Brandon M. Hanes
Brandon has worked in information technology since 1999, with the last fifteen years focused specifically on security. He founded Graystone Solutions in 2013, initially providing managed IT services to regional businesses before shifting the firm’s focus to advanced IT and AI security consulting in 2026.
Prior to founding Graystone, Brandon served as Chief Information Security Officer at Guaranty Bank and Trust Company for a decade, where he built and managed the organization’s security program from the ground up — including a virtualized data center, disaster recovery infrastructure, vendor risk management, and regulatory compliance under GLBA and GDPR. Earlier in his career he worked with Soltra Solutions under TS clearance alongside DHS, the FBI, and DOD, contributing to the development of a national cyber threat intelligence sharing platform now in use at OCCIP.
He holds the CISSP designation alongside three banking-specific security certifications. His current focus is the development of Project Zoey — a locally hosted, multi-agent AI platform being built under the Graystone umbrella.