River Nygryn

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River Nygryn is an award-winning cybersecurity, technology and business leader with experience across financial services, healthcare, digital assets, AI and regulatory transformation. She brings a rare combination of business-side leadership and risk expertise, having worked across executive operations, technology delivery, operational risk, cyber security, governance and emerging technology. River helps boards, executives and teams translate cybersecurity, data governance and AI risk into clear business decisions; framing technical issues in terms of business impact, accountability, trust, resilience, customer outcomes and strategic value. Her perspective is shaped by both sides of the conversation: what it takes to lead and grow a business, and what it takes to govern, secure and protect it. Recognised in 2025 s iTnews Best Security Leader and one of CEO Magazine ANZ’s Top 50 Women of Influence, River is known for making complex technology and risk topics accessible to senior leaders. Her work focuses on practical, business-aligned decision-making in an increasingly digital and AI-enabled world.