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Pittsburgh CISO Community
Gain powerful new perspectives
Join fellow CISOs in the Pittsburgh 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.
- 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
Pittsburgh CISO Governing Body
A regional Governing Body leads the Pittsburgh CISO community, shaping the topics and agendas for your local programs and ensuring that all content is driven by CISOs, for CISOs.
Co-Chairs
Bill Balint
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
CIO
Steven Bugajski
US Steel
Chief Information Officer
Francois Estellon
Matthews International
Executive Vice President - Global Operations and Chief Technology Officer
Bill Fortwangler
Dollar Bank
CIO
Omar Khawaja
Highmark
VP & Chief Information Security Officer
Susan Koski
PNC
SVP and Divisional CISO, Security Operations
Matthew Putila
Gateway Health
VP, Information Technology & CTO
George Rosato
CONSOL Energy
Director, IT
Members
Robert Brenis
Signet Jewelers Limited
Director IT Information Security and GRC
Mark Caplan
84 Lumber Company
VP Infrastructure, Operations, Security & Risk
Jim Cebula
Citizens Financial Group
Senior VP, Cyber Security
Dave Coughanour
Ansys
Sr. Director of Cybersecurity
Thomas Dugas
Duquesne University
AVP & CISO
Dr. Trebor Z. Evans
Dollar Bank
Sr. VP and Chief Information Security Officer
Jonathan Hale
Veolia North America LLC
Chief Information Security Officer and Data Protection Officer
Dr. Henry Jiang
PNC
VP - Business Information Security Officer
John Johnston
Kennametal
Sr. Manager, Global Security and Compliance
Jim Mahony
Robert Morris University
CISO
Colleen McMahon
Mylan
CISO
Michael Noble
Alcoa
Chief Information Security Officer
Julie Ray
US Steel
Chief Information Security Officer
Doug Salah
Wabtec
Sr. Manager, Cyber Capabilities
John Shaffer
CONSOL Energy
Cyber Security Manager
Ryan Shaw
Howmet Aerospace
CISO
Dan Sheehan
Dick's Sporting Goods
VP & CISO
Eris Symms
Arconic
Chief Information Security Officer
Paul Turcotte
GNC
CISO
Kevin Varley
II-VI Inc
Director IT Security and Compliance
Jessica Walpole
Lincoln Electric
Vice President, Global IT Security Operations
Justin Zimmerman
Giant Eagle
VP, Chief Information Security Officer
Peter Zwieryznski
Koppers Holdings
Network and Information Security Architect
"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 Events
In-person Programs
December 1, 2021
2021 Pittsburgh CISO Executive Summit
David L. Lawrence Convention Center
Walk away from this peer-led, one-day program with new connections and actionable insights.
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Virtual Programs
June 23, 2021
2021 Pittsburgh CISO Virtual Town Hall - June
Connecting Business, Data, Technology & Security
An interactive, peer-led discussion on current topics and priorities.
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September 16, 2021
Pittsburgh CISO Virtual Town Hall
Pittsburgh CIO & CISO Virtual Town Hall
An interactive, peer-led discussion on current topics and priorities.
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October 12 - 13, 2021
Global CISO Virtual Executive Summit
A virtual gathering for CISOs with global responsibilities to discuss challenges unique to international operations.
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Content from your CISO peers
PODCAST | MAY 4, 2021
PODCAST | MAY 4, 2021
The Next Big Question, Episode 15
CIO Guy Mason of Bourne Leisure joins the podcast to share what private equity can teach us about technology value. Mason discusses his approach to evaluating technology in the M&A process and how businesses can remove complexity to increase the speed of change.
LISTEN NOWPEER PRACTICES | APRIL 26, 2021
PEER PRACTICES | APRIL 26, 2021
Building a Culture of Security Through Communication
CISO TJ Mann of Children's Mercy Hospital built a security team from the ground up and instilled a culture of security throughout the organization. Read his key steps to making cybersecurity everyone’s job and mitigating risk through stakeholder buy-in.
READ ARTICLEPODCAST | APRIL 6, 2021
PODCAST | APRIL 6, 2021
The Next Big Question, Episode 14
In this episode, we ask CIO Rob Zelinka of Jack Henry & Associates why change management is so hard for large organizations. We discuss change fatigue and the unrelenting pace of change, and Rob shares how communication and transparency can help business leaders crack the change management code.
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