Governing Body
Governing Body members are responsible for the strategic direction of the CISO Executive Summit. The support and participation of our region's Fortune 1000 CISOs, along with the top government and academic CISOs, ensures that each of the conference sessions, speakers and best practice vendor sponsors are relevant, timely and structured to deliver maximum value.
Michael Castagna
Governing Body Co-Chair
VP, Corporate Info. Security
Sallie Mae, Inc.
Governing Body Co-Chair
VP, Corporate Info. Security
Sallie Mae, Inc.
Stacey Halota
Governing Body Co-Chair
VP, InfoSec. & Privacy
The Washington Post Company
Governing Body Co-Chair
VP, InfoSec. & Privacy
The Washington Post Company
Robert Lentz
Governing Body Co-Chair
Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, Cyber Security & CISO
US Department of Defense
Governing Body Co-Chair
Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, Cyber Security & CISO
US Department of Defense
Tim McKnight
Governing Body Co-Chair
VP & CISO
Northrop Grumman Corporation
Governing Body Co-Chair
VP & CISO
Northrop Grumman Corporation
Chandra McMahon
Governing Body Co-Chair
CISO
Lockheed Martin Corporation
Governing Body Co-Chair
CISO
Lockheed Martin Corporation
Chris Tignor
Governing Body Co-Chair
VP & CISO
Capital One Financial Corporation
Governing Body Co-Chair
VP & CISO
Capital One Financial Corporation
Suresh Balakrishnan
Deputy CIO & Asst. Vice Chancellor
University System of Maryland
Deputy CIO & Asst. Vice Chancellor
University System of Maryland
Tom Bowers
CISO
Virginia Community College System Office
CISO
Virginia Community College System Office
Larry Brock
CISO
E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
CISO
E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
Terry Chapman
CISO
Wolseley plc
CISO
Wolseley plc
Elisa Cruz
CISO
US Department of Homeland Security
CISO
US Department of Homeland Security
Phil Ferraro
CISO
DRS Defense Solutions
CISO
DRS Defense Solutions
Wayne T. Greene
Director, Cyber Security
General Dynamics Corporation
Director, Cyber Security
General Dynamics Corporation
Suzanne Hall
CISO
The American Red Cross
CISO
The American Red Cross
Dan Han
Information Security Officer
Virginia Commonwealth University
Information Security Officer
Virginia Commonwealth University
Mansur Hasib
CIO
Baltimore City Health Department
CIO
Baltimore City Health Department
Chrisan Herrod
CISO
University of Maryland University College
CISO
University of Maryland University College
Peter Hill
Global Chief Technology Risk & Security Officer
ING
Global Chief Technology Risk & Security Officer
ING
Victor Iwugo
CISO
Washington Metro Area Transit Authority
CISO
Washington Metro Area Transit Authority
Jim Kastle
CISO
Delphi Automotive
CISO
Delphi Automotive
Jake Kouns
CISO
Markel Corporation
CISO
Markel Corporation
Darren Lacey
CISO
The Johns Hopkins University
CISO
The Johns Hopkins University
Mark Leary
CISO
TASC Inc.
CISO
TASC Inc.
Joseph Lee
Director, Info Sec.
AARP
Director, Info Sec.
AARP
Chet Loveland
Global Info. Security & Privacy Officer
MeadWestvaco Corporation
Global Info. Security & Privacy Officer
MeadWestvaco Corporation
Randy Marchany
CISO
Virginia Tech University
CISO
Virginia Tech University
Tim Mathias
Sr. Director, IT Risk Mgmt.
Thomson Reuters Corporation
Sr. Director, IT Risk Mgmt.
Thomson Reuters Corporation
Kathy Memenza
VP, Information Protection, IT Security & Systems Engineering
Marriott International, Inc.
VP, Information Protection, IT Security & Systems Engineering
Marriott International, Inc.
Bob Nakles
Executive Director of the Security & Project Management Office
George Mason University
Executive Director of the Security & Project Management Office
George Mason University
Jim Nelms
CISO
World Bank Group
CISO
World Bank Group
James Rigney
Executive Director Information Security
CACI International Inc.
Executive Director Information Security
CACI International Inc.
Timothy Ruland
CISO
Census Bureau, US
CISO
Census Bureau, US
David Smith
CISO
Georgetown University
CISO
Georgetown University
John Smith
Senior Advisor for Cybersecurity and Intelligence
Social Security Administration
Senior Advisor for Cybersecurity and Intelligence
Social Security Administration
Myrna Soto
SVP & CISO
Comcast Corporation
SVP & CISO
Comcast Corporation
Elayne Starkey
CSO
State of Delaware
CSO
State of Delaware
David Stender
Associate CIO for Cybersecurity & CISO
Internal Revenue Service
Associate CIO for Cybersecurity & CISO
Internal Revenue Service
Jason Taule
CISO & CPO
Computer Sciences Corporation
CISO & CPO
Computer Sciences Corporation
Jill Vaughan
Director & CISO
Transportation Security Administration
Director & CISO
Transportation Security Administration
James White
CISO
MedStar Health Inc.
CISO
MedStar Health Inc.
Kevin Winter
CISO
SRA International, Inc.
CISO
SRA International, Inc.
Keith Young
Security Official, Department of Technology Services
Montgomery County
Security Official, Department of Technology Services
Montgomery County
Frank Zhang
Director of Information Technology
Senate, US
Director of Information Technology
Senate, US