New York CISO Community

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Join a powerful network of C-level peers

Connect with a local community of like-minded peers who share similar challenges and priorities. Access the collective expertise of CISOs from diverse experiences, backgrounds and industries. Members of the community come together several times a year to connect with each other, exchange ideas and best practices, and validate strategies and solutions.

Join your local community for exclusive access to:

Programs
  • Participate in year-round gatherings both in person and virtually with your local peer group
  • Engage in unparalleled collaboration through in-depth discussions on the most critical and relevant issues
  • Network with like-minded peers facing the same challenges as you
Insights
  • Exchange ideas, strategies and solutions validated by peers
  • Gain exclusive access to community insights, including best practices and survey results, to benchmark your organization with others
  • Learn how other leaders approached their challenges by leveraging peer-recommended partners
Connections
  • Make new connections through facilitated networking opportunities, including curated 1:1 peer meetings
  • Grow and enhance your career through an exclusive network and mentorship
  • Build lasting relationships and stay connected with peers and colleagues

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.

Governing Body Co-Chairs

Reshma Budhwani

New York Life
VP, Chief Technology Security Officer

Tomas Maldonado

National Football League
Chief Information Security Officer

Tod Mitchinson

New York Life
VP, CISO

Lauren Rosenblatt

Public Service Enterprise Group Inc
VP, Chief Information Security Officer

Kylie Watson

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
CISO

Teresa Zielinski

GE Vernova
VP, Global CISO

Governing Body Members

Arun Abraham

Bose Corp
CISO

Rod Aday

Bank of China
CISO

Michael Andreano

Hikma Pharmaceuticals
Senior Director, Group Head of Information Security

Amit Basu

International Seaways
Vice President, CIO & CISO

Medha Bhalodkar

Columbia University
Chief IT Risk Officer & Global CISO

Dave Bostrom

Boehringer Ingelheim
CISO, Americas

Bob Brown

Federal Home Loan Bank of New York
CISO

Anthony Candeias

WW International
CISO

Paul Carpenito

ION
CISO

Tony Chryseliou

Sony Corporation of America
Global Information Security Executive

Mike Crumpler

Kenco
VP, Information Security (CISO)

Robert Dalrymple

Maimonides Medical Center
Chief Information Security Officer

Davin Darnt

Louis Vuitton
CISO Americas

Anthony Esposito

McKinsey and Company
Chief Information Security Officer

Dan Finkle

RTX
Corporate Chief Information Security Officer

Leon Flaksin

BlackRock Inc
Managing Director & Head of Technology and Cybersecurity Risk Management

Pat Ford

Schneider Electric
Chief Information Security Officer, Americas

Igor Gorelik

SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University
Chief Information Security Officer

Doug Greene

Guardian Life Insurance
CISO

Tariq Habib

MTA
Chief Information Security Officer

Ronen Halevy

Sony Corporation of America
Vice President, Information Security

Harry Halikias

Sony Music Publishing
Senior Director, Global Information Security

Jay Haque

New York Public Library
Senior Director, ITIO & Cybersecurity

Mitch Haviv

Brown Harris Stevens
VP of Infrastructure / CISO

Chris Holden

Crum & Forster
SVP, CISO

Frank Hsieh

Santander CIB US
CISO

Jeff Hudesman

Nassau County, NY
Deputy Commissioner / CISO

Tom Kartanowicz

Standard Chartered
CISO, Americas & Europe

Aaron Katz

TCW
Chief Information Security Officer

Rich Kellen

IFF
Vice President & Chief Information Security Officer

Sherif Khalifa

CPP Investments
Chief Information Security Officer

Tim Kropp

SS&C Technologies
Global CISO

Mike Lamberg

ION
VP & CISO

Kevin Li

Cohen & Steers
SVP, Chief Information Security Officer

Mike Livni

Valley Bank
CISO

Carlos Lyons

CGS
SVP, CISO

Aditya Malhotra

Capital Group
SVP, Information Security

Prashanth Mekala

ROKT
Chief Security Officer

Christina Morillo

New York Giants
Head of Information Security

Pronay Mukherjee

Levi Strauss & Co.
Global Business Information Security Officer

Dave Munroe

National Hockey League
Chief Information Security Officer

Daniel Nunez

New York City Employees’ Retirement System
CISO

Michael Palmer

Hearst
CISO

Ahmed Pasha

Nomura
CISO

Ely Pinto

Simpson Thacher
Global CISO

Joe Post

BIC
Global Head of Cybersecurity

Bala Rajagopalan

TradeWeb Markets
Chief Information Security Officer

JR Riding

MultiPlan
CISO

Davinder Rodey

Mizuho Americas
Chief Information Security Officer

Peter Rosario

USI
CISO

Ernie Rozado

G-III
Director, Head of Cybersecurity and Compliance

Alexandria San Miguel

Chanel
Head of Information Security

Raj Sargule

Christie's
Global Head of Information Security

Steve Savard

ICC Industries Inc
Director of Information Technologies

David Sheidlower

Turner Construction
CISO

Ben Smith

Altice USA
SVP, Chief Information Security Officer

Tim Somrah

Major League Soccer
Vice President, Information Security

Almon Tse

Saks Group
CISO

Peter Tse

Natixis
Executive Director, Head of IT Security

Damiano Tulipani

Amalgamated Bank
SVP, CISO

Nick Vigier

Oscar Health Insurance
CISO

Patty Voight

Webster Bank
CISO and Tech Risk Manager

Steven Wallstedt

Industrial and Commercial Bank of China
CISO

Demond Waters

NYC Department of Education
Chief Information Security Officer

John Whiting

Omnicom Group
Global Director, Cyber Risk

Henry Wong

Global Law Firm
Global Information Security Leader

Hongtao Wu

China Merchants Bank
CISO, New York Branch

Pascal van Garderen

Oak Hill Advisors
CISO


Join your peers to discuss the most critical issues impacting CISOs today.

  1. Balancing Risk Mitigation and Value Creation
  2. Facilitating Secure Decision-Making with Outcome-Driven Metrics
  3. Thriving Amidst Complexity and Uncertainty

Upcoming Programs


IN-PERSON

February 4, 2025 | 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

June 25, 2025 | 1 day

New York CISO Executive Summit

Pier Sixty

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

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IN-PERSON

August 12, 2025 | an evening

New York CISO Inner Circle

The Standard Highline

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

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IN-PERSON

December 3, 2025 | 1 day

New York CISO Executive Summit

Convene at 30 Hudson Yards

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

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