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New York CISO Community
Gain powerful new perspectives
Join fellow CISOs in the New York 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.
- Supporting business agility with risk-based programs
- Evaluating, communicating and responding to evolving threats
- Building a culture of security to enable smart, secure decision-making
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

Michael Cena
A+E Networks
Vice President, Head of Cyber Security

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

Brian Lozada
HBO Max
Chief Information Security Officer

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

Eric Staffin
IHS Markit
Former Partner and Senior Vice President, Chief Information Security Officer

Kylie Watson
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
CISO

Teresa Zielinski
GE
Chief Information & Product Security Officer
Members
Rod Aday
Verizon
Director, Information Risk Management
Ankur Ahuja
Fareportal
VP, Global Chief Information Security Officer
Andres Andreu
2U
Chief Information Security Officer
Arvin Bansal
AmerisourceBergen
Senior Director, Data Protection and Cloud Security
James Beeson
Cigna
VP, Chief Information Security Officer
Medha Bhalodkar
Columbia University
Chief IT Risk Officer & Global CISO
Bob Blythe
World Wrestling Entertainment Inc
VP, Information Security and Technology Risk
Darren Bowie
MUFG Financial Services
Global Chief Privacy Officer and Managing Director
Bob Brown
Federal Home Loan Bank of New York
CISO
Reshma Budhwani
New York Life
VP, Chief Technology Security Officer
John Cadavid
Barclays
CISO
Tony Chryseliou
Sony Corporation of America
Global Information Security Executive
Brendan Conway
Tiffany & Co
Vice President, Chief Information Security Officer
Robert Dalrymple
Montefiore
AVP & Chief Information Security Officer
Jeff DiMuro
ServiceNow
Deputy CISO
Gustavo Diaz
Brown & Brown Insurance
Chief Information Security Officer
Orrie Dinstein
MarshMcLennan
Global Chief Privacy Officer
Bobby Edamala
Cornell University
Chief Information Security Officer
Jason Escaravage
Thomson Reuters
Chief Information Security Officer
Mikhail Falkovich
Consolidated Edison Company
Chief Information Security Officer
Cy Fenton
Marquee Brands
CISO
Dan Finkle
Raytheon Technologies
Corporate Chief Information Security Officer
Leon Flaksin
BlackRock Inc
Head of Information Risk Management,
Mike Flynn
UPS
VP & CISO
Patrick Ford
Schneider Electric
Chief Information Security Officer, Americas
Stephen Garcia
FanDuel
VP of Cybersecurity
Igor Gorelik
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University
Chief Information Security Officer
Court Graham
Sirius XM
Chief Information Security Officer
Doug Greene
Guardian Life Insurance
VP, Chief Information Security Officer
Rocco Grillo
Alvarez & Marsal
Managing Director - Global Cyber Risk & Incident Response
Steve Grossman
National Basketball Association
Chief Information Security Officer
Tariq Habib
MTA
Chief Information Security Officer
Ronen Halevy
Sony
Senior Director of Information Security
Ram Hegde
Genpact
Senior Vice President, Chief Information Security Officer
Chris Holden
Crum & Forster
Chief Information Security Officer
Tom Kartanowicz
Commerzbank
CISO, Americas
Aaron Katz
Soros Fund Management
Chief Information Security Officer
Mike Lamberg
ION
VP, CISO
Marvin Larry
Hologic
Chief Information Security officer
Mark Leary
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
Chief Information Security Officer
Kevin Li
MUFG Americas
Chief Information Security Officer
Mike Livni
Valley National Bancorp
CISO
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
Frank Morisano
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China
Chief Risk Officer, Americas
Helen Negre
Siemens Mobility
Chief Information Security Officer, Americas
Daniel Nunez
New York City Employees’ Retirement System
Chief Information Security Officer
Michael P. O'Hara
Avon
InfoSec Principal
James O'Shea
Prudential
Cybersecurity Strategy
Keith O'Sullivan
Standard Industries
SVP, Chief Information Security Officer
Allan Piket
Lord, Abbett & Co
Chief Information Security Officer
Mark Robinson
Coty
Global Director of Information Security
Tim Rohrbaugh
JetBlue Airways
Chief Information Security Officer
Stacey Romanello
Royal Bank of Canada
RISO
Peter Rosario
USI
Chief Information Security Officer
Lauren Dana Rosenblatt
International Flavors & Fragrances
VP, Chief Information Security Officer
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
Patty Smith
Cox Automotive
VP, 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
Joe Tso
Scotiabank
Chief Information Security Officer
Mark Viola
Henry Schein
Vice President & Global 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
Upcoming Programs
IN-PERSON
August 17, 2022 | an evening
New York CISO Inner Circle
Tavern on the Green
A gathering with peers to discuss timely topics over dinner in a private setting.
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IN-PERSON
November, 2022 | 1 day
New York CISO Executive Summit
Walk away from this peer-led program with new connections and with actionable insights.
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Content from your CISO peers
SURVEY REPORT | JUNE 21, 2022



SURVEY REPORT | JUNE 21, 2022
Top 3 Goals & Challenges for CISOs in 2022
With the increase in cybersecurity threats and more awareness of security breaches, CISOs are in the spotlight more than ever when it comes to protecting their organizations. Here, we take a closer look at their security goals, based on responses from more than 1,000 CISOs in Evanta communities.
PEER PRACTICES | MAY 16, 2022



PEER PRACTICES | MAY 16, 2022
How CISOs & CIOs Can Collaborate to Effectively Communicate Risk
At Compass Group, Group CISO & CTO Imran Ali and Group CIO Craig Charlton have been on a journey to collaborate and improve the effectiveness of their communications about risk. Learn their strategies for communicating up and down the organisation to keep security at the forefront for stakeholders.
READ ARTICLEBLOG | MAY 11, 2022



BLOG | MAY 11, 2022
The CISO’s Perspective: Third-Party Risk Management
Third-party risk management is a necessary but broad concept, often used to describe all of an organization’s efforts to defend itself from a breach of a partner’s network. Today, it ranks in the top two priorities for CISOs overall. Here’s a look at what CISOs are telling us about third-party risk management.
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