Experience

Kevin Ricci is a partner in the firm's Providence office and practice co-leader within Citrin Cooperman’s Internal Audit, IT Audit, and Cybersecurity Practice. He has over 30 years of extensive experience in technology services including consulting, security assessments, cybersecurity awareness training, social engineering simulations, IT auditing, fractional CISO, project management, data analysis, and compliance services including PCI DSS, for which he is a Qualified Security Assessor (QSA).

Kevin has helped clients across the industry spectrum achieve their cybersecurity and privacy goals, helping assess, build, and transform their risk and security capabilities. He has developed lasting relationships while providing cybersecurity solutions that help organizations remain safe and secure.

Prior to joining Citrin Cooperman, Kevin spent a decade leading the Information Technology team at a local telecommunication company, using his innovative leadership style to help the company achieve exponential growth. He then spent another ten years leading Citrin Cooperman’s Providence Information Technology team before moving into the consulting realm, arming him with a profound understanding of the challenges facing his client’s information technology resources.

Kevin is also a prodigious writer and presenter, frequently called upon to share his cybersecurity knowledge on television, podcasts, articles, and conferences. He is also an active member of several technology-related resource groups, including the FBI’s InfraGard program and the Rhode Island chapter of ISACA.