Chief risk and security officer
Iron Mountain
Boston, MA
Jack Faer leads the global safety, risk and security team at storage provider Iron Mountain, where he is responsible for all aspects of corporate security and safety, including enterprise and insurance risk management, fraud prevention, crisis management, and business continuity. Faer’s role is critical to upholding the company’s brand, especially among its client base of Fortune 1000 companies, for whom the company extends safety and security risk management services. In 2014, the company formed a Risk and Safety Committee to oversee Faer’s area of responsibility and provide greater focus to the work of his team, thus highlighting its significance.
Prior to joining Iron Mountain, Faer was senior vice president of operational risk management for State Street Global Advisors; before that, he spent 17 years at Fidelity Investments in various leadership roles, including senior vice president of risk and compliance for the firm’s retirement and outsourcing business. Faer is also a certified public accountant and a former FBI special agent.
