engineering
Aquia
3-2022 - 4-2025
Director, Software Engineering
Twilio
11-2020 - 3-2022
Senior Manager, Software Engineering
Twilio
11-2019 - 10-2020
Risk and Compliance Manager
Snapdocs
2-2019 - 11-2019
Lead Senior Security Specialist - Compliance Assurance
Twilio Inc.
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Education
Bachelor's degree
Indiana University Bloomington
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

D

Dominance (D)

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