Jon D. Hightower is a Director in the Raleigh, NC, office and has been with the Firm since 2023. Jon graduated from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting in 2007. Jon is a Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) and Certified in Risk and Information Security Controls through the Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA); a Certified Information Privacy Technologist (CIPT) through the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP); and certified in Factor Analysis of Information Risk (FAIR) through the Open Society. His experience includes audits for financial institutions, public SEC companies, medical revenue tech, manufacturers, and retail. Additionally, he has experience performing information systems regulatory compliance and framework reviews, SSAE 21 System and Organization Controls Reporting, and technical audits and cybersecurity assessments for information systems. Jon holds the CCSFP and CHQP certifications through the HITRUST Alliance, as well as the Registered Practitioner designation through the CyberAB. Jon is a member of the AICPA, ISACA, IAPP, HITRUST Alliance, and the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE). He serves on the Advisory Board of the NC Partnership for Cybersecurity Excellence (NC-PaCE) and on the Board of Trustees for Central United Methodist Church – Monroe, NC.