2021 Virtual Cybersecurity Summit: Financial Services

Mark Ostrowski

Head of Engineering for the East, US, Check Point

Mark has over 20 years' experience in IT security and has helped design and support some of the largest security environments in the country. As Head of Engineering for the US East at Check Point Software, Mark provides thought leadership for the IT security industry outlining the current threat landscape and helping organizations understand how they can pro-actively mitigate and manage risk.

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Martyn Crew

Director of Solutions Marketing, Gigamon

Crew is Director, Industry Solutions at Gigamon. He brings a 30 year background in all aspects of enterprise IT to his role at Gigamon where he focuses on a number of initiatives and products including Gigamon's Application Visibility and Intelligence solutions.

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Ahmed Mohamud

VP, Cyber Risk, Morgan Stanley

Ahmed is a multi-disciplinary Technology Risk professional. He brings expertise in the areas of; risk management (operational/IT/enterprise), cyber security, business process improvement, internal audit (IT and financial), creating financial tools, and technology implementation. He has substantial experience applying technical knowledge to complex business issues and presenting well developed findings and recommendations to executive management.

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Stephen Scharf

Managing Director & Global Chief Security Officer, The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation

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Sion Retskin

CISO & Head of Knowledge & Practice, Pcysys

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Chris Dobrec

Vice President of Product Marketing, Armis

As Vice President of Product Marketing, Chris is responsible for Armis' product marketing strategy and vision. He is a seasoned product and business development executive leading teams through development and marketing of exceptional products and cutting-edge technologies across enterprise and consumer market segments. Prior to Armis, Chris held executive management roles in product management, product marketing and business development at MobileIron, Cisco, Nokia, Ipsilon Networks and Kalpana. Chris' journey to Silicon Valley started after leaving college early to pursue his passion for building great products.

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Homayun Yaqub

Senior Director of Strategy, Forcepoint

Homayun Yaqub is Forcepoint's Global Security Strategist. In this role, he partners with executives across various industries to architect and deliver tenable strategies addressing core business issues to reduce risk exposure and better protect their data and people assets. Homayun brings more than 25 years of security experience in the U.S. military, government, and private sector to Forcepoint.

Prior to joining, Homayun led multiple security initiatives at JPMorgan Chase & Company. As an independent consultant, Homayun advised Global 1000 companies on strategies to better manage risk and enhance their security posture. He was also a founding member of The MASY Group, a global security and risk consulting firm.

Homayun held multiple leadership and executive roles in the Department of Defense and U.S. Intelligence Community with his last role serving as the DCS Deputy Director at the Defense Intelligence Agency. Homayun began his career as a U.S. Army Officer.

Homayun holds a Masters in Conflict Analysis and Resolution from George Mason University, and a Bachelors in International Business rom James Madison University. He is a board member of the Homaira Rahman Foundation, a non-profit dedicated to creating sustainable opportunities for Afghanistan's orphans.

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Rob Roj

Senior Solutions Architect, Shape Security

Rob Roj, Senior Solutions Architect at Shape Security, has over 20 years of early stage start up experience with over 7 years within the Cybersecurity and Identity space. He has been with Shape when there were only three customers and has consulted with F500 companies

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Christopher Hertz

VP of Cloud Security Sales, Rapid7

Chris is the VP of Cloud Security Sales for Rapid7, where he combines his technical background and cloud technology expertise with his love of sales and marketing. Chris leads a team of solution architects, marketing, and sales professionals who partner with customers to deeply understand their goals and challenges, and provide the education, insights, and solutions they need to run cloud and container environments securely and compliantly.

Chris served as DivvyCloud's Chief Revenue Officer prior to Rapid7's 2020 acquisition. Prior to his leadership position at DivvyCloud, Chris was founder and CEO of New Signature, a systems integrator, and managed service provider. Under his leadership, New Signature helped hundreds of companies adopt and operate Microsoft Azure and Office 365, achieved 12 years of consecutive double-digit revenue growth, and won more than 120 awards, including being named twice as Microsoft's United States Partner of the Year

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Selim Aissi

SVP & CISO, Ellie Mae

Aissi has a track record of aligning security with business strategies and delivering world-class cybersecurity capabilities across products and enterprises. His accomplishments include building security teams, driving secure product development, managing technology risk and achieving regulatory compliance. He has built advanced cybersecurity capabilities and developed innovative security technologies for the defense, technology and financial industries.

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Joe Martinez

CISO, Aon

Martinez leads Aon’s global information security practice, which includes incident response, IT risk strategy and security technology. Prior to joining Aon, he served as executive director at JPMorgan Chase and held information security leadership positions at Washington Mutual for identity and access management, security operations and security engineering.

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Jackie Koven

Solutions Architect, Chainalysis

Jackie Burns Koven is a Solutions Architect at Chainalysis where she works with law enforcement, financial institutions, cryptocurrency businesses, and cybersecurity companies. Prior to joining Chainalysis, she served in the U.S. Intelligence Community. She holds a Masters in Public Administration from Columbia University where she was a Research Fellow for Technology & Public Policy.

