Looking at a few post-career moves for CIOs and CISOs
Your career as a CIO/CISO will have provided you with a great network and a set of very useful skills for your post-career. There are a series of logical paths that you can take, which include these:
- Non-executive director board roles
- Board advisory consulting
- Strategic consulting
- Start-up advisor
- Keynote and conference speaker
- Authoring and writing
For those that want to pursue a portfolio career of a selection of these, then a career awaits that is going to be real fun! Each of these activities can be fun and provide you with further learning during your retirement. To me, the exciting part is combining these elements into your post-retirement plan.
The typical CIO or CISO will find it difficult to stop all work and cease activities. You will have been wired each day with constant challenging stimuli and problems to solve. Each of the following activities can provide you with some mental stimulation...