ServiceNow Series E201: Nicholas Friedman, President & Managing Partner, ERM Strategy (Founder) at Templar Shield

ServiceNow Series E201: Nicholas Friedman, President & Managing Partner, ERM Strategy (Founder) at Templar Shield

Author: Alldus International June 9, 2025 Duration: 22:17

Today's guest is Nicholas Friedman, President & Managing Partner, ERM Strategy (Founder) at Templar Shield. Founded in 2013, Templar Shield are a premier cybersecurity, privacy, risk and compliance technology professional services and value-added reseller firm. They have partnered with over 100 Fortune 1000 companies and government entities, driving innovative integrated risk and compliance solutions across numerous business functions.

Nicholas has over 15 years of IT industry experience, including over eight years in information security, risk, and compliance. He oversees strategic partner relationships, marketing and public relationships, business development, product development, and quality service delivery of many of key clients. Nicholas has significant experience in building, growing and leading businesses from scratch. Templar Shield organically and significantly grew from under his stewardship.

In the episode, Nicholas talks about:

0:00 His journey to becoming a founder, driven by automation and people

6:17 Protecting critical infrastructure through expert risk management

9:56 Shifting from compliance to integrated, enterprise risk management

14:12 Rising OT-IT integration, AI governance and boutique firm growth

19:57 His AI governance book which is earning praise from top cybersecurity & enterprise leaders


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