Atlanta CISO Community

Join your peers to discuss the most critical issues impacting CISOs today.

Supporting business agility with risk-based programs
Evaluating, communicating and responding to evolving threats
Building a culture of security to enable smart, secure decision-making

Atlanta CISO Governing Body

A regional Governing Body leads the Atlanta CISO community, shaping the topics and agendas for your local programs and ensuring that all content is driven by CISOs, for CISOs.

Co-Chairs

Derek Benz

Coca-Cola Company
Chief Information Security Officer

Tim Callahan

Aflac
Global Chief Information Security Officer

John Dickson

Republic National Distributing Company
VP, IT Infrastructure & Cybersecurity

David Levine

Ricoh Americas
VP Corporate & Information Security, CSO

Dean Mallis

Marta
CISO

Deborah Wheeler

Delta Air Lines
Chief Information Security Officer

Members

Andy Abercrombie

Novelis
Director, Global IT Security

Bobby Alldread

Manhattan Associates
Director – Global Security

David Allen

Georgia Technology Authority
CISO

Kelvin Arcelay

EVO Payments International
SVP, IS & IT Risk Management

James Baird

FOCUS Brands
VP Information Security & CISO

Michael Brainard

S.P. Richards Company
Head of Information Security

Andrew Cannata

Primo Water Corporation
Global Chief Information Security Officer

Chris Carrow

US Bank
Vice President | Mergers & Acquisitions Capability Manager

Chayan Chakravarti

Equifax
Business Information Security Officer

Fran Cioffi

Georgia-Pacific
CISO

Paul Connelly

HCA
VP/CSO

Jesse Craver

Wells Fargo
SVP, Information Security

Joe DiBiase

Interface
Director, Global IS

John Diaz

ThyssenKrupp
Head of Information Security / Information Security Officer

Nicole Dove

WarnerMedia
Business Information Security Officer

James Edgar

FleetCor Technologies
SVP & Global CISO

Katie Ewers

McKesson Corporation
Director of Cybersecurity, BISO Team, - MRxTS

Ngozi Eze

Levi Strauss & Co.
Chief Information Security Officer

Jamil Farshchi

Equifax
Chief Information Security Officer

Rob Ferrill

University of Alabama at Birmingham
AVP, CISO

Martin Fisher

Northside Hospital
Director, Information Security & CISO

Mike Frazee

Lend Lease
Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)

Mark Gelhardt

US Bank
SVP, Technology Governance

John Gift

WestRock
VP & CISO

Dacia Gilkey

Georgia Technology Authority
GETS Security Program Director

Kevin Gowen

Synovus Financial
CISO

Jonathan Hay

Cadence Bank
Security Group Manager, Deputy CISO

Bryan Hemerka

MiraMed Global Services
National Director of Information Security

Gretchen Hiley

Randstad North America
CISO

Tami Hudson

Randstad North America
CISO

Abdul Hussain

Delta Community Credit Union
VP & CISO

Jevin Jensen

Mohawk Industries
VP, IT Global Infrastructure

Kim Keever

Cox Communications
SVP & CISO

John Koester

HD Supply
Senior Director and Chief Information Security Officer

Armghan Malik

Altium
CISO

Mike Marsilio

Paradies Lagardere
CISO

Mat Mathews

Boys & Girls Clubs of America
VP of Information Technology

Brian Mauter

RaceTrac Petroleum
Executive Director, Security

Eric Mermelstein

GCP Applied Technologies
CISO

Jim Miles

PGi
VP, Information Security

Robert Mims

Southern Company
Chief Information Security Officer

Kevin Morrison

Rollins
Vice President of IT & CISO

Tim Mullen

Change Healthcare
VP, Information Security

David Nagel

Genuine Parts
CISO

Nikhil Narvekar

Graphic Packaging
Vice President IT & CTO

Murtaza Nisar

Elanco
CISO

David Nolan

Aaron's
VP Information Security

Elias Nyankojo

Avanos
Global Leader, Information Security

Michael Owens

Equifax
BISO

Jorge Perez

Truist
SVP, Divisional CISO

Troy Phelps

Remitly
BISO

Brian Phillips

Macy's
VP, Information Security

Carlton Powers

Atlanta Falcons
Director of Information Security

Carl Scaffidi

InComm
CISO

Kemper Seay

Carter's
VP Infrastructure & Chief Information Security Officer

Frank Sornson

ExamWorks
VP Global IT Security

Scott Stanton

Owens & Minor
Business Information Security Officer (BISO)

Lane Sullivan

Magellan Health
VP Information Technology and Deputy Chief Information Security Officer

Vladimir Svidesskis

Vaco
Director, Head of Security, Compliance & Risk

Irene Thong

Printpack
Senior Director, IT and Project Management

Nir Valtman

Finastra
Vice President, Head of Product & Data Security

Hmong Vang

Kindred at Home
CISO

Bob Varnadoe

NCR
CISO

Joe Watkins

Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta
CISO

Keith Weller

International Market Centers
CISO

Mike Whitt

Renasant Bank
CISO

Jordan Worth

Porsche
LISO

"The CISO Executive Summit is the only event where I am able to sit with a person I don't know and be assured they are largely facing a similar set of opportunities and challenges within their own organization.”

Derek Benz, CISO
The Coca-Cola Company

"The peer interactions I get with the Evanta events are the best I’ve had in my career. These events help to establish a strong peer network that is regularly refreshed.”

Ken Athanasiou, Global CISO
VF Corp

"The format of the CISO Executive Summit absolutely lives up to its billing of being ‘by CISOs, for CISOs.’ The ability to collaborate with peers to discuss today’s issues is worth every minute.”

Jon Moore, CISO
Humana

Upcoming Programs

IN-PERSON

September 14, 2022 | an evening

Atlanta CISO Inner Circle

Terminus 330

A gathering with peers to discuss timely topics over dinner in a private setting.

October 12 - 14, 2022 | 3 days

Global CISO Executive Summit

Eaglewood Resort & Spa

A summit for CISOs with global responsibilities to come together and discuss challenges unique to global operations.

Content from your CISO peers

PEER PRACTICES | MAY 16, 2022

How CISOs & CIOs Can Collaborate to Effectively Communicate Risk

At Compass Group, Group CISO & CTO Imran Ali and Group CIO Craig Charlton have been on a journey to collaborate and improve the effectiveness of their communications about risk. Learn their strategies for communicating up and down the organisation to keep security at the forefront for stakeholders.

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BLOG | MAY 11, 2022

The CISO’s Perspective: Third-Party Risk Management

Third-party risk management is a necessary but broad concept, often used to describe all of an organization’s efforts to defend itself from a breach of a partner’s network. Today, it ranks in the top two priorities for CISOs overall. Here’s a look at what CISOs are telling us about third-party risk management.

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BLOG | MAY 5, 2022

3 Areas of Focus for C-Suite Leaders in 2022

After a couple of highly unusual years filled with business uncertainty on the back of a global pandemic, what are C-suite leaders focused on this year? Read the 3 areas executives cited in our survey as their most important priorities for 2022.