As a senior member in Microsoft’s Enterprise Risk Management team, Tom Easthope was responsible for driving the company’s ERM engagement focus on cybersecurity and enterprise IT. Mr. Easthope also oversaw Microsoft’s internal implementation of the NIST Cybersecurity Framework and contributed to ERM’s risk framework methodology, enterprise aggregation and business risk engagement process in the Cloud and AI engineering division. After leading a RIMS’ Strategic Enterprise Risk initiative to update the RIMS maturity model, Mr. Easthope serves as the Chair of RIMS Strategic and Enterprise Risk Management Council. Mr. Easthope joined Microsoft in 2007 in the company’s Enterprise Business Continuity program.
Prior to joining Microsoft, Mr. Easthope founded and led two startup business endeavors which resulted in acquisitions by suppliers. In his first line management role, Mr. Easthope served as General Manager of a regional travel distribution company which tripled annual sales to $100 million over seven years.
Mr. Easthope earned a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of Michigan and an MBA from The George Washington University.