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Don Spies

Director of Market Development, Chainalysis

Don Spies is the Director of Market Development for Chainalysis where he provides solutions for cryptocurrency businesses, financial institutions, and government agencies. He joined Chainalysis in September 2020 and works with federal agencies numerous cryptocurrency topics. Prior to this role, Don held roles at The U.S. Department of the Treasury as the lead for the Cyber Information Group (CIG) in the Office of Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection (OCCIP) and as the Director of The Intelligence Operations Center (IOC) in the Office of Intelligence and Analysis. Don spent 13 years as an Intelligence Officer in the U.S. Army Reserves as both an Enlisted Soldier and as an Officer, deploying in support of Operation Enduring Freedom from 2011-2012. Don has a Bachelor's Degree in Cartography/GIS from the University of Maryland, College Park, a Master of Strategic Intelligence from The American Military University, and a Master of Science in National Resource Strategy from The Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy, National Defense University.

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James Brotsos

Product Manager, Developer Experience, Checkmarx

James Brotsos serves as a Product Manager, Developer Experience at Checkmarx. With over 15 years of software development experience, James has previously held roles at large organizations including NASA, where he wrote source code for the real-time operating system that powers the Mars Curiosity Rover.

James has a particular passion for architecting automated solutions that are effective in driving security measures for DevOps organizations, helping them achieve their DevSecOps goals. In his spare time, he volunteers mentoring computer science high school students in San Francisco, running the Checkmarx User Group, and participating in hackathons.

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Thomas Malta

Former Head of Identity and Access Management, Navy Federal Credit Union, CEO and Principal IAM Experts, LLC

Tom Malta's extensive career in Financial Services Technology and Cyber Security started 25+ years ago as a hands-on developer building and supporting front office trading systems for many of the top Wall St. Brokerages and Investment Banks. Shortly after moving to Goldman Sachs in 2000, he landed in Cyber Security and has been there ever since focused on building and executing Global Cyber Security Solutions. Over the past 20+ years he's led many successful IAM Programs utilizing custom build as well as off the shelf technology supporting internal, external, customer, and 3rd party/cloud identities alike.

Tom is currently the Head of IAM at Navy Federal Credit Union where he is responsible for design, development, and execution of cyber technology solutions to support the overall IAM Strategy. The team is currently focused on the firm's transformation of both workforce and member (aka customer IAM) to drive more automation, agile development, and improve the effectiveness of existing IAM and Cyber Security Controls.

As a recognized Subject Matter Expert in IAM, Tom spends a lot of his time giving back to the industry through board representations, speaking engagements, and contributing to research papers. His passion for the space is unparalleled, and enjoys staying current with emerging technologies such as biometrics, AI, ML, and next generation customer authentication solutions such as blockchain.

Prior to Navy Federal, Tom held similar Managing Director / Executive IT roles at Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, BNYMellon, Wells Fargo, Ally Financial, Synchrony Financial, and Brown Brothers Harriman. Mr. Malta is also a Board Member of the Identity Defined Security Alliance,  an active participant of various IAM Customer Advisory Board's, and a distinguished Ponemon Fellow

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Gary Sorrentino

Global Deputy CIO & Chairman, CISO Council, Zoom

Gary Sorrentino currently serves as Global Deputy CIO for Zoom Video Communications. A former Managing Director for J.P. Morgan Asset & Wealth Management, Gary was the Global Head of Client Cyber Awareness and Education. For over 12 years, Gary was the Chief Technology Officer for J.P. Morgan AWM's global technology infrastructure initiatives, where he managed its Data Privacy program and was responsible for Infrastructure, Application and End User Technology Production Support. In 2014, he assumed a new role as the lead for their Cybersecurity efforts and developed a firm wide "Protect the Client" Cyber program designed to raise cybersecurity awareness among employees and clients. With almost 40 years of experience in Information Technology, Gary has served in various other IT leadership positions in firms across the financial services industry. Prior to joining J.P. Morgan in 2005, Gary was Head of Global Infrastructure and Head of Technology Efficiencies at Citi Private Bank, where he was responsible for Global Infrastructure Support and strategic technology initiatives. Other roles he has held include Global Technology CFO at Credit Suisse and North America IT Controller at UBS

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Steven Hunt

Senior Analyst, Aite Group

Steve Hunt is a senior analyst on Aite Group's Cybersecurity team. A speaker, advisor, and most of all a teacher, Mr. Hunt has been a strategic advisor to worldwide leaders of business and government. He has assisted more than 400 global organizations to optimize success in IT, security, and leadership, and his primary goals are to identify major opportunities that can either dramatically reduce costs or generate new income streams in the shortest possible time. Mr. Hunt has appeared as an analyst on CNBC, Fox News, CNN, and other news programs. His analysis has appeared in The Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Businessweek, and other global publications. Mr. Hunt was inducted into the Cyber Security Industry Hall of Fame and founded the Communities of Excellence, and CSO Magazine presented him with the "Industry Visionary" Compass Award. He has earned CPP and CISSP certifications, attended Elizabethtown College, and was a graduate fellow at the University of Chicago. Mr. Hunt's diverse background lends a fresh perspective on business and society.

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Jon Gebhart

Special Agent, IRS

Gebhart is assigned to the Cyber Crimes Unit in Washington, D.C. He conducts investigations into allegations of tax fraud, money laundering and violations of the Bank Secrecy Act, focusing on those involving virtual currency. Gebhart is a certified public accountant and held a variety of positions in accounting and finance prior to joining the IRS in 2009.

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Christopher Janczewski

Special Agent, IRS

Janczewski is assigned to the Cyber Crimes Unit in Washington, D.C. He has been a special agent since 2009. Before that, he conducted audits for the IRS - Small Business/Self-Employed division for three years.

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