New York CISO Community

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

Jeff Brown

State of Connecticut
Chief Information Security Officer

Michael Cena

A+E Networks
Vice President, Head of Cyber Security

Zouhair Guelzim

L'Oreal Americas
VP & CISO

Brian Lozada

HBO
CISO

Tomas Maldonado

National Football League
CISO

Tod Mitchinson

New York Life
VP & CISO

Michael Palmer

Hearst
Chief Information Security Officer

Eric Staffin

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

Kylie Watson

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
CISO

Teresa Zielinski

GE Power
Senior VP, Chief Information Security Officer & Product Security

Members

Rod Aday

Verizon
Director, Information Risk Management

Ankur Ahuja

Fareportal
Vice President and Global CISO

Andres Andreu

2U
SVP, Cybersecurity

Raj Badhwar

Voya Financial
SVP, Global Chief Information Security Officer

Arvin Bansal

AmerisourceBergen
Senior Director, Data Protection and Cloud Security

James Beeson

Cigna
Vice President & Chief Information Security Officer

Medha Bhalodkar

Columbia University
Chief Risk Officer & Global CISO

Bob Blythe

World Wrestling Entertainment Inc
VP, Information Security and Technology Risk

Darren Bowie

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group
Global Chief Privacy Officer and Managing Director

Bob Brown

Federal Home Loan Bank of New York
CISO

Devon Bryan

Carnival Corporation
Global CISO

Reshma Budhwani

New York Life
VP, Chief Technology Security Officer

John Cadavid

Barclays
CISO

Tony Chryseliou

Sony
Senior Manager Global Information Security

Brendan Conway

Tiffany & Co
Vice President, Chief Information Security Officer

Michael Cutugno

Dorilton Capital Management
CISO

Robert Dalrymple

Montefiore
AVP & Chief Information Security Officer

Jeff DiMuro

ServiceNow
Deputy CISO

Gustavo Diaz

Brown & Brown Insurance
CISO

Orrie Dinstein

Marsh & McLennan
Global Chief Privacy Officer

Bobby Edamala

Cornell University
Chief Information Security Officer

Mikhail Falkovich

Consolidated Edison Company
Chief Information Security Officer

Cy Fenton

Marquee Brands
CISO

Leon Flaksin

BlackRock Inc
Head of Information Risk Management

Mike Flynn

UPS
VP & CISO

Patrick Ford

Schneider Electric
Chief Information Security Officer, Americas Region

Stephen Garcia

FanDuel
VP of Cybersecurity

Court Graham

Sirius XM
Chief Information Security Officer

Doug Greene

Guardian Life Insurance
Vice President, Chief Information Security Officer

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

Patricia Hinerman

Interpublic Group of Companies
CIO & CISO

Chris Holden

Crum & Forster
CISO

Aaron Katz

Soros Fund Management
CISO

Marvin Larry

Hologic
CISO

Mark Leary

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
Chief Information Security Officer

Kevin Li

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group
CISO, MUFG Securities America

Mike Livni

Valley National Bancorp
CISO

Greg Notch

National Hockey League
SVP, Information Technology & Security

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

David Peach

The Economist Newspaper Group
CISO

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

Lauren Dana Rosenblatt

International Flavors & Fragrances
VP, CISO

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

Ben Smith

Nuvance Health
CISO

Jorge Torres

UNICEF
Chief of IT Security

Rishi Tripathi

The Mount Sinai Hospital
CISO

Almon Tse

Saks Fifth Avenue
CISO

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

John Whiting

DDB Worldwide Communications Group
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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The Coca-Cola Company

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Humana

Upcoming Programs

IN-PERSON

March, 2022 | an evening

New York CISO Inner Circle

A gathering with peers to discuss timely topics over dinner in a private setting.

June, 2022 | 1 day

New York CISO Executive Summit

Walk away from this peer-led program with new connections and with actionable insights.

September, 2022 | 3 days

Global CISO Executive Summit

A summit for CISOs with global responsibilities to come together and discuss challenges unique to global operations.

Content from your CISO peers

SESSION INSIGHTS | JANUARY 13, 2022

Striking the Right Balance Between Data Agility and Privacy

Security leaders need to maintain consistent and centralized control of data, but they also must ensure that data authorization is agile, adaptive, and leveraged in a timely manner. Explore insights from CISOs on striking a balance between data protection and security and its access for business insights and intelligence.

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BLOG | JANUARY 12, 2022

What C-Level Executives Were Reading in 2021

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 2021. These are some of the most-viewed articles (and most listened to podcasts!) on Evanta.com in the past year.

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BLOG | DECEMBER 28, 2021

CISOs, We’re Back in Action!

After 20 months and hundreds of virtual events hosted, Evanta CISOs across North America came back to in-person community gatherings in November and December. Here’s a snapshot of some of the most popular and thought-provoking topics and sessions from 2021.