Boston CISO Community

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

Accelerating security to match the pace of digital business initiatives
Managing the risk created from a landscape of new core technologies
Achieving sustainability for the CISO role without compromising outcomes

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

Boston Scientific
Vice President & Chief Information Security Officer

Javed Ikbal

Bright Horizons
VP/CISO

Lawrence Jarvis

Iron Mountain Inc
SVP, Chief Information Security Officer

Lorna Koppel

Tufts University
Director of Information Security/CISO

Holly Ridgeway

Citizens Financial Group
Chief Security Officer

Ravi Thatavarthy

BJ's Wholesale Club
Vice President & Chief Information Security Officer

Marnie Wilking

Wayfair
Global Head of Security and IT Risk Management

Members

Bobbi Bookstaver

Shawmut Design and Construction
Director of Information Security

Deb Briggs

NetScout
CSO

Bill Brown

Abacus Insight
CIO & CISO Oversight for Boards

Joe Burgoyne

GE Healthcare
Sr. Director, Cyber Security

Jay Carter

MEMIC
CISO

Mark Connelly

Boston Consulting Group
CISO

Alex Cunningham

Advisor360
Chief Information Security Officer

Kevin DeLange

IGT Global
Vice President & Chief Information Security Officer

David Escalante

Boston College
Dir., Computer Policy & Sec.

Julie Fitton

Stanley Black & Decker
VP, Digital Product Security

Bruce Forman

UMass Memorial Health Care
CISO

Jon Fredrickson

Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island
Information Security & Privacy Officer

Adam Glick

Rocket
VP, Chief Information Security Officer

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

Ryan Johnson

Philips
Regional Security Officer – Americas

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

Reliant Medical Group
Director of Security Operations

Jeffrey Lemmo

Wex
Director, IT Audit

Ken MacCuish

Nuance Communications
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

Bobby Narasimham

AstraZeneca
Chief Information Security Officer

Helen Negre

Siemens Healthineers
Product & Solution Security Officer, Data Privacy Advisor

Brian Palazini

Analog Devices
Chief Information Security Officer

Tony Petisce

Fallon Health
Vice President, IT Operations & Information Security Officer

Stephen Pyne

SS&C Eze
Chief Information Security Officer

Mukund Ravipaty

Commonwealth Financial Network
CISO

Mike Rodehorst

Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
VP, Chief Information Security Officer

John Sirois

Acushnet Company
Director, Tech. Svcs.

David Small

Boston Private
CISO

Glenn Strickland

Boston Partners
CISO

Mark Sutton

Bain Capital
VP, CISO

Samantha Swift

Foreside
Chief Risk Officer

Mark Teehan

Sarasota County, FL
Chief Information Security Officer

Adam Thornton

General Electric
VP, Technology Risk, Compliance and Regulatory

Peter Vittands

New Balance
Information Security Officer

Michael Woodson

Sonesta International Hotels
Director of Information Security and Privacy

Larry Zorio III

Smith & Nephew US
CISO

"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 Programs

November 17, 2021

Boston CISO Executive Summit

Renaissance Boston Waterfront Hotel

Walk away from this peer-led, one-day program with new connections and actionable insights.

December, 2021

Boston CISO Inner Circle

Hampshire House

An evening with peers to discuss timely topics over dinner in a private setting.

Virtual Programs

October 12 - 13, 2021

Global CISO Virtual Executive Summit

A virtual gathering for CISOs with global responsibilities to discuss challenges unique to international operations.

Learn More

PAST PROGRAMS

Content from your CISO peers

BLOG | SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Who’s Answering the Next Big Question? Cybersecurity Chief Kurt John of Siemens USA

On The Next Big Question podcast, we ask C-level executives to reflect on a big, timely business question. Here are highlights from our conversation with Kurt John, Chief Cybersecurity Officer of Siemens USA, who discusses how IT and security leaders can navigate an exploding vendor landscape and keep their organizations secure.

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PODCAST | SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

The Next Big Question, Episode 20

Chief Cybersecurity Officer Kurt John of Siemens USA joins the podcast to discuss how to manage the noise in your organization’s crowded technology ecosystem. Kurt explains how digitalization, speed to market, and a plethora of products are contributing to that noise and how to manage risk in this environment.

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BLOG | AUGUST 23, 2021

6 Things We Learned in a Survey of Security Leaders

We recently reached out to our CISO communities to gauge their views about returning to a semblance of normalcy. Here are six things we learned from almost 250 security leaders from top organizations around the world.