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Houston CISO Governing Body
A regional Governing Body leads the Houston CISO community, shaping the topics and agendas for your local programs and ensuring that all content is driven by CISOs, for CISOs.
Co-Chairs
Mike Coogan
Waste Management
Senior Director, IT & CISO
Derek Rude
Weatherford
Director, IT Security
Genady Vishnevetsky
Stewart Title Company
CISO
Members
Jason Adams
Cornerstone Building Brands
Director, Cyber Security
Neel Adhikari
Solvay
Global Security Program Management
André Allen
ENGIE NA
Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)
Lorenzo Alvarado
PIMCO
Head of Security
Julie Boehl
Southwestern Energy
Director, Information Security
Catharina Budiharto
Evanta Guest
President & CEO
Tony Caruso
Apache Corporation
CyberSecurity Advisor
Muni Chatarpal
Patterson-UTI Energy
Chief Information Security Officer
Mario Chiock
SLB
Schlumberger Fellow
Stephen Cicirelli
American Bureau of Shipping
Chief Information Security Officer
James Costello
Katy Independent School District
Security Specialist
Alan Daines
Baker Hughes
Chief Information Security Officer
Scott DeCandido
Eastdil Secured
Information Security Officer
Yunique Demann
NTT Data Services
Senior Director, Privacy Strategic Lead
Paul Dial
AECOM
CISO
Mary Dickerson
University of Houston System
AVP/AVC IT Security, CISO
Joshua Dray
San Jacinto College
CISO
Kimberly Ebright
Teradata
Security and Strategy Operations
Stephanie Franklin-Thomas
ABM
SVP & CISO
Andy Freeman
DistributionNOW
Director, Information Security
Josh Garvey
Aramco Services Company
Information Security Supervisor
Aldo Gonzalez
Chevron Phillips Chemical Company
Security Operations Manager
Shuja Haider
LivaNova
CISO
Brad Hollingsworth
Mattress Firm
Sr. Director of Cyber Security
Christopher Kar
Fort Bend Independent School District
Information Security Advisor
Kent Knudsen
Enterprise Products Partners
Manager IT Security
Sameer Koranne
IBM
OT Lead, X-Force Incident Response
Justin Le
Par Pacific
IT Director - Enterprise Information Security
Casey Lee
National Oilwell Varco
Director, IT Security
Mark Littlejohn
CVR Energy
CISO
Linda Marcone
Crate & Barrel
CISO
Mario Martinez
Plains GP Holdings
Sr. Director of Infrastructure and Cyber Defense
Deron McElroy
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
Chief of Cybersecurity
John McLeod
National Oilwell Varco
CISO
John Mowery
Motiva
CISO
Thinh Nguyen
Invesco
Global Technical Security Officer & Chief Security Architect
Nibin Philip
Landry's Inc.
VP, Chief Information Security Officer
Dr. Tim Proffitt
Insperity
Managing Director, Information Security
Mike Ratliff
Invesco
Technical Information Security Officer
Mike Reynolds
MolyCop
Director, Global Information Security
Doug Rinehart
Newfold Digital
CISO
Nick Rose
Genesis Energy
CIO/CISO
Tony Savelsbergh
Aramco Services Company
IT GRC Supervisor
Marc Scarborough
Rice University
CISO
Eric Seagren
Oceaneering International
Chief Information Security Officer
Scott Smith
City of Bryan
Chief Information Security Officer
Tim Smith
Westlake Chemical
Global CISO
Cynthia Soares
Baylor College of Medicine
Director, IT Information Security
Diego Souza
Cummins
Global Chief Information Security Officer
Anthony Souza
CenterPoint Energy
Director of Cybersecurity (CISO)
Billy Spears
Teradata
CISO
Keith Turpin
The Friedkin Group Inc
CISO
Stuart Wagner
Enterprise Products Partners
CIO
Joy Wangdi
LyondellBasell
Cybersecurity Trust Officer
Christopher Ward
TechnipFMC
CISO
Kevin Weaver
CommonSpirit Health
Division Cybersecurity Officer
Bryan Whiteside
Baker Hughes
Senior Director Cyber Security
Reid Wisa
Tailored Brands
Director, Information Security
Chris Wolski
CSAT Solutions
ISO
Craig Wood
Tricon Energy
Director of Infrastructure and Security
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AMERICAN FAMILY INSURANCE
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SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC
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Upcoming Programs
IN-PERSON
June 22, 2023 | 1 day
Houston CISO Executive Summit
The Houstonian Hotel, Club & Spa
Walk away from this peer-led program with new connections and with actionable insights.
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IN-PERSON
September 27, 2023 | an evening
Houston CISO Inner Circle
Yellow Rose Distilling
A gathering with peers to discuss timely topics over dinner in a private setting.
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VIRTUAL
October 26, 2023 | 1 hour
Houston CISO Town Hall
Houston CISO Town Hall
An interactive, peer-led discussion on current topics and priorities.
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IN-PERSON
December 14, 2023 | 1 day
Houston CISO Executive Summit
Hyatt Regency Houston West
Walk away from this peer-led program with new connections and with actionable insights.
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PAST PROGRAMS
Houston CISO Inner Circle - 03/01/2023
Houston CISO Executive Summit - 11/30/2022
Houston CISO Inner Circle - 09/14/2022
Houston CISO Town Hall - 08/23/2022
Houston CISO Town Hall - 06/28/2022
Houston CISO Inner Circle - 04/13/2022
Houston CISO Executive Summit - 12/07/2021
Houston CISO Peer Roundtable - 07/20/2021
Houston CISO Virtual Executive Summit - 06/10/2021
Houston CISO Town Hall - 03/30/2021
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Content from your CISO peers
TOWN HALL INSIGHTS | JUNE 7, 2023
TOWN HALL INSIGHTS | JUNE 7, 2023
Integrating Threat Hunting in Your Multi-Layered Defense Strategy
Advanced threats take up valuable time and manpower for IT and security teams, so what can CIOs and CISOs do to manage threat intelligence? CIOs and CISOs in Seattle gathered to discuss how to protect their organizations from vulnerabilities, build a threat-hunting roadmap, and provide visibility about threats internally. These are their takeaways.
READ ARTICLEBLOG | MAY 29, 2023
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Navigating the Digital Future to Accelerate Transformation
Across our CIO and CISO communities, executives report that digital business and data and analytics are within their top 10 objectives, with digital talent closely behind. CIOs and CISOs in the Vancouver, BC community gathered recently at an Inner Circle Dinner to discuss the vital role data plays in the digital age – these are their takeaways.
VIEW POSTBLOG | MAY 22, 2023
BLOG | MAY 22, 2023
Key Things CISOs Should Know About Data Privacy
The primary role of a CISO is to manage the security of organizational assets. Here, Yunique Demann, Senior Director, Privacy Strategic Lead at NTT Data, and Governing Body Member of the Houston CISO Community, shares insight data protection best practices as it relates to security and the CISO’s functional areas.
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