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Fractional CISOs and leadership coaching for $20M to $100M companies in the US

A founder of a $20M to $100M company in the US can hire a fractional CISO or learn the work and keep it in house. This page lists both: 1 firm offering fractional CISO work and 13 programs on leadership for founders and CEOs.

Updated 21 Oct 2026 Firms 1 Programs 13 Order published rule

Hire: fractional CISO

A fractional CISO owns security strategy, policies, compliance frameworks, vendor risk, incident response planning and the answers on customer security questionnaires.

Fees on requestnone of these firms publishes one
  • Hours2 to 4 days a month
  • Minimum term6 to 12 months
  • Month oneRisk assessment, a gap review against the target framework such as SOC 2 or ISO 27001, an incident response plan and a clear-out of open security questionnaires
  • Firms for $20M to $100M1 firm
  • Cost guideWhat a CISO costs

Learn: leadership coaching for founders

You keep the work in house and learn to run it yourself, with a coach, a course or a peer group.

$300per hour, from
  • FormatLive, self-paced
  • Most common1-on-1 coaching, courses
  • Free to join1 program
  • Programs13 leadership programs

Hire: fractional CISOs

None of them publishes a fee, so the first call sets the price. A fractional CISO, often called a vCISO, typically works 2 to 4 days a month, more during a compliance audit or after an incident. Month one is a risk assessment, a gap review against the target framework such as SOC 2 or ISO 27001, an incident response plan and a clear-out of open security questionnaires.

Fractional CISOs

Learn: coaching for founders

13 programs on leadership for founders and CEOs, open to companies in the US.

Leadership coaching

How this page is built. The firms offer fractional CISO work and say they serve $20M to $100M companies in the US. The programs cover leadership and name founders or CEOs as their audience. Each list keeps the published order. Full methodology.