Julio San Jose

Mr. San Jose’s primary areas of concentration are security/cybersecurity innovation; technology and IT management; IT security, risk management and compliance, and IT audit for critical environments. He has worked with clients across various industries, primarily in banking and insurance.
Mr. San Jose was responsible for the first ISO 27001 certification obtained by a Spanish bank and is the co-author of “Seguridad de las tecnologías de la información: la construcción de la confianza para una sociedad conectada,” a book focused on building trust and confidence in the digital world. As a member of the Subcommittee on Computer Security (CTN 71/SC27), he has helped draft both national and international standards. Mr. San Jose holds several patents in the protection of mobile applications.
Prior to joining A&M, Mr. San Jose was a Leader at EY’s Financial Services Consulting Practice for Spain and Head of Cybersecurity in Spain and Latin America, managing C-level projects and helping clients enhance and achieve significant improvements in their cyber and corporate security posture and create new revenue streams based on their security operations.
Previously, Mr. San Jose spent 16 years as a Manager of Technological Risks and Information Security with the Bankinter group, leading design of its security architecture and fraud prevention systems and managing projects on the early detection of digital fires, branding protection and surveillance of black markets.
Mr. San Jose earned a master’s degree in information technology management and holds CISM and CRISC certifications from ISACA. He has earned multiple lead auditor certifications from BSI: 27001 LA, 22301 LA, BS 2599. Mr. San Jose is also certified as Private Security Director. A Spanish national, he is fluent in Spanish and English.