Elevating cyber executives into strategic business leaders

The CISO Academy is a strategic leadership programme developed by ISTARI for Blackstone's portfolio companies. Designed for established CISOs and senior cyber executives, it brings together world-leading faculty, industry practitioners, and portfolio company leaders to explore the intersection of cyber resilience and enterprise strategy.

Through case study workshops, peer dialogue, and expert-led sessions, participants engage with the critical challenges facing cyber leaders today: managing board relationships, navigating geopolitical risk, driving AI governance, leading through crisis, and building resilience across complex supply chains. This is not technical training—it's a business leadership experience that enables cyber executives to drive organisational transformation from the boardroom to operations.