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New Jersey CISO Community
Gain powerful new perspectives
Join fellow CISOs in the New Jersey community to solve critical leadership challenges through the collective experiences and expertise of the network.
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
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

Roota Almeida
Delta Dental of New Jersey
CISO

Lookman Fazal
NJ Transit
Chief Information & Digital Officer

Zouhair Guelzim
L'Oreal USA
VP & CISO

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
Director, Information Risk Management
Ankur Ahuja
Fareportal
Vice President and Global CISO
Donato Aliberti
Santander Bank
Head of Cybersecurity Operations
Balu Arumugam
Mars
Head of Global Security Architecture/ Chief Security Architect
Scott Bourne
Merck & Co.
IT Risk Management/ Attack Surface Reduction
Eric Brohm
Wyndham Hotels and Resorts
GVP, CISO
Alex Bykov
Morgan Stanley
Executive Director, Head of Insider Threat Analytics and Engineering
Christopher Callahan
Weichert Realtors
CISO
Cindy Cullen
Interpublic Group of Companies
Director of Information Security
Larry Dolan
Newell Brands
CISO
Jose Dominguez
TD Ameritrade
CISO
John Hoke
Avis Budget Group
Senior Director, Global Information Security
Michael Iwanoff
iConectiv
SVP & CISO & CIO
Bilal Khan
NJ Transit
Chief Technology Officer – Infrastructure & Operation and Acting Chief Information Security Officer
Afzal Khan
OPKO Health
Global 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
Michael Livni
Valley National Bancorp
CISO
Ken Loisch
Conair
Director, Information Security & Compliance
Alim Macauley
Bristol-Myers Squibb
Director, Security Risk Mgmt.
Sanjay Macwan
Vonage
Chief Information Security Officer; SVP Enterprise Engineering, Global Network, & Business Insights
Ravi Mani
Quest Diagnostics Inc
Vice President & CISO
Robert McKenna
Selective Insurance
SVP Enterprise Strategy and Execution
Juan Morales
Realogy
Chief Information Security Officer, Global Information Security
Ganesh Murugan
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group
Head of Cyber Strategy & Execution
Sajed Naseem
New Jersey Courts
Chief Information Security Officer
Mary Prabha Ng
Equitable Financial
CISO
David Ortiz
Church & Dwight
Chief Information Security Officer
Patrick Park
Milbank
Director, information Security & CISO
Allan Piket
Lord, Abbett & Co
CISO
Rob Reiser
Tory Burch
Director Information Security
Alexander Schuchman
Colgate-Palmolive
CISO
Hari Shah
Tapestry
CISO
Gurjinder Singh
Halma plc
Head of Cyber Development, VP Halma IT
Frederick Spencer
Everest Re Group
CISO
Rob Suárez
Becton, Dickinson and Co
VP, Chief Information Security Officer
Galo Vaca
Citibank
SVP, IT Security, Group ISO (GISO)
Upcoming Events
Virtual Programs
March 4, 2021
New Jersey CISO Virtual Town Hall
Accelerating Innovation at Wyndham Hotels & Resorts
An interactive, peer-led discussion on current topics and priorities.
Learn More
May 6, 2021
New Jersey CISO Virtual Executive Summit
Walk away from this peer-led, half-day virtual program with new connections and actionable insights.
Learn More
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LISTEN NOWBLOG | JANUARY 25, 2021



BLOG | JANUARY 25, 2021
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TOWN HALL INSIGHTS | JANUARY 14, 2021
UK CISO Virtual Town Hall Insights
In their recent town hall, CISOs in the UK discussed how to respond to an extortion attack. Read the takeaways from their discussion on how to respond in a timely way, stay adaptable, and protect the business.
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