Wouter Veugelen is a Senior Managing Director in FTI Consulting’s Cybersecurity practice and is based in Sydney, Australia. He is an information security and technology expert and former Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) with more than 20 years of international, professional experience in cybersecurity and technology strategy, program delivery, operations, due diligence, offensive security, incident response, and complex investigations.
Mr. Veugelen is a sought-after expert witness in cybersecurity, privacy, and technology, frequently engaged in matters involving cybersecurity incidents, data breaches, and complex technology-related investigations or disputes. He combines extensive and in-depth technical expertise with the ability to synthesise complex information into clear, high-quality expert reports. Mr. Veugelen also often assists organisations in responding to significant cybersecurity incidents.
Prior to joining FTI Consulting, Mr. Veugelen held group CISO positions for two large Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) listed organisations. At Santos, one of the largest companies in Australia, Mr. Veugelen was responsible for consolidating security strategies, teams, operating models, and security technology environments following the Oil Search and Santos merger. Before the merger, Mr. Veugelen created the cybersecurity strategy and program that resulted in a 26-point increase of the information and cybersecurity score on the Corporate Sustainability Scorecard for the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI). This positioned Santos in the 94th percentile for information and cybersecurity. Mr. Veugelen additionally served as the first CISO at Healius, one of Australia’s largest medical organisations. There, he established holistic group information security capabilities from the ground up.
Mr. Veugelen also has 12 years of experience working for Big Four consulting firms, providing cybersecurity services for some of the largest Australian and global organisations. As a Director at one of the Big Four, Mr. Veugelen was the national lead of the penetration testing and security architecture capabilities, leading large annuity-based services for financial services and telecommunications organisations.
Mr. Veugelen holds a Master of Science degree in Information and Communication Security from Sweden’s most prestigious technical university. He has obtained and actively maintained CISSP, CISM, CISA, SABSA Foundation, and several SANS GIAC certifications. Mr. Veugelen frequently speaks at cybersecurity conferences and events and has previously presented at RSA and SANS conferences.
In 2022, Mr. Veugelen received recognition as one of the top 100 global leaders in information security. In 2025 and 2024 he was named as a finalist in the ‘Cybersecurity Consultant of the Year’ category at Cyber Daily’s Australian Cyber Security Awards and awarded an Honorary Life Membership by the Australian Information Security Association (AISA).
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