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Umut Karakurt

@umutkarakurt

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I lead information security, GRC, and AI governance initiatives.

Turkey

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What I'm looking for

I'm open to remote and international roles where I can lead information security, GRC, AI governance, AI risk management, audit readiness, and practical security improvements across technical, legal, and business stakeholders.

I’m an information security and GRC professional based in Türkiye, with 17 years of public-sector experience. I translate complex requirements into practical controls, clear responsibilities and auditable evidence.

My focus is AI governance, responsible AI and technology risk, supported by CISSP, CISA, AIGP and AAISM credentials. My public AI Governance Portfolio demonstrates control design, oversight and testing through fictional scenarios and synthetic data.

I’m open to remote and international opportunities where I can help teams adopt AI responsibly and strengthen security governance.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Ministerial Expert - Information Security & Cybersecurity Lead

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Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Republic of Türkiye

Jan 2014 - Present (12 years 8 months)

Led cybersecurity, ISMS governance, and risk management at the IT Directorate General. Reactivated a dormant cyber threat intelligence program, resolving a backlog of 11,000+ incident records and suppressing 4,000+ non-actionable signals.

Infosec GRC ISMS ISO 27001 NIST CSF NIST AI RMF Threat Intelligence Risk Management Vendor Security Security Awareness AI Governance AI Security USOM Liaison Audit Readiness

Civil Servant - Public Finance Operations

Ministry of Finance, Republic of Türkiye

Jan 2009 - Dec 2014 (5 years 11 months)

Managed expenditure and payment-related administrative processes, ensuring accurate, compliant, and fully auditable public-finance operations under strict regulatory and procedural controls.

Public Finance Expense Management Payment Processing Compliance Audit