Autor/-in: Brad Kirkpatrick

Brad Kirkpatrick is the founder and managing principal of Metis Consulting Group, an advisory firm specializing in identity and access management (IAM) strategy and program leadership. With more than two decades of experience in cybersecurity and enterprise identity, he has led and advised global IAM programs across multiple industries. His work centers on a conviction earned in the field: that IAM programs succeed or fail on leadership, not on the tools an organization deploys. Across his career, he has helped organizations strengthen security, improve governance, and manage identity risk at scale - repeatedly seeing that the difference between a stalled program and a strategic one comes down to how identity is led, positioned, and measured. He is the author of The 7 Pillars of IAM Success, in which he introduces the framework he developed to transform IAM programs into strategic capabilities that enable the business, strengthen the security posture, and accelerate digital transformation. At the center of that framework is the IAM Value Engine(TM), the guiding principle describing how effective IAM leadership delivers value across security, governance, and transformation at once. Through Metis Consulting Group, Brad advises IAM leaders, CISOs, and technology executives who want their identity programs to deliver more - translating decades of enterprise experience into a practical leadership blueprint for the people accountable for identity outcomes.