THERESA M. PAYTON

Corporate Board Profile

Tech Score: 50/100

Software Technology Evidence

1 mention(s) identify THERESA M. PAYTON as having software/technology expertise.

Company	Filing Date	Evidence	Reason
PAYCHEX INC	2024-08-30	Ms. Payton is the Founder, President, and CEO of Fortalice Solutions, LLC an industry-leading security consulting company advising Fortune 150 Boards, C-Suite, and regulators on secured technology innovation and transformation efforts regarding customer delivery and privacy. Fortalice Solutions has completed over 500 global engagements advising and securing digital transformation programs and delivering business intelligence services for some of the nation’s largest organizations. Ms. Payton was also co-founder of Dark Cubed, a cybersecurity solutions company founded in 2015, which was acquired by Celerium, a leader in innovative cyber defense solutions, in September 2022. She spent over 16 years in the financial services industry including executive roles in banking technology for two of the country’s top financial institutions and was Chief Information Officer for the White House under the George W. Bush administration.	Ms. Payton is a cybersecurity expert with significant technology and cybersecurity expertise, including roles as CIO for the White House and founder of cybersecurity companies.

PAYCHEX INC

Filing Date	Source Excerpt
2023-09-01	Ms. Payton is the founder and CEO of Fortalice Solutions, an industry-leading security consulting company advising Fortune 150 Boards, C-Suite, and regulators on secured technology innovation and transformation efforts regarding customer delivery and privacy. Fortalice Solutions has completed over 500 global engagements advising and securing digital transformation programs and delivering business intelligence services for some of the nation’s largest organizations. Ms. Payton was also co-founder of Dark Cubed, a cybersecurity solutions company founded in 2015, which was acquired by Celerium, a leader in innovative cyber defense solutions, in September 2022. She spent over 16 years in the financial services industry including executive roles in banking technology for two of the country’s top financial institutions and was Chief Information Officer for the White House under the George W. Bush administration. She serves on the Federal Advisory Board of CyberArk, a publicly traded cybersecurity product company, and previously served as a member of the Transformation Innovation Advisory Board of UniCredit S.p.A., the largest pan-European bank headquartered in Milan, Italy, from January 2019 through August 2022. SPECIFIC QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS: The Board has concluded that Ms. Payton is qualified to serve as a director of the Company due to her significant technology and cybersecurity expertise and experience as an entrepreneur. Her business acumen, intense focus on the needs of clients, and her ability to provide sound governance insights on digital and security risks make her a strong addition to the Board.
2024-08-30	Ms. Payton is the Founder, President, and CEO of Fortalice Solutions, LLC an industry-leading security consulting company advising Fortune 150 Boards, C-Suite, and regulators on secured technology innovation and transformation efforts regarding customer delivery and privacy. Fortalice Solutions has completed over 500 global engagements advising and securing digital transformation programs and delivering business intelligence services for some of the nation’s largest organizations. Ms. Payton was also co-founder of Dark Cubed, a cybersecurity solutions company founded in 2015, which was acquired by Celerium, a leader in innovative cyber defense solutions, in September 2022. She spent over 16 years in the financial services industry including executive roles in banking technology for two of the country’s top financial institutions and was Chief Information Officer for the White House under the George W. Bush administration.

Filing Date

Source Excerpt

2023-09-01

Ms. Payton is the founder and CEO of Fortalice Solutions, an industry-leading security consulting company advising Fortune 150 Boards, C-Suite, and regulators on secured technology innovation and transformation efforts regarding customer delivery and privacy. Fortalice Solutions has completed over 500 global engagements advising and securing digital transformation programs and delivering business intelligence services for some of the nation’s largest organizations. Ms. Payton was also co-founder of Dark Cubed, a cybersecurity solutions company founded in 2015, which was acquired by Celerium, a leader in innovative cyber defense solutions, in September 2022. She spent over 16 years in the financial services industry including executive roles in banking technology for two of the country’s top financial institutions and was Chief Information Officer for the White House under the George W. Bush administration. She serves on the Federal Advisory Board of CyberArk, a publicly traded cybersecurity product company, and previously served as a member of the Transformation Innovation Advisory Board of UniCredit S.p.A., the largest pan-European bank headquartered in Milan, Italy, from January 2019 through August 2022. SPECIFIC QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS: The Board has concluded that Ms. Payton is qualified to serve as a director of the Company due to her significant technology and cybersecurity expertise and experience as an entrepreneur. Her business acumen, intense focus on the needs of clients, and her ability to provide sound governance insights on digital and security risks make her a strong addition to the Board.

2024-08-30

Ms. Payton is the Founder, President, and CEO of Fortalice Solutions, LLC an industry-leading security consulting company advising Fortune 150 Boards, C-Suite, and regulators on secured technology innovation and transformation efforts regarding customer delivery and privacy. Fortalice Solutions has completed over 500 global engagements advising and securing digital transformation programs and delivering business intelligence services for some of the nation’s largest organizations. Ms. Payton was also co-founder of Dark Cubed, a cybersecurity solutions company founded in 2015, which was acquired by Celerium, a leader in innovative cyber defense solutions, in September 2022. She spent over 16 years in the financial services industry including executive roles in banking technology for two of the country’s top financial institutions and was Chief Information Officer for the White House under the George W. Bush administration.

Data sourced from SEC filings. Last updated: 2025-10-12