Cybersecurity & Financial Advisory

Expert guidance for
real people and
growing businesses.

Senior-level cybersecurity and financial technology advice — built for individuals, families, and small business owners who deserve better than generic answers.

20+ Years combined experience
$1T+ Assets under advisement
F500 Enterprise experience
Chicago, IL Clearwater Advisory LLC

Advisory Services

Practical, senior-level guidance for individuals, families, and small business owners — without the enterprise price tag.

01

Personal Cybersecurity & Digital Safety

Most cybersecurity advice is written for large companies. We help individuals and families protect what matters most — their accounts, identity, personal data, and digital life.

  • Personal account & password security audit
  • Identity theft prevention & monitoring setup
  • Home network & device security
  • Digital safety for executives & high-net-worth families
02

Small Business Cybersecurity

Small businesses are increasingly targeted by cyber threats — but most can't afford enterprise security teams. We provide practical, affordable protection strategies built for your size and budget.

  • Security baseline assessment & roadmap
  • Employee security training & awareness
  • Vendor & software risk evaluation
  • Data protection & backup strategy
03

Personal Financial Technology

The landscape of personal finance apps, investment platforms, and digital banking tools is overwhelming. We help individuals and families navigate it with confidence.

  • Investment platform & fintech evaluation
  • Digital banking & account structure advice
  • Personal finance tool setup & optimization
  • Protecting financial accounts from fraud
04

Small Business Financial Advisory

From choosing the right banking relationships to building sound financial operations, we help small business owners make smart financial technology decisions from day one.

  • Business banking & account structure
  • Accounting software selection & setup
  • Payment systems & financial technology
  • Financial operations & reporting basics

Our Approach

We're operators, not theorists. Every engagement is grounded in hands-on experience navigating the exact challenges our clients face.

01
Diagnostic & Discovery
We invest time understanding your organization's specific context — technology landscape, risk posture, regulatory environment, and strategic goals.
02
Targeted Analysis
We identify gaps, prioritize risks, and develop a clear picture of what needs to change — and what doesn't.
03
Actionable Recommendations
Our deliverables are practical and implementable — not 200-page reports that sit on shelves.
04
Ongoing Partnership
We stay engaged to support implementation, answer hard questions, and help your team build lasting capability.

"We understand what's achievable, what's realistic, and what actually matters to executives, boards, and regulators."

Clearwater Advisory's principals have spent their careers inside leading financial services institutions and enterprise technology companies — not on the outside looking in.

That practitioner perspective is the difference between advice that sounds right and advice that works.

20+
Years combined experience
$1T+
Assets under advisement

Who We Are

Senior advisors with careers at the forefront of financial technology and cybersecurity.

William Beattie
William Beattie
Managing Principal — Technology & Security

Bill has built a 23-year career at the forefront of enterprise cybersecurity, with particular depth in data security, threat detection, and AI security risk. As Regional Director at Varonis — the leader in data security posture management — he leads a team of enterprise sellers across Illinois and Wisconsin, partnering daily with CISOs and security leaders at financial institutions, healthcare organizations, and Fortune 500 companies. Prior to Varonis, he held senior leadership roles at Axonius, Trellix (formerly FireEye/Mandiant), and BeyondTrust, and spent nearly 18 years at Check Point Software Technologies, rising from Territory Manager to Regional VP of the Great Lakes — leading teams that generated over $50 million in annual revenue with 35% year-over-year growth. His network of security executives across the financial services sector, and his firsthand experience selling into and advising those organizations, make him a uniquely credible voice on cybersecurity risk in regulated industries.

Jennifer Beattie
Jennifer Beattie
Managing Principal — Financial Services

Jennifer brings over 26 years of institutional investment operations experience, with a career built at the intersection of investment operations, risk, and analytical performance in the multi-billion dollar institutional non-profit segment. As Senior Vice President and Client Executive at Northern Trust — one of the world's preeminent custodian banks — she spent more than 16 years managing and winning the largest U.S. non-profit institutional portfolio relationships. Before Northern Trust, Jennifer spent ten years as an Investment Accounting and Performance Analyst at Northwestern University's Investment Office, where she developed deep expertise in the operational needs of a multi-billion dollar university endowment. Her background spans portfolio accounting, risk and performance measurement, audit, cash management, benefit payments, asset management, capital markets, banking, securities lending, and the full operational frameworks governing institutional investors. She is a subject matter expert on operational efficiency, data quality, and analytical services for institutional investment portfolios, with particular focus on non-profit endowments, foundations, and healthcare portfolios.

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Location Chicago, Illinois
Entity Clearwater Advisory LLC

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