Experts & Advisors
Ahsan Qureshi
Managing Director
1 Angel Court, Level 3
London, England EC2R 7HJ
+44.203.882.0551 Main
+44.758.607.2934 Direct
+44.758.607.2934 Mobile
Ahsan Qureshi is a Managing Director at Ankura, based in London, where he leads artificial intelligence (AI) security, cyber crisis, and risk advisory services. Ahsan brings over 19 years of Big Four, boutique consultancy, and industry experience to help clients manage complex challenges, working directly with C-suite and senior leadership. Ahsan has worked across industries with a diverse range of clients, including managed services providers, financial services, transport, hospitality, oil and gas, and local and central government.
Experience
Ahsan specializes in developing AI and cybersecurity strategies. He acts as a key subject matter expert (SME) on high-profile regulatory mandates, including monitoring trustee engagement for the European Commission under the Digital Services Act (DSA). Ahsan has extensive experience leading AI security architecture and testing initiatives, alongside traditional framework compliance assessments such as the NIST CSF, ISO 27001, and PCI DSS.
Ahsan is a trusted advisor on cyber crisis management, helping organizations build resilience through board-level tabletop simulations and incident response planning. He continues to drive large-scale AI security governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) and transformation program, due diligence, and third-party risk management, ensuring executive stakeholders are prepared for both digital and physical security threats.
Ahsan’s professional experience includes:
- Appointed SME for the European Commission on large-scale DSA monitoring trustee mandates, overseeing compliance for major digital platforms.
- Spearheaded AI security frameworks, covering GRC, architecture, and testing for complex enterprise environments.
- Delivered cyber crisis management programs and tabletop exercises to coach board members and C-suite executives on incident response.
- Directed large-scale cybersecurity transformation programs, aligning technology risk management with broader business objectives.
- Executed cybersecurity due diligence for mergers and acquisitions transactions, assessing risks for private equity and corporate investors.
- Designed and implemented third-party risk management frameworks to mitigate supply chain and vendor-related security risks.
- Delivered cybersecurity maturity and gap assessments for organizations globally to help clients develop and enhance their security posture.
- Led Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard Compliance (PCI DSS) strategies and ISO 27001 programs for multinational organizations.
- Advised executive management on AI, crisis preparedness, and cyber risks, recommending remediation actions to improve overall security posture.
- Education
- MS, Information Systems Security
- BA, Sociology, Journalism
- Certifications
- Certified Information Security Professional
- Prince 2 Practitioner
- CompTIA Security Plus
- Microsoft Certified Professional
- FAIR Risk Analysis Fundamentals (Cyber Risk Quantification)
- Ex PCI Qualified Security Assessor
