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Boston CISO Community
Gain powerful new perspectives
Join fellow CISOs in the Boston community to solve critical leadership challenges through the collective experiences and expertise of the network.
Invaluable network
Build a strong professional network where you live and work. Access the collective expertise of your true peers all in one place. Make new connections and catch up with old friends.
Peer collaboration
Gain new perspectives from peers who understand your most critical priorities and are facing the same challenges -- generate ideas, share real-life experiences and get forward-looking guidance and insights.
Actionable insights
Exchange best practices, validate strategies and walk away with practical insights that are immediately actionable.
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
Boston CISO Governing Body
A regional Governing Body leads the Boston CISO community, shaping the topics and agendas for your local programs and ensuring that all content is driven by CISOs, for CISOs.
Co-Chairs
Kevin Brown
SAIC
SVP, CISO
Javed Ikbal
Bright Horizons
VP/CISO
Larry Jarvis
Iron Mountain Inc
SVP, Chief Information Security Officer
Holly Ridgeway
Citizens Financial Group
Chief Security Officer
Ravi Thatavarthy
Rite Aid
Vice President & Chief Information Security Officer
Marnie Wilking
Wayfair
Global Head of Security and IT Risk Management
Members
Ken Asnes
Talbots
Sr. Director, Information Security/CISO
Bobbi Bookstaver
Shawmut Design and Construction
Director of Information Security
Deb Briggs
Netscout
Chief Security Officer
Bill Brown
Abacus Insight
CIO & CISO Oversight for Boards
Joe Burgoyne
GE Healthcare
Sr. Director, Cyber Security
Kevin Burns
Draper
CISO
Jay Carter
MEMIC
CISO
Anne Coulombe
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co
Head of Data Protection / Data Security
Alex Cunningham
Advisor360
CISO
Kevin DeLange
IGT Global
Vice President & Chief Information Security Officer
David Escalante
Boston College
Dir., Computer Policy & Sec.
Julie Fitton
Stanley Black & Decker
Vice President, CISO
Bruce Forman
UMass Memorial Health Care
CISO
Jon Fredrickson
Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island
Information Security & Privacy Officer
Adam Glick
SimpliSafe
CISO
Daniel Gortze
MIB
Chief Information Security Officer
Christopher Hauser
Amica
Chief Information Security Officer
Bill Hill
MITRE
CISO
Eric Hussey
PTC
VP, CISO
Eric Jacobsen
Boston University
Executive Director of Information Security
Esmond Kane
Steward Health Care System
CISO
Anil Kapoor
Five Star Senior Living
Information Security Officer
Steven Keller
Mapfre Insurance
AVP, Chief Information Security Officer
Gene Kingsley
Farm Credit Financial Partners, Inc.
Director, Information Security
Jim Kottas
Idemia North America
Chief Information Security Officer, Chief Privacy Officer
John Legelis
Salesforce
BISO
Jeffrey Lemmo
Wex
Director, IT Audit
Ken MacCuish
Cerence
CISO
Dustin MacFarlane
American Tower Corp
Director – Information Security, Governance and Compliance
Christina Mazzone
PTC
Cyber Security Risk Officer
Greg McCarthy
City of Boston, MA
CISO
Owen Meehan
Bullhorn
VP, Global Security & Compliance
Peter Merrill
Dartmouth-Hitchcock
Director IS Business Mgt
Mark Nardone
Babson College
CISO
Brian Palazini
Analog Devices
Chief Information Security Officer
Tony Parrillo
Schneider Electric
VP, Enterprise IT Global Head of Security
Tony Petisce
Fallon Health
Vice President, IT Operations & Information Security Officer
Stephen Pyne
SS&C Eze
Chief Information Security Officer
Bobby Rao
AstraZeneca
Chief Information Security Officer
Mukund Ravipaty
Commonwealth Financial Network
CISO
Mike Rodehorst
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
VP, Chief Information Security Officer
Robert Sherman
American Tower Corp
Chief Information Security Officer & Vice President, Information Technology
John Sirois
Acushnet Company
Sr. Director, Tech. Svcs.
David Small
Boston Private
CISO
Glenn Strickland
Boston Partners
CISO
Robert Sullivan
Agero
CISO, VP Technology Shared Services
Mark Sutton
Bain Capital
VP, CISO
Samantha Swift
Foreside
Chief Risk Officer
Mark Teehan
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
Chief Information Security Officer
Adam Thornton
GE Power
VP, Technology Risk, Compliance and Regulatory
Peter Vittands
New Balance
Leader Global Information Security
Michael Woodson
Sonesta
Director of Information Security and Privacy
Nikolai Zlatarev
Castleton Commodities International LLC
CISO
Larry Zorio III
Smith & Nephew US
Vice President, Chief Information Security Officer
"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
VIRTUAL
August 24, 2022 | 1 hour
Boston CISO Virtual Town Hall
Optimizing the Workforce for Cyber Crisis Resilience — An Interactive Simulation
An interactive, peer-led discussion on current topics and priorities.
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IN-PERSON
September 14, 2022 | an evening
Boston CISO Inner Circle
Hampshire House
A gathering with peers to discuss timely topics over dinner in a private setting.
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IN-PERSON
October 12 - 14, 2022 | 3 days
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Global CISO Executive Summit
Eaglewood Resort & Spa
A summit for CISOs with global responsibilities to come together and discuss challenges unique to global operations.
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IN-PERSON
November 30, 2022 | 1 day
Boston CISO Executive Summit
The Westin Copley Place, Boston
Walk away from this peer-led program with new connections and with actionable insights.
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PAST PROGRAMS
Boston CISO Executive Summit - 05/10/2022
Boston CISO Virtual Town Hall - 04/07/2022
Boston CISO Inner Circle - 12/08/2021
Boston CISO Executive Summit - 11/17/2021
Boston CISO Virtual Town Hall - 08/17/2021
Boston CISO Virtual Executive Summit - 05/19/2021
Boston CISO Virtual Town Hall - 04/21/2021
Boston CISO Virtual Boardroom - 04/15/2021
Boston CISO Virtual Boardroom - 03/30/2021
Boston CISO Virtual Town Hall - 03/02/2021
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Content from your CISO peers
BLOG | JUNE 27, 2022
BLOG | JUNE 27, 2022
What Community Brings to Executives
We have written before about the value of community and how important it is in a hybrid world. Here, we reflect on what community means from the perspective of executives. This is how they describe the value of getting together with a community of their peers.
VIEW POSTSURVEY REPORT | JUNE 21, 2022
SURVEY REPORT | JUNE 21, 2022
Top 3 Goals & Challenges for CISOs in 2022
With the increase in cybersecurity threats and more awareness of security breaches, CISOs are in the spotlight more than ever when it comes to protecting their organizations. Here, we take a closer look at their security goals, based on responses from more than 1,000 CISOs in Evanta communities.
PEER PRACTICES | MAY 16, 2022
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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