Colin Soutar
Managing Director at Deloitte
Experience
Managing Director
Deloitte
Oct 2026 – Present
Independent
Oct 2026 – Present
Dr. Colin Soutar is a Managing Director in Deloitte and is based out of Arlington, VA. Colin is the Deloitte US and global leader for quantum cyber readiness. In 2013, he helped NIST to develop the Cybersecurity Framework and has since helped many leading private and public sector organizations implement it. Colin has also supported clients and NIST programs in the areas of IoT, biometric technologies, trusted identities, and privacy engineering. Prior to his current role, Colin served for more than 10 years as Chief Technology Officer for a Canadian-based biometric and trusted identity public company. He began his career with a two-year post-doctorate fellowship at NASA’s Johnson Space Center, developing pattern recognition techniques for autonomous rendezvous and capture operations.
Managing Director
Oct 2026 – Oct 2026
Dr. Colin Soutar is a Managing Director in Deloitte and is based out of Arlington, VA. Colin is the Deloitte US and global leader for quantum cyber readiness. In 2013, he helped NIST to develop the Cybersecurity Framework and has since helped many leading private and public sector organizations implement it. Colin has also supported clients and NIST programs in the areas of IoT, biometric technologies, trusted identities, and privacy engineering. Prior to his current role, Colin served for more than 10 years as Chief Technology Officer for a Canadian-based biometric and trusted identity public company. He began his career with a two-year post-doctorate fellowship at NASA’s Johnson Space Center, developing pattern recognition techniques for autonomous rendezvous and capture operations.
