John Araneo

John Araneo is the Managing Director and General Counsel of Align Cybersecurity.  Prior to joining Align Cybersecurity, John was a partner at a well-known investment management law firm and has worked with countless investment advisers and fund managers in structuring private funds and other pooled investment vehicles.  For the better part of his 20-year legal career, John has counseled his investment management clients on the various legal and compliance issues involved in operating an investment advisory business, which in recent years has of course grown to include Cybersecurity.  Having published numerous articles on data privacy, data asset protection and other cybersecurity-related legal issues since 1996, John is an established author, a sought-after speaker, a cybersecurity expert and a well-known thought-leader on the legal, regulatory, governance and employment law issues related to cybersecurity, particularly in the investment management space.