Member since July 2023
Reese Johnson is the Founder and Principal Consultant of Elliott Reese Consulting & Entertainment Group, where she empowers organizations to embrace secure, efficient, and ethical AI adoption. A seasoned Certified Information Systems Auditor and cybersecurity professional, Reese brings over two decades of leadership expertise as a trusted advisory consultant to corporate clients and financial institutions.
Throughout her distinguished career in financial services, Reese has served as Vice President of Internal Audit for several leading global banks, guiding organizations through technology risk management, regulatory governance, and data privacy initiatives. Her strategic vision and collaborative leadership style have helped clients strengthen resilience and achieve measurable results in complex technology environments.
Reese is deeply committed to advancing workforce parity. She actively mentors women on their journey toward leadership excellence and serves on the Board of the Boys & Girls Club of Carson, supporting educational enrichment and development for underserved youth. Reese embodies values of honesty, respect, transparency, and continuous learning. Through her work and leadership, she continues to inspire secure innovation and equitable growth across every space she serves.
I once had a toxic boss who didn't want me on her team but couldn't find a reason to get rid of me because I performed my job with excellence, and many of her colleagues loved me. She did everything she could to make my job miserable, even stripping me of my primary Executive responsibilities and giving me lower-level tasks. What she didn't realize was that the lower tasks gave me more access to her peers and freed me up for more time to network outside of our department, which led me to a better position while she was eventually fired. The moral of the story is trying to undermine someone else's progress usually leads to the demise of our own.
I grew up in a very large, loving family that taught me to respect everyone, regardless of social status or color of skin. I believe this is the kindness the world is lacking today. These guiding principles are also why I am embraced by a variety of audiences.
I once had a toxic boss who didn't want me on her team but couldn't find a reason to get rid of me because I performed my job with excellence, and many of her colleagues loved me. She did everything she could to make my job miserable, even stripping me of my primary Executive responsibilities and giving me lower-level tasks. What she didn't realize was that the lower tasks gave me more access to her peers and freed me up for more time to network outside of our department, which led me to a better position while she was eventually fired. The moral of the story is trying to undermine someone else's progress usually leads to the demise of our own.
I grew up in a very large, loving family that taught me to respect everyone, regardless of social status or color of skin. I believe this is the kindness the world is lacking today. These guiding principles are also why I am embraced by a variety of audiences.
