Ron Lear, CHMLA, LSSGB, ISO Lead Auditor
Vice President, Models and Frameworks
CMMI Institute

Ron brings over 38 years of experience with building capability and continually improving performance in product development, engineering, service operations, cybersecurity, supply chain, data, people, and quality management. As the Chief Architect of the CMMI, Ron led the development and launch of the CMMI V2.0/3.0 Product Suite. He and his team currently manage and integrate ISACA’s frameworks, including CMMI, DTEF, and COBIT. Ron is a proven executive leader and Certified CMMI High Maturity Lead Appraiser (CHMLA), and Instructor with over 300 appraisals (completed to date, including aerospace, automotive, defense, finance, healthcare, biomedical, insurance, IT, telecommunications, and systems and software integrators. Ron is a primary author of the CMMI Model and Appraisal Method. Ron is also an ISO 9000 Lead Auditor, and member of the ISO US TC176 and CMMC advisor and Provisional Assessor and active participant with NIST 800-171 and CSF 2.0 updates.

Lorna is a Senior Policy Advisor at the UK’s Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, responsible for software security policy, including the development of the Software Security Code of Practice.

Alessandro is a Senior Policy Advisor in Software Security at the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology.

Kieran Doyle, CMMI High Maturity Lead Appraiser, Certified CMMI Instructor, Chartered Quality Professional and Member of the Chartered Quality Institute, Fellow of the Royal Statistical Society
Managing Director
Excellence in Measurement Technology

Kieran Doyle is a High Maturity Lead Appraiser and CMMI instructor at Excellence In Measurement Technology with over 25 years’ experience in software development and IT. He began his career in the UK telecommunications industry as a software developer and later worked as a quality manager, project manager and process improvement manager. Kieran has supported organizations across defence, telecommunications, banking, education, government, retail, medical devices, and financial services, using CMMI and other frameworks such as ITIL, ISO, and EFQM. He also brings extensive international experience, conducting appraisals, training, and consulting in Europe, Asia, Africa, and the USA.

Pieter is a seasoned advisory leader with more than three decades' experience in technology and cyber advisory, auditing, governance and risk management. Most recently, he oversaw the combination of all audit work for a top African bank, distilling insights and facilitating conversations about residual risk. Prior to that, he served as managing director in group internal audit, leading a team of more than 70 professionals on all technology, cyber, project and third-party audits. Over the years he has been invested in skills development, including establishing the EY IT audit academy and the certification of numerous COBIT and ITIL delegates.