Mr. Gourdon is a Global Business Development Executive in IBM/ISS Security Governance Services with responsibility for developing IBM’s GRC Services strategy and managing a portfolio of business partners that provide risk management tools. He has over twenty-eight years of experience in business strategy and information technology (IT) strategy, focused on international financial services. Prior to his current role, he worked with the Risk and Compliance solutions team and was a Principal in IBM’s Strategy and Change Consulting practice, where he worked with a number of global banking and financial markets firms on initiatives encompassing their domestic and international operations.

Prior to joining IBM, Mr. Gourdon was a manager with KPMG Nolan, Norton & Co., an IT strategy consulting subsidiary of BearingPoint (formerly KPMG Consulting). His clients included major international banks and insurance companies. Mr. Gourdon's earlier corporate experience includes management positions in information systems and operations at Société Générale and JPMorgan Chase.

Mr. Gourdon received an MBA in Management/International Business from New York University's Stern School of Business and a BA in Economics from Princeton University. His MBA program included studies at the Ecole Des Hautes Etudes Commerciales in France, and the London Business School in England.