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Philadelphia CISO Community
Gain powerful new perspectives
Join fellow CISOs in the Philadelphia community to solve critical leadership challenges through the collective experiences and expertise of the network.
Invaluable network
Build a strong professional network where you live and work. Access the collective expertise of your true peers all in one place. Make new connections and catch up with old friends.
Peer collaboration
Gain new perspectives from peers who understand your most critical priorities and are facing the same challenges -- generate ideas, share real-life experiences and get forward-looking guidance and insights.
Actionable insights
Exchange best practices, validate strategies and walk away with practical insights that are immediately actionable.
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
Philadelphia CISO Governing Body
A regional Governing Body leads the Philadelphia CISO community, shaping the topics and agendas for your local programs and ensuring that all content is driven by CISOs, for CISOs.
Co-Chairs
Todd Bearman
TE Connectivity
CISO
Mark Eggleston
Corporation Service Co
CISO
Anahi Santiago
Christiana Care
CISO
Dave Snyder
Independence Blue Cross
Chief Information Security Leader
Alden Sutherland
AmerisourceBergen
SVP, Chief Information Security Officer
Reginald Williams
The Chemours Co
Chief Information Security Officer
Members
John Abella
Main Line Health
Director, Information Security & Enterprise Architecture
Solomon Adote
State of Delaware
Chief Security Officer
Bill Arey
Air Products
Director, IT Security and Chief Information Security Officer
Arvin Bansal
AmerisourceBergen
Senior Director, Data Protection and Cloud Security
Cathy Beech
Comcast
BISO
Tracey Brand - Sanders
UGI Corporation
CISO
Carl Burgess
Citigroup
GISO (Group Information Security Officer)
Chris Campbell
Fs Investments
Executive Director, Chief Information Security Officer
Matt Cerny
Integra Life Sciences
Sr Manager, Security Operations
Joshua Cloud
NFI Industries
Director of Information Security
Kshitija Datar
De Lage Landen
Chief Information Security Officer - North America
Noopur Davis
Comcast
EVP, Chief Product & Information Security Officer
Norm Dethloff
Crown Holdings
Director, Info. Security
Marty Devine
Trinity Health
Dir, Info. Sec. - CISO
Michael DiLoreto
Realogy
Director, Business Information Security Officer
Mike Durkin
Penn Mutual Life Insurance
Information Protection Officer
Alonzo Ellis
Vanguard Group
CISO
Nick Falcone
University of Pennsylvania
CISO
Chuck Fliehman
Teleflex
Sr. Director - Information Security and Business Privacy
Kim Gray
IQVIA
Global Chief Privacy Officer
Thomas Handlon
Independence Blue Cross
Information Security Manager
Keith Hartranft
New York Life
Corporate Vice President – Technology Security Strategy & Design Lead
Cathy Heller
AmeriGas Partners
Manager, IT Security & Controls
Stephen Hendrie
The Hershey Company
VP, Chief Information Security Officer
Nancy Hunter
Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
VP, Chief Information Security Officer
Philip Ichinaga
Saint Josephs University
Information Security and Compliance Officer
Tammy Klotz
Covanta Holding Corp
CISO
Douglas Krause
Talen Energy
IT Cyber-security and Compliance
Phil Long
Day & Zimmermann Group
Director, Data Privacy & Information Security
Tara Matthews
Einstein Healthcare Network
CIO/CISO
Douglas Mayer
WCG Clinical
CISO
Vincent Miller
Aramark
CISO
Chris Miller
Keystone Foods
Director, Global IT Infrastructure Services
Keith Morales
Federal Reserve Board
Vice President & National Security Advisor
Anthony Mostak
Freedom Mortgage
Information Technology Department Manager
Nari Narayanan
Incyte Corp
Senior Director - Cybersecurity (CISO)
Randy Nitowski
Subaru of America
IT Director, Infrastructure & Information Security
Steven Odhiambo
PHH Corporation
Director of Internal Audit
Mark Odom
Jefferson Health
Vice President & CISO
Nicholas Pandola
Trinseo
CISO
Ankit Patel
Humana
BISO
Daniel Pekol
Nutanix
Director, Information Security, Governance, Risk & Compliance
Mark Purcell
La Salle University
Exec Dir of Info Sec & Compliance
Donna Ross
Radian Group
EVP & Chief Information Security Officer
Dan Sanders
Widener University Inc
Information Security Officer
David Sherry
Princeton University
CISO
Seth Shestack
Temple University
Deputy CISO
Frederick Smith
Axalta Coating Systems
Global Managing Dir. & CDO, Finance IT & Business Intelligence
Monique St. John
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Chief Technology and Security Officer
Justin Stover
Select Medical
VP, Information Security
Behrad Talebzadeh
West Pharmaceutical Services
Sr. Director, Infrastructure & Cybersecurity
Anthony Vitello
URBN
CISO
Robert Walter
Universal Health Services
CISO
Aaron Weismann
Main Line Health
CISO
Umesh Yerram
AmerisourceBergen
Chief Data Protection Officer, VP
Eric Zematis
Lehigh University
CISO
"The CISO Executive Summit is the only event where I am able to sit with a person I don't know and be assured they are largely facing a similar set of opportunities and challenges within their own organization.”
Derek Benz, CISO
The Coca-Cola Company
"The peer interactions I get with the Evanta events are the best I’ve had in my career. These events help to establish a strong peer network that is regularly refreshed.”
Ken Athanasiou, Global CISO
VF Corp
"The format of the CISO Executive Summit absolutely lives up to its billing of being ‘by CISOs, for CISOs.’ The ability to collaborate with peers to discuss today’s issues is worth every minute.”
Jon Moore, CISO
Humana
Upcoming Programs
IN-PERSON
September, 2022 | an evening
Philadelphia CISO Inner Circle
A gathering with peers to discuss timely topics over dinner in a private setting.
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VIRTUAL
October 6, 2022 | 1 hour
Philadelphia CISO Virtual Town Hall
Philadelphia CISO Virtual Town Hall
An interactive, peer-led discussion on current topics and priorities.
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IN-PERSON
October 12 - 14, 2022 | 3 days
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Global CISO Executive Summit
Eaglewood Resort & Spa
A summit for CISOs with global responsibilities to come together and discuss challenges unique to global operations.
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IN-PERSON
November, 2022 | 1 day
Philadelphia CISO Executive Summit
Walk away from this peer-led program with new connections and with actionable insights.
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PAST PROGRAMS
Philadelphia CISO Inner Circle - 04/20/2022
Philadelphia CISO Virtual Town Hall - 02/23/2022
Philadelphia CISO Executive Summit - 11/09/2021
Philadelphia CISO Virtual Boardroom - 07/20/2021
Philadelphia CISO Virtual Executive Summit - 05/27/2021
Philadelphia CISO Virtual Boardroom - 03/30/2021
Philadelphia CISO Virtual Boardroom - 03/16/2021
Philadelphia CISO Virtual Town Hall - 02/24/2021
Philadelphia CISO Virtual Executive Summit - 12/02/2020
Philadelphia CISO Virtual Town Hall - 11/05/2020
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Content from your CISO peers
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.
VIEW POSTBLOG | MAY 5, 2022
BLOG | MAY 5, 2022
3 Areas of Focus for C-Suite Leaders in 2022
After a couple of highly unusual years filled with business uncertainty on the back of a global pandemic, what are C-suite leaders focused on this year? Read the 3 areas executives cited in our survey as their most important priorities for 2022.
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