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Tom Farley is President of the NYSE Group, which includes the New York Stock Exchange and a diverse range of equity and equity options exchanges, all wholly owned subsidiaries of Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE/ICE). Mr. Farley joined the NYSE when ICE acquired NYSE Euronext in 2013, serving as Chief Operating Officer. He held previous roles at ICE, including SVP of Financial Markets and President and COO of ICE Futures U.S., formerly the New York Board of Trade.

Prior to joining ICE, Mr. Farley was President of SunGard Kiodex, a risk management technology provider to the derivatives markets. He has also held various positions in investment banking at Montgomery Securities and in private equity at Gryphon Investors. Mr. Farley holds a BA degree in Political Science from Georgetown University and is a Chartered Financial Analyst.

Jerry Perullo has led the Information Security program at Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE:ICE) since 2001. As Chief Information Security Officer, he is responsible for the security of ICE’s heavily regulated exchanges and clearinghouses, including the New York Stock Exchange.

Mr. Perullo is an active participant in the Financial Services Sector Coordinating Council (FSSCC) and Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center (FS-ISAC), where he serves as Chair of the Clearinghouse and Exchange Forum (CHEF). He also co-founded the Global Exchange Cyber Security (GLEX) working group under the World Federation of Exchanges and serves on several industry and customer advisory boards within the cybersecurity industry.

Prior to ICE, Mr. Perullo was a Principal Consultant at Digital Consulting and Software Services providing information security testing and consulting services to the health-care, energy, and data service industries and built an Internet Service Provider in the mid 1990s.

Mr. Perullo studied Computer Engineering at Clemson University and earned a BS degree in Legal Studies from the University of Maryland and an MBA from Georgia State University

Scott Kannry is the Chief Executive Officer of Axio Global. Mr. Kannry’s entire career has been in the commercial insurance industry with a focus on cyber and previously spent 10 years in the Financial Services Group at Aon. He works with clients in all industries but specializes in those with evolving cyber risks, such as energy, utility, transportation, and manufacturing. Mr. Kannry has been awarded the Risk and Insurance Magazine “Power Broker” distinction and was named to Business Insurance Magazine’s inaugural “Top 40 under 40” brokerage honor roll and 2014 Rising Star by Reactions magazine. Mr. Kannry received a BS and BA from Case Western Reserve University, a JD from the Northwestern School of Law, and his MBA from the Kellogg School of Management.

• DAVID W. WHITE Co-Founder and Chief Knowledge Officer

David W. White is a founder and Chief Knowledge Officer at Axio Global. Axio is a cyber risk-engineering firm that helps organizations implement more comprehensive cyber risk management based on an approach that harmonizes cybersecurity technology/ controls and cyber risk transfer. Mr. White works directly with Axio clients and is responsible for the frameworks and methods that guide Axio’s services, including cybersecurity program evaluation and benchmarking, cyber loss scenario development and analysis, insurance program analysis, and data analytics.

Previously, Mr. White worked in the CERT Program at Carnegie Mellon’s Software Engineering Institute, a cybersecurity research program primarily funded by the U.S. Department of Defense and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. While there, he was responsible for technical leadership and research strategy for a portfolio of cybersecurity and resilience maturity models and frameworks and associated research, diagnostic methods, and training.

Mr. White served as chief architect for the Electricity Subsector Cybersecurity Capability Maturity Model (ES-C2M2) and served on the review team for the oil-and-natural-gas version (ONG-C2M2) and industry-agnostic version (C2M2). Mr. White co-authored the CERT Resilience Management Model (CERT-RMM) and served as the chief architect for the Smart Grid Maturity Model (SGMM).

Theodore J. Kobus is national leader of the BakerHostetler’s Privacy and Data Protection team. Mr. Kobus focuses his practice in the area of privacy and data security. He advises clients, trade groups, and organizations regarding data security and privacy risks, including compliance, developing breach response strategies, defense of regulatory actions, and defense of class action litigation. Mr. Kobus counsels clients involved in breaches implicating domestic and international laws, as well as other regulations and requirements. Having led more than 800 data breach responses, Mr. Kobus has respected relationships with regulators involved in privacy concerns as well as deep experience to help clients confront privacy issues during the compliance risk management stages. He is invested in his client relationships and approaches engagements practically and thoughtfully. He is ranked in Chambers USA and was one of only three attorneys named an MVP by Law360 for Privacy & Consumer Protection in 2013.

• CRAIG A. HOFFMAN Partner

Craig A. Hoffman provides proactive counsel on the complex regulatory issues that arise from data collection and use, including customer communications, data analytics, emerging payments, cross border transfers, and security incident response preparedness. He uses his experience as a litigator and works with hundreds of companies who have faced security incidents to help clients develop a practical approach to meet their business goals in a way that minimizes regulatory risk. Mr. Hoffman conducts incident response workshops—built upon applicable notification laws and guidelines, “good” and “bad” examples from other incidents, and a tabletop exercise—to prepare companies to respond to security incidents quickly, efficiently, and in a manner that complies with applicable law while mitigating risk and preserving customer relationships. Mr. Hoffman also serves as the editor of BakerHostetler’s Data Privacy Monitor blog, providing commentary on developments in data privacy, security, social media, and behavioral advertising.

• F.PAULPITTMAN Associate

R Paul Pittman provides guidance to clients in responding to data security incidents and data breaches, ensuring that they meet their response and notification obligations under state and federal data privacy laws. Mr. Pittman also advises clients on data privacy and security issues that may arise in their business and assists them with the development of data privacy notices and policies to ensure compliance with applicable laws and industry standards. In addition, he counsels clients on the permissible collection of data and usage in online advertising in compliance with online and mobile data standards. Mr. Pittman also offers his clients extensive experience defending against complex class action and state attorney general litigation.

Elizabeth E. McGinn is a partner in the Washington, DC, office of BuckleySandler LLP, where she assists clients in identifying, evaluating, and managing risks associated with privacy and information security practices of companies and third parties. Ms. McGinn advises clients on privacy and data security policies, identity theft red flags programs, privacy notices, safeguarding and disposal requirements, and information sharing limitations. She also has assisted clients in addressing data security incidents and complying with the myriad security breach notification laws and other U.S. state and federal privacy requirements. Ms. McGinn is a frequent speaker and author on a variety of topics, including privacy and data security, consumer financial services litigation, electronic discovery, and vendor management. Ms. McGinn received her JD, cum laude, from The American University, Washington College of Law in 2000, and received the Mooers Trial Practice Award. She received a BS from St. Lawrence University. Ms. McGinn has been recognized with the firm’s Privacy, Cyber Risk, and Data Security practice group in Legal 500 (2013 and 2015).

• RENA MEARS Managing Director

Rena Mears is a Managing Director at BuckleySandler LLP, where she focuses on data risk, cybersecurity and privacy. She has more than 25 years’ experience advising financial services, hospitality, technology, bio-tech, and consumer-focused companies and boards on effective methods for addressing data asset risks while operating in complex business and regulatory environments. Prior to joining BuckleySandler, Ms. Mears was a partner in a Big Four advisory firm’s Enterprise Risk Services practice, where she founded and led the Global and U.S. Privacy and Data Protection practice. She has significant experience building and implementing multinational and enterprise data risk, privacy and security programs, performing compliance assessments, developing cybersecurity initiatives, and leading breach response teams. Ms. Mears has served on industry standards committees and company advisory boards for privacy and security. She regularly researches, speaks, and publishes on data risk, privacy, and cybersecurity and holds the CISSP, CIPP, CISA, and CITP certifications.

• STEPHEN (STEVE) M. RUCKMAN Senior Associate

Stephen (Steve) M. Ruckman is a senior associate in the Washington, DC, office of BuckleySandler, where his practice focuses on privacy, cyber risk, mobile payments, and data security, as well as federal and state investigations and enforcement actions.

Mr. Ruckman joined BuckleySandler from the Federal Communications Commission, where he served as Senior Policy Advisor to Commission’s Enforcement Bureau Chief, advising him on enforcement strategies in the areas of privacy and data security.

Prior to his time at the FCC, Mr. Ruckman spent five years as an Assistant Attorney General at the Maryland Attorney General’s office, where he was the first Director of the office’s Internet Privacy Unit. The Unit played a leading role in several multistate investigations into practices that threatened consumers’ online privacy and security, including the largest privacy settlement in AG history. Mr. Ruckman is a graduate of Yale Law School and Yale Divinity School.

• TIHOMIR YANKOV Associate

Tihomir Yankov is an associate in the Washington, DC, office of BuckleySandler LLP. Mr. Yankov represents clients in a wide range of litigation matters, including class actions and complex civil litigation, as well as government enforcement matters. His government enforcement experience includes representing clients before the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the New York Department of Financial Services (DFS), and various state regulators and attorneys general, as well as in cases involving unfair, deceptive, and abusive acts and practices (UDAAP). Mr. Yankov also counsels clients on electronic discovery issues, including matters related to document and data retention, data assessment, data extraction strategies, and pre-litigation discovery planning.

Mr. Yankov received his JD from American University (cum laude) and his BA from the University of Virginia.

Michael Chertoff is Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of The Chertoff Group, a premier global advisory firm that focuses exclusively on the security and risk management sector by providing consulting, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), and risk management services to clients seeking to secure and grow their enterprises. In this role, Mr. Chertoff provides high-level strategic counsel to corporate and government leaders on a broad range of security issues, from risk identification and prevention to preparedness, response, and recovery.

From 2005 to 2009, Mr. Chertoff served as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), where he led the federal government’s efforts to protect our nation from a wide range of security threats, including blocking potential terrorists from crossing the United States border or allowing implementation of their plans on U.S. soil. Before leading DHS, Mr. Chertoff served as a federal judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and earlier headed the U.S. Department of Justice’s Criminal Division. In this role he investigated and prosecuted cases of political corruption, organized crime, and corporate fraud and terrorism—including the investigation of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

• JIM PFLAGING Principal

Jim Pflaging is the global lead for The Chertoff Group’s business strategy practice. Based in Menlo Park, California, Mr. Pflaging works closely with leading technology companies, private equity investors, and system integrators to identify, diligence, acquire and build, exciting companies. Based on dozens of successful client engagements, Mr. Pflaging has become a trusted advisor on technology and security to many in the U.S. Government and private industry. Mr. Pflaging has more than 25 years of Silicon Valley experience including 15 years as chief executive officer of cybersecurity and data management companies. He serves on the board of several security companies and is a frequent speaker on technology and security issues.

• MARK WEATHERFORD Principal

Mark Weatherford is a Principal at The Chertoff Group, where he advises clients on a broad array of cybersecurity services. As one of the nation’s leading experts on cybersecurity, Mr. Weatherford works with organizations around the world to effectively manage today’s cyberthreats by creating comprehensive security strategies that can be incorporated into core business operations and objectives. Prior to joining The Chertoff Group, Mr. Weatherford served as the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s first Deputy Under Secretary for Cybersecurity. In this position, he worked with all critical infrastructure sectors as well as across the federal government to create more secure network operations and thwart advanced persistent cyber threats. He previously served as the Chief Information Security Officer for the states of Colorado and California and as Vice President and Chief Security Officer for the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC).

Rick Dakin provided strategic management IT security program guidance for Coalfire and its clients. After serving in the U.S. Army after graduation from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Mr. Dakin began his management career at United Technology Corporation. Prior to co-founding Coalfire, he was President of Centera Information Systems, a leading eCommerce and systems integration firm. He was a past president of the FBI’s InfraGard program, Denver chapter, and a member of a committee hosted by the U.S. Secret Service and organized by the Joint Council on Information Age Crime. Mr. Dakin passed away June 20, 2015.

• LARRY JONES Chief Executive Officer

Larry Jones has served as Chairman of the Board of Coalfire since 2012 and became CEO in 2015. He has more than 25 years of experience building, operating, and growing public and private companies in the business process outsourcing, marketing services, enterprise software, smart-grid, information, and IT services industries. He has a proven track record as the CEO of six companies and has served as director of 13 private equity, public, and VC-backed companies and executive chairman of two others. Prior to his leadership role with Coalfire, from 2007 to 2011, Mr. Jones was CEO of Denver-based StarTek, Inc. (NYSE: SRT), a provider of global outsourced call center and customer support services. He has also served as CEO of Activant Solutions, an enterprise software company; chairman of WebClients, an internet affiliate marketing firm; CEO of Interelate, Inc., a marketing services firm; CEO of MessageMedia (NASD: MESG), an email marketing services company; CEO of Neodata Services, Inc., a direct marketing services firm; and was founding CEO of GovPX, a provider of government securities data. Mr. Jones also was a senior vice president at Automatic Data Processing and held various positions at Wang Laboratories between 1977 and 1987. Mr. Jones currently also serves as a director of Diligent Corporation (NZX: DIL) and Essential Power, LLC. He is also active member and Fellow in the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD). Over the past 10 years, Mr. Jones has served as director of numerous public and private companies including Work Options Group, StarTek, Exabyte, Activant Solutions, Realm Solutions, SARCOM, WebClients, DIMAC, and Fulcrum Analytics. Mr. Jones graduated from Worcester Polytechnic Institute with a degree in computer sciences in 1975 and earned his MBA from Boston University in 1980.

David N. Fagan, a partner in Covington’s global privacy and data security and international practice groups, counsels clients on preparing for and responding to cyber-based attacks on their networks and information, developing and implementing information security programs, and complying with federal and state regulatory requirements. Mr. Fagan has been lead investigative and response counsel to companies in a range of cyber- and data security incidents, including matters involving millions of affected consumers.

• KURT WIMMER Partner

Kurt Wimmer is a Washington partner and U.S. chair of Covington’s privacy and data security practice. Mr. Wimmer advises national and multinational companies on privacy, data security, and digital technology issues before the FTC, the FCC, Congress, the European Commission, and state attorneys general, as well as on strategic advice, data breach counseling and remediation, and privacy assessments and policies. He is chair of the Privacy and Information Security Committee of the ABA Antitrust Section and is a past managing partner of Covington’s London office.

• NIGEL L HOWARD Partner

Nigel L. Howard, a partner in Covington’s New York office, helps clients execute their most innovative and complex transactions involving technology, intellectual property, and data. Mr. Howard has been at the forefront of initiatives to protect data assets for his clients, helping them achieve a competitive advantage or fend off a competitive threat. He advises clients on their proprietary rights to data and global strategies for protecting these assets. He has represented companies in transactions covering the full spectrum of data-related activities, including data capture and storage, business and operational intelligence, analytics and visualization, personalized merchandizing, and the related cloud computing services, such as Data as a Service and Analytics Infrastructure as a Service.

• ELIZABETH H. CANTER Associate

Elizabeth H. Canter is an associate in the Washington, DC, office of Covington. She represents and advises technology companies, financial institutions, and other clients on data collection, use, and disclosure practices, including privacy-by-design strategies and email marketing and telemarketing strategies. This regularly includes advising clients on privacy and data security issues relating to third-party risk management. Ms. Canter also has extensive experience advising clients on incident preparedness and in responding to data security breaches.

• PATRICK REDMON Summer Associate

Patrick Redmon will graduate from the University of North Carolina School of Law in 2016. He graduated from Fordham University in 2007 with a BA in Philosophy and Economics and in 2013 was awarded an MA in Liberal Arts from St. John’s College in Annapolis, Maryland. Mr. Redmon is the Managing Editor of the North Carolina Law Review.

Michael (Mike) R. Cote became chairman and CEO of SecureWorks in February of 2002 and led the company through an acquisition by Dell in February of 2011. Under his leadership Dell SecureWorks has become a recognized global leader in information security services, helping organizations of all sizes protect their IT assets, reduce costs, and stay one step ahead of the threats. Previously Mr. Cote held executive positions with Talus Solutions, a pricing and revenue management software firm acquired by Manugistics in 2000. He joined Talus from MSI Solutions, where he was Chief Operating Officer, and his early career included international assignments with KPMG. He was the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Regional winner for Alabama/Georgia/ Tennessee in 2011 and was awarded The Deal of the Year by The Association of Corporate Growth (ACG) and The IndUS Entrepreneurs (TiE). Mr. Cote’s leadership style is punctuated by high integrity and a client-centric philosophy.

Thomas Fuhrman is President of Delta Risk. In this capacity he is a practicing cybersecurity consultant and the leader of the Delta Risk business. Prior to joining Delta Risk, Mr. Fuhrman was the founder and president of 3tau LLC, a specialized consulting firm providing information security and technology advisory, analysis, and strategy services to senior clients in commercial industry and government, in the United States and internationally. He is a former Partner at Booz Allen Hamilton, where he led a $100 million consulting practice in cybersecurity and science and technology serving Department of Defense clients. Mr. Fuhrman has more than 35 years of military and government experience and has expertise in many areas including cybersecurity strategy, policy, and governance; cybersecurity controls and technology; and risk management. Mr. Fuhrman has degrees in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, and mathematics and is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP).

Kal Bittianda is a consultant at Egon Zehnder, a global executive search and assessment firm. Based in the firm’s New York office, Mr. Bittianda advises and recruits senior executives in technology, telecommunications, and fintech, with a special focus on emerging technologies. He also leads the firm’s Cybersecurity Practice.

Prior to joining Egon Zehnder, Mr. Bittianda served in leadership positions at several privately held technology-enabled businesses. He built teams and led growth in North America for Kyriba, an enterprise cloud solutions provider, for EXL, a knowledge and business process outsourcing firm, and for Inductis, an analytics consulting and services firm. He was previously an Engagement Manager at the Mitchell Madison Group. Mr. Bittianda started his career in technology and leadership roles at Unisys and International Paper.

Mr. Bittianda earned a BTech in Naval Architecture at the Indian Institute of Technology, MA in Industrial Engineering from Purdue University, and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

• SELENA LOH LACROIX Consultant

Selena Loh LaCroix is a consultant at Egon Zehnder, a global executive search and assessment firm. Based in the firm’s Dallas office, she is global leader of the Legal, Regulatory and Compliance Practice and of the Global Semiconductor Practice. She recruits senior legal and technology executives for Fortune 500 and private-equity owned portfolio companies and consults to boards of directors on a range of issues.

Prior to joining Egon Zehnder, Ms. LaCroix was a senior international attorney with major international law firms as well as serving in house at Texas Instruments and Honeywell International, where she was Asia Pacific General Counsel. Ms. LaCroix began her career as an attorney in private practice at Gray Cary Ware & Freidenrich (now DLA Piper) in California and in Singapore, focusing on mergers and acquisitions, intellectual property, and admiralty law.

Ms. LaCroix completed the Graduate Program in American Law at the University of California at Berkeley and Davis. She holds an LLB from the National University of Singapore and is admitted to practice law in Singapore, California, and the United Kingdom.

• CHRIS PATRICK Consultant

Chris Patrick is a consultant at Egon Zehnder, a global executive search and assessment firm. Based in the firm’s Dallas office, he is a trusted advisor for CIO and C-suite talent strategy and development for global companies across a diverse set of industries, including retail/consumer products, IT services, industrial, financial services, and digital. As the global leader for Egon Zehnder’s Chief Information Officer Practice, Mr. Patrick advises some of the world’s leading corporations on talent development and assessment at the board level and across the executive suite.

Prior to joining Egon Zehnder, Mr. Patrick was CIO/Vice President of Mergers and Acquisitions with Chatham Technologies, a start-up telecommunications systems manufacturer/integrator. Previously, he was a Senior Manager with Ernst & Young Consulting and MD80 Project Manager for McDonnell Douglas in Los Angeles.

Gus P. Coldebella is a principal at the law firm of Fish & Richardson concentrating on cybersecurity, litigation, and government investigations. From 2005 to 2009, he was the deputy general counsel, then the acting general counsel, of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, focusing on all major security issues confronting the nation. As the department’s top lawyer, Mr. Coldebella helped lead implementation of President Bush’s Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative, designed to shore up the government’s civilian networks from attack and to promote information sharing and cooperation between the public and private sector.

At Fish & Richardson, he focuses on helping companies plan for and respond to cyberattacks. As a securities litigator, he is well positioned to advise public companies on SEC disclosures regarding cybersecurity and boards of directors’ corporate governance responsibilities to oversee and manage this important enterprise risk.

Mr. Coldebella is a graduate of Colgate University, where he currently serves as audit committee chair on its Board of Trustees; he received his JD, magna cum laude, from Cornell. He is on Twitter at @g_co.

• CAROLINE K. SIMONS Associate

Caroline K. Simons is a litigation associate at Fish & Richardson RC. Her practice focuses on white collar defense, cybersecurity and trade secret theft, internal investigations, and complex commercial litigation, including significant state and federal appellate experience. In 2013 Ms. Simons was selected by the Boston Bar Association to participate in the Public Interest Leadership Program. Ms. Simons is a graduate of Harvard College and Columbia Law School.

Roberta D. Anderson is a partner of K&L Gates LLP. A co-founder of the firm’s global Cybersecurity, Privacy and Data Protection practice group and a member of the firm’s global Insurance Coverage practice group, Ms. Anderson concentrates her practice in insurance coverage litigation and counseling and emerging cybersecurity and data privacy-related issues. She has represented clients in connection with a broad spectrum of insurance issues arising under almost every kind of business insurance coverage. A recognized national authority in insurance coverage, cybersecurity, and data privacy-related issues, Ms. Anderson frequently lectures and publishes extensively on these subjects. In addition to helping clients successfully pursue contested claims, Ms. Anderson counsels clients on complex underwriting and risk management issues. She has substantial experience in the drafting and negotiation of “cyber”/privacy liability, D&O, professional liability, and other insurance placements. Ms. Anderson received her JD, magna cum laude, from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law and her BA from Carnegie Mellon University.

Aileen Alexander is a Senior Client Partner and co-leads Korn Ferry’s Cybersecurity Practice. Based in the firm’s Washington, D.C., office, she has led senior executive searches across the security domain. She also partners with the firm’s Board & CEO Services practice.

In a previous position with another international executive search firm, Ms. Alexander served clients in the aerospace and defense and professional services sectors.

Prior to the talent management profession, Ms. Alexander was a Professional Staff Member on the Committee of Armed Services in the U.S. House of Representatives. Previously, she was a Presidential Management Fellow in the Office of the Secretary of Defense and served as a Captain in the U.S. Army.

Ms. Alexander holds a master’s degree in public policy from Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from The Johns Hopkins University.

• JAMEY CUMMINGS Senior Client Partner

Jamey Cummings is a Senior Client Partner in Korn Ferry’s Global Technology and Information Officers Practices, and he co-leads the firm’s Global Cybersecurity Practice. Based in the firm’s Dallas office, he is also a member of the firm’s Aviation, Aerospace & Defense Practice.

Prior to Korn Ferry, Mr. Cummings served as an associate principal in the industrial, supply chain, and transportation and logistics practices of another leading executive search firm, where he executed executive search assignments for public and private equity-backed companies.

Earlier in his career, Mr. Cummings was a consultant with The Boston Consulting Group in Dallas and, before that, he served nine years