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20+ years securing public companies and federal systems. Compliance expertise: NIST CSF - CMMC - HIPAA - PCI DSS - SOC2
Your Fractional CIO & CISO Partner
ForEffect gives nonprofits and small businesses a part-time CIO and CISO with public-company and federal experience. We embed as your forward deployed engineer to make AI adoption safe and put it to work, and deliver executive judgment on security and compliance without the executive salary.
Transparent Pricing. No Surprises.
Our Service Packages
AI Readiness & Security Audit
Starting at $9,500
Fixed-fee, one-time engagement. Comprehensive assessment of your AI strategy, security posture, and compliance gaps (NIST, HIPAA, and other frameworks). Delivered in 30 days with a prioritized action roadmap.
Fractional CIO / CISO
From $2,000/mo
Monthly retainer for ongoing fractional executive advisory: technology strategy, vendor oversight, board reporting, and incident response. Our most popular option.
Strategic Implementation
Custom Pricing
Project-scoped engagement. Hands-on implementation support for AI integration, security programs, or process automation. Scoped and quoted per project. Contact us to discuss your needs.
Trusted by organizations of all sizes
What our clients say
Gold Creek Community Church
"What stood out about working with Mike and ForEffect was that they took the time to understand how our church actually operates before writing a line of code. They built around our multi-site campuses, our service times, and the metrics our leaders care about. It felt less like hiring a vendor and more like adding a true partner to the team."
— Alex Johnson, Executive Pastor
Code Lexica
"As an early-stage company, we couldn't justify a full-time security hire, but we still had enterprise customers asking hard questions. ForEffect gave us that senior security leadership on a fractional basis. Mike operated like part of our team, joined our regular syncs, and made decisions we trusted. It's the most leverage we've gotten from any outside partner." — Tristan Rees, Co-Founder & COO
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