ElMaeXtro — CEO Risk Discipline™
Recognized in Who's Who in America | 15+ Years Executive Risk Experience

CEO Risk Discipline™
Decision-ready. No surprises.

ElMaeXtro runs the CEO Risk Discipline so business risk across AI, information, compliance, and technology doesn’t silently accumulate or surprise you—so you focus only on judgment, not risk management.

Judgment only. We run the discipline. No operational burden.

Designed for organizations where the CEO still personally drives culture and judgment, typically.

Principles

Executive directives and decision thresholds that keep risk governable and measurable.

Discipline

How risk information is collected, controlled, classified, and kept decision-ready.

Practices

Repeatable actions—exercises, automation, controls, reviews—that create resilience without heroics.

Culture

Collaboration, mindset, and adaptive behavior—so judgment holds under real pressure.

How the CEO Risk Discipline Works

A continuous loop that keeps business risk decision-ready while engaged—so the CEO engages only at decision touchpoints.

Phase 1: Risk Discovery

Identify risks across AI, information, technology, and compliance—especially informal practices, assumptions, gaps, and unowned areas.

CEO effort: none.

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Phase 2: Risk Framing

Translate risk into business impact—revenue, continuity, reputation, exposure—without jargon.

CEO effort: none.

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Phase 3: Decision Touchpoints

Present only decision-ready issues. One risk, one decision, clear options. CEO provides judgment: accept / reduce / defer / stop.

CEO effort: minimal and episodic.

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Phase 4: Risk Continuity

Track decisions over time, monitor drift, escalate when thresholds are crossed, and maintain evidence of decisions and accepted exposure.

CEO effort: none unless escalation is required.

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David A. Cruz

David Alexander Cruz Ureña

Founder & CEO | CEO Risk Discipline™

David built ElMaeXtro to externalize an executive risk function for organizations that do not have internal CRO or GRC capacity. ElMaeXtro runs the CEO Risk Discipline—discovering, framing, and tracking business risk so the CEO engages only at decision touchpoints.

The work is board-level by design: business impact, clear options, disciplined continuity, and evidence of decisions—without shifting operational burden onto the CEO.

Founder Story

Credentials & Recognition

Master of Science (MS)
CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional)
SANS GSEC (GIAC Security Essentials)
CMMC Certified Professional (CCP)
Doctoral Candidate (Capella University)
Published Author: "Leading with Clarity"
Who's Who in America Honoree (2025)

Your 2-Minute Risk Snapshot

In about 2 minutes, answer a few executive questions and see where risk may be unowned, unclear, or quietly accumulating—so you can decide with clarity.

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CEO Risk Briefing

The CEO Risk Briefing is a short executive conversation to determine fit and establish decision-ready clarity. “Leading with Clarity” is a companion guide that explains how the discipline works—without turning risk into a project you must manage.

Strategic Risk
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Executive Brief

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Executive Resource

The Executive's Guide to Information Risk

A brief reference to help you identify where information risk becomes business exposure—and what to govern first.

Diagnose Hidden Vulnerabilities

Spot structural vulnerabilities before they become executive surprises.

Translate Risk to Business Impact

Language that connects risk to revenue, continuity, and reputation.

Strategic Alignment

Ensure risk governance supports your 3–5 year business goals.

Immediate Next Steps

A short list of high-impact actions you can govern immediately.

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Insights for Executive Risk Judgment

Decision clarity without the jargon.

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Risk Strategy Nov 12, 2025

Why CEOs Should Own Information Risk

Information risk isn't a technical problem—it's a leadership and decision problem.

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Leadership Nov 09, 2025

5 Questions CEOs Never Ask About Data

Five questions that reveal hidden exposure—without turning you into a technician.

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Governance Nov 05, 2025

Building a Risk-Disciplined Culture

Culture beats checklists. The behaviors that keep judgment clear under pressure.

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Strategy Nov 1, 2025

From Risk Overwhelm to Decision Clarity

How CEOs keep risk decision-ready without carrying the machinery.

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Growth Oct 28, 2025

How Risk Discipline Supports Growth

A stable risk discipline reduces uncertainty so growth decisions stay clean.

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Discipline Oct 25, 2025

Where Risk Silently Accumulates

Unowned risk grows quietly—until it becomes an executive surprise.

Keep Business Risk Decision-Ready

ElMaeXtro runs the CEO Risk Discipline so risk doesn’t silently accumulate or surprise you—across AI, information, compliance, and technology.