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New York CISO Governing Body
A regional Governing Body leads the New York 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 Cena
A+E Networks
Vice President, Head of Cyber Security
Zouhair Guelzim
L'Oreal Americas
VP, Chief Information Security Officer
Brian Lozada
Amazon
CISO, Prime Video and Studios
Tomas Maldonado
National Football League
Chief Information Security Officer
Tod Mitchinson
New York Life
VP, Chief Information Security Officer
Michael Palmer
Hearst
Chief Information Security Officer
Kylie Watson
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
CISO
Teresa Zielinski
General Electric
Chief Information and Product Security Officer
Members
Rod Aday
Verizon
Global Director, Information Risk Management
Ankur Ahuja
Fareportal
Global VP and CISO
Michael Andreano
Hikma Pharmaceuticals
Senior Director, Group Head of Information Security
Vik Arora
Hospital For Special Surgery
CISO
Radhika Bajpai
PayPal
Senior Director, Global Head of Technology and Information Security Assurance
Arvin Bansal
Nissan Motor Corporation
CISO Americas
Medha Bhalodkar
Columbia University
Chief IT Risk Officer & Global CISO
Bob Blythe
World Wrestling Entertainment Inc
VP, Information Security and Technology Risk
Bob Brown
Federal Home Loan Bank of New York
CISO
Reshma Budhwani
New York Life
VP, Chief Technology Security Officer
Tony Chryseliou
Sony Corporation of America
Global Information Security Executive
Robert Dalrymple
Montefiore
AVP & Chief Information Security Officer
Gustavo Diaz
Brown & Brown Insurance
Chief Information Security Officer
Orrie Dinstein
MarshMcLennan
Global Chief Privacy Officer
Mikhail Falkovich
Con Edison
Chief Information Security Officer
Dan Finkle
Raytheon Technologies
Corporate Chief Information Security Officer
Leon Flaksin
BlackRock Inc
Managing Director & Head of Technology and Cybersecurity Risk Management
Mike Flynn
UPS
VP & CISO
David Ford
Estee Lauder
Executive Director, Global Information Risk and Security
Patrick Ford
Schneider Electric
Chief Information Security Officer, Americas
Igor Gorelik
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University
Chief Information Security Officer
Doug Greene
Guardian Life Insurance
VP, Chief Information Security Officer
Tariq Habib
MTA
Chief Information Security Officer
Ronen Halevy
Sony Corporation of America
Vice President, Information Security
Chris Holden
Crum & Forster
SVP, Chief Information Security Officer
JT Jacoby
International Rescue Committee
Chief Information Security Officer
Tom Kartanowicz
Standard Chartered
CISO, Americas & Europe
Aaron Katz
Digital Currency Group
CISO, Genesis
Tim Kropp
SS&C Technologies
Global Chief Information Security Officer
Mike Lamberg
ION
VP, CISO
Kevin Li
MUFG Americas
Chief Information Security Officer, MUFG Securities
Lena Licata
Blackstone Group
Global Head of Blackstone Technology Governance, Risk and Compliance
Carlos Lyons
CGS
VP, Global Chief Information Security and Compliance Officer
Aditya Malhotra
Ness Digital Engineering
Chief Information Security Officer
Prashanth Mekala
American Family Insurance
Deputy Enterprise CISO
George Moser
S&P Global
Chief Information Security Officer
Helen Negre
Siemens USA
Chief Information Security Officer, Americas
Daniel Nunez
New York City Employees’ Retirement System
Chief Information Security Officer
Keith O'Sullivan
Carefirst
SVP, Chief Information Security Officer
Naresh Podila
Danaher UK
Chief Information Security Officer
Bala Rajagopalan
TradeWeb Markets
Chief Information Security Officer
Ian Rathie
Fitch Ratings
Managing Director, Chief Information Security Officer
Mark Robinson
Coty
Global Director of Information Security
Stacey Romanello
Royal Bank of Canada
Regional Information Security Officer
Peter Rosario
USI
Chief Information Security Officer
Lauren Dana Rosenblatt
International Flavors & Fragrances
VP, Chief Information Security Officer
Ernie Rozado
G-III
Director, Head of Cybersecurity and Compliance
Liza Russell
Barclays
CISO, Consumer Banking and Payments
Raj Sargule
Christie's
Global Head of Information Security
Steve Savard
ICC Industries Inc
Director of Information Technologies
Parthiv Shah
Signature Bank
Chief Information Security Officer, SVP
David Sheidlower
Turner Construction
Chief Information Security Officer
Ben Smith
Nuvance Health
CISO
Rishi Tripathi
The Mount Sinai Hospital
Chief Information Security Officer
Almon Tse
Saks Fifth Avenue
Chief Information Security Officer
Damiano Tulipani
Provident Bank
Chief Information Security Officer
Steven Wallstedt
Abn Amro Bank
Chief Information Security Officer
Ariel Weintraub
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co
Chief Information Security Officer
John Whiting
DDB Worldwide
Global Chief Security Officer
Hongtao Wu
China Merchants Bank
Chief Information Security Officer, New York Branch
Gene Zafrin
RenaissanceRe
Chief Information Security Officer
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June 21, 2023 | 1 day
New York CISO Executive Summit
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August 16, 2023 | an evening
New York CISO Inner Circle
The Standard, High Line
A gathering with peers to discuss timely topics over dinner in a private setting.
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BLOG | MARCH 14, 2023
BLOG | MARCH 14, 2023
The CISO’s Guide for Reporting Cyber Risk to the Board in 2023
Communicating risks and threats to the board remains a one the most critical hurdles for CISOs this year. In this executive blog, Aleksandar Radosavljevic, Global CISO for Global Fashion Group (GFG) shares his thoughts on strategies CISOs can use to engage various stakeholders within their organisation, how CISOs can reframe their security teams, and examples of effective metrics used to monitor the progress of security programmes.
VIEW POSTINFOGRAPHIC | MARCH 10, 2023
INFOGRAPHIC | MARCH 10, 2023
2023 CISO Leadership Perspectives
The number one enterprise goal for CISOs is reducing risk for the second year in a row. As accelerating digital initiatives becomes more important to organizations, CISOs have to help drive growth in a secure manner. Learn what nearly 1,000 CISOs say are their most important priorities in 2023.
VIEW RESULTSSESSION INSIGHTS | FEBRUARY 28, 2023
SESSION INSIGHTS | FEBRUARY 28, 2023
Cloud Strategy at Bendigo: How to Upskill Key IT Talent
As migration to the cloud continues, it’s essential for organisations to build a robust digital talent model. Recently, CIO Andrew Cresp of Bendigo & Adelaide Bank shared key insights on how they fast-tracked learning around the cloud, DevOps, and APIs, and utilised an industry-based learning program to widen talent pathways.
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