Amy Howland named Chief Information Security Officer at Guidehouse

Amy Howland has joined Guidehouse as Partner and Chief Information Security Officer. She previously served as CISO at Maxar Technologies, Perspecta, and CSRA.

According to the Guidehouse release, Howland oversees corporate cybersecurity strategy and operations as the firm's new Chief Information Security Officer. The release says she will lead enterprisewide cybersecurity initiatives so Guidehouse designs, builds and operates secure client solutions and corporate environments. She will also work to amplify the firm's cybersecurity strategy in line with current and upcoming regulatory requirements, the company says. Guidehouse says Howland will work with business leaders to learn what clients need and how those needs can be achieved securely.

According to the page, she was also Vice President and CISO for Perspecta, now Peraton, and CISO for CSRA, now GDIT, in Northern Virginia. The page says she fostered and maintained compliance with the CMMC and NIST SP 800-171 frameworks and supported corporate environment security.

She holds a B.S. in Accountancy from George Washington University and is a Certified Project Management Professional, according to the page.

Guidehouse describes itself as a global consultancy that provides digital, advisory and managed services to the public and commercial sectors. According to the company's release, Guidehouse has a workforce of more than 17,000 employees. SecurityWeek reports that Guidehouse, the consulting firm Howland has joined, is owned by Bain Capital.