Neviar Rawlinson

About

Neviar Rawlinson is a 2026 SC Women in Business Award honoree, Army Veteran, and Governance, Risk, and Compliance professional with 10 years of experience across technology, healthcare, and financial services. She is the founder of GRC Explained, a hands-on GRC training platform helping career changers and cybersecurity professionals break into GRC through structured courses, real-world simulations, and portfolio building. Neviar holds an MBA in IT Management, a B.S. in Computer Science, and is a PhD Candidate in Artificial Intelligence with a focus on how emerging technology reshapes governance frameworks and organizational risk. She is available to comment on GRC careers, cybersecurity compliance, risk management frameworks, AI governance, responsible AI adoption, workforce development in cybersecurity, and how organizations can build governance programs that scale alongside AI adoption. As a veteran and founder, she brings a mission-driven, practical perspective to every topic — focused on making governance accessible, actionable, and sustainable for organizations of every size.