About Escoute
We Are IT Governance
Escoute Consulting helps IT organizations improve their performance by leveraging our knowledge and experience as trusted advisors to identify solutions to help you obtain value, performance and results.
What We Do
Escoute Consulting helps IT organizations improve their performance. Through the analysis of existing challenges and the development of plans for improvement, Escoute Consulting leverages our knowledge and experience as trusted advisors to identify solutions which help clients obtain value, performance and results from their IT organizations.
“Escoute helped improve our performance five-fold in just a matter of months!”
Meet Our Founder – Mark Thomas
ISACA Hall of Fame Inductee
Mark Thomas is the founder and president of Escoute Consulting, an internationally recognized leader in IT governance, risk, and compliance. With over 28 years of experience spanning CIO, leadership roles, management consulting, and IT governance, Mark has guided organizations across the globe in embracing frameworks like COBIT to drive digital transformation and operational excellence. Mark is a passionate advocate for digital trust, delivering insightful keynotes, training sessions, and workshops to empower businesses in navigating the evolving digital landscape. His expertise in IT governance, coupled with a deep understanding of emerging technologies, positions him as a trusted advisor to executives and boards alike. Mark is also a two-time recipient of the ISACA John Kuyers award for best conference contributor/speaker as well as an ISACA Hall of Fame recipient in 2024 and is an APMG product knowledge assessor for the CGEIT, CRISC and CDPSE certifications.
Certificates, Expertise & Education
Key Certifications
- CGEIT, CRISC, CDPSE
- COBIT 4.1, 5, 2019
- COBIT Assessor
- NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF)
- ITIL v3 Expert Designation
- ITIL v4
- PRINCE2 Practitioner
Areas of Expertise
- Enterprise governance of information and technology
- Risk governance and management
- Cybersecurity strategy
- Information controls assurance and compliance
- IT strategy development and implementation Agile, Lean and DevOps
- GRC frameworks (COBIT, NIST, COSO, ISO, ITIL, DTEF)
- Digital Trust
Education
- BS, University of Central Missouri
- MS, Central Michigan University