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Connect with a local community of like-minded peers who share similar challenges and priorities. Access the collective expertise of CISOs from diverse experiences, backgrounds and industries. Members of the community come together several times a year to connect with each other, exchange ideas and experiences, and validate strategies and solutions.
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New Jersey CISO Governing Body
A regional Governing Body leads the New Jersey CISO community, shaping the topics and agendas for your local programs and ensuring that all content is driven by CISOs, for CISOs.
Co-Chairs

Ankur Ahuja
Fareportal
Global VP and CISO

Roota Almeida
Amazon Stores
Head of Security Governance

Lookman Fazal
NJ Transit
Chief Information & Digital Officer

Zouhair Guelzim
L'Oreal Americas
VP, Chief Information Security Officer

Warren Kudman
Turner Construction
SVP & Chief Information Officer

Hussein Syed
RWJBarnabas Health
Chief Information Security Officer

Gabrielle Wolfson
Quest Diagnostics Inc
Senior VP & Chief Information & Chief Digital Officer
Members
Rod Aday
Verizon
Global Director, Information Risk Management
Don Aliberti
Valley National Bancorp
Head of Cyber Risk Management
Elil Arulraj
Aon
Sr. Director, Global Head of Cybersecurity Engineering
Scott Bourne
Merck & Co.
IT Risk Management/ Attack Surface Reduction
Eric Brohm
Wyndham Hotels and Resorts
GVP, CISO
Bob Brown
Federal Home Loan Bank of New York
CISO
Alex Bykov
BNY Mellon
Executive Manager, Technology Risk Management
Christopher Callahan
Weichert Companies
CISO
Cindy Cullen
Thomson Reuters
Sr Director, Information Security Officer
Larry Dolan
Fanatics
CISO
Keith Donnelly
Broadridge
VP, Global Head of Risk & Compliance
Ken Fishkin
Lowenstein Sandler
Manager, Information Security
John Hoke
Avis Budget Group
Senior Director, Global Information Security
Michael Iwanoff
iConectiv
SVP & CISO & CIO
Bilal Khan
NJ Transit
Chief Technology & Security Officer
Afzal Khan
OPKO Health
Global Chief Information Security Officer
Rafi Khan
NJ Transit
Chief Information Security Officer
Kevin Kilgore
Ascensus
Business Unit Information Security Officer
Mark Kramer
Tenex Capital Management
Senior Operating Advisor
Richard Kulesa
Dun & Bradstreet
Chief Risk Officer
Vivek Kumar
CBOE
Global Deputy Chief Information Security Officer
Mike Livni
Valley National Bancorp
CISO
Ken Loisch
Conair
Chief Information Security Officer
Alim Macauley
Bristol-Myers Squibb
Director, Security Risk Mgmt.
Andrew Malinowski
Construction Specialties
CISO
Ravi Mani
Quest Diagnostics Inc
Vice President & CISO
Samer Mansour
Panasonic
VP, Chief Information Security Officer
Bob McKenna
Selective Insurance
SVP Enterprise Strategy and Execution
Juan Morales
Anywhere Real Estate
Chief Information Security Officer, Global Information Security
Ganesh Murugan
ADP
Global Head of Security Strategy
Manish Nashine
The Home Depot
Technology Director - Threat Exposure Management
David Ortiz
Church & Dwight
Chief Information Security Officer
Patrick Park
Milbank
Director, information Security & CISO
Rob Reiser
Tory Burch
Sr. Director Information Security and Data Privacy
Hari Shah
Tapestry
Chief Information Security Officer
Gurjinder Singh
Halma plc
VP IT, Head of Cybersecurity Development
Fred Spencer
Everest Re Group
CISO
Rob Suárez
Becton, Dickinson and Co
VP, Chief Information Security Officer
Madhu Thekk
Siemens Financial Services
Cybersecurity Officer
Galo Vaca
Citibank
SVP, IT Risk & Cybersecurity, Group Information Security Officer (GISO)
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Our selective approach maintains the high quality of the network and ensures top-level discussions with peers from the world’s leading organizations.
Upcoming Programs
IN-PERSON
May 2, 2023 | an evening
New Jersey CISO Inner Circle
The Highlawn
A gathering with peers to discuss timely topics over dinner in a private setting.
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IN-PERSON
June, 2023 | an evening
New Jersey CISO Inner Circle
A gathering with peers to discuss timely topics over dinner in a private setting.
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IN-PERSON
October, 2023 | 1 day
New Jersey CISO Executive Summit
Walk away from this peer-led program with new connections and with actionable insights.
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Memorable Moments from EMEA CISO Communities in 2022
In 2022, Evanta’s European CISO communities gathered across Europe to tackle mission critical priorities, ranging from cloud security to measuring and communicating risk. Here are the highlights from Evanta’s EMEA CISO community programs in 2022.
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BLOG | JANUARY 3, 2023
What C-Level Executives Were Reading in 2022
As you’re returning from holidays and getting back into work, we wanted to share some articles and survey findings you might have missed in 2022. These are some of the most-viewed articles (and most listened to podcasts!) on Evanta.com in the past year.
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