Episode 15: George Ralph of RFA

In this episode, we were joined by George Ralph, a long-standing AYU member and a globally experienced technology leader with over two decades of expertise across cybersecurity, infrastructure, and financial services. George shared his perspective on cybersecurity and risk management in family offices, drawing on a career that has seen him successfully scale MSP, MSSP, and SaaS businesses internationally through to exit.He spoke about building and leading high-performing teams, delivering complex transformation and growth strategies, and helping organisations align technology with business outcomes. Under his leadership, RFA has become a go-to provider of institutional-grade IT protection within the alternatives industry, supporting family offices, hedge funds, private equity, and asset managers with robust, scalable solutions.George’s insights highlighted not only the technical challenges facing the sector, but also the importance of strategic thinking, operational excellence, and strong governance in navigating an increasingly complex risk landscape.This episode is sponsored by Canoe Intelligence. Canoe is on a mission is to unlock efficiencies in alternative investment processes by introducing purpose-built automation into the workflows of institutional investors, asset servicers, capital allocators, and wealth managers. Learn more here.