Keith Swiat

Keith Swiat is a recognized cybersecurity leader with nearly three decades of experience building security programs and leading complex investigations, regulatory response efforts and diligence engagements across the private equity deal lifecycle.

Mr. Swiat is known for his proven ability to integrate forensic cybersecurity, AI and IT strategies to protect and grow portfolio value. He excels at translating technical risk into strategic insight for C-suite, legal and investor audiences navigating pre- and post-transaction risk, litigation exposure and compliance demands. His core strengths lie in private equity cybersecurity, M&A due diligence (buy- and sell-side), incident investigation and forensics, AI-enabled threat and risk analysis, and cyber governance and resilience.

Prior to FTI Consulting, Mr. Swiat was a Director in the Cybersecurity & AI-Enabled Due Diligence practice at a Big Four firm, where he spearheaded the development of AI-driven cyber diligence methodologies to detect anomalous risk patterns and evaluate security program maturity in real time. He also created post-close cybersecurity integration playbooks spanning Day 1 readiness, regulatory alignment (e.g., SEC, GDPR) and IT risk governance.

Furthermore, Mr. Swiat served as the Cybersecurity Strategy & Resilience Lead for M&A at a global consulting firm, where he directed more than 400 M&A cyber diligence and regulatory compliance engagements and successfully launched and scaled a Virtual CISO (“vCISO”) offering for PE-backed companies to stabilize cybersecurity functions post-close or post-breach.

Mr. Swiat’s technical and compliance expertise is robust, covering frameworks such as GDPR, CCPA, HIPAA, NIST 800-53 and ISO 27001.