Imperium Consulting Group adds Scott Takaoka as senior director

Imperium Consulting Group, a risk and disputes specialist firm, has hired cyber business development expert Scott Takaoka as a senior director based in San Francisco.

Takaoka will lead and expand the New York-headquartered firm’s cyber risk offering, which spans proactive cybersecurity consulting, cyber risk quantification, software, and managed services partner solutions.

He brings more than 20 years of experience in defining technical solutions for cyber risk, building go-to-market strategies, and launching them.

Takaoka joins Imperium from Aon, where he spent over four years as a VP in the cyber solutions group. Before that, he held leadership roles in business development across several cybersecurity and software development firms, including VerSprite Security, White Hat Security, Univa UD, and Exigen Group.

He has a bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Davis.

Colin Daigle, founder and managing director of Imperium, said, “We are thrilled to have Scott join us. His strong cyber background will enhance our existing cyber consulting offerings, enabling us to help clients better manage, mitigate, and recover from the significant risks of cyber attacks.”

Founded in 2018, Imperium’s team of more than 15 forensic accountants, project schedulers, engineers, and cyber specialists help clients across industries manage commercial risk and resolve claims and disputes. The firm’s offerings include pre-loss risk quantification and business interruption modeling, economic loss quantification, project auditing, litigation support, and expert witness services.

The boutique firm has offices in New York, Atlanta, Boston, and Houston.