Bhavin Patel

Bhavin Patel leads Centrien with a clear view of how business decisions, technology, and operational risk affect one another.

As Managing Member of Centrien Group LLC, he sets the company’s direction and brings its capabilities together around client priorities. His focus is on defining the right work, assigning clear responsibility, and carrying decisions through implementation and ongoing support.

Bhavin brings more than 16 years of experience across financial services, healthcare, enterprise software, telecommunications, and retail. He has served as Chief Information Security Officer and Director of Information Security. His career includes a contract security initiative role with Bank of America, information security leadership at SilkRoad Technology, and security architecture and advisory work supporting Caterpillar, NorthShore University HealthSystem, Verizon, and AT&T.

That background spans security program development, cloud and connected infrastructure, governance, incident response, and business resilience. At Centrien, he applies this enterprise perspective to the practical requirements of the organizations the company serves: protecting critical services, improving operating reliability, and making technology investments work for the business.

His leadership also encompasses the responsible adoption of AI, with an emphasis on governance, data protection, and the controls needed to bring new capabilities into everyday operations.

Bhavin holds a master’s degree in Information Systems Management from Keller Graduate School of Management and a bachelor’s degree in Computer Information Systems from DeVry University. His professional credentials include C|CISO, CISM, CISSP, and ISSAP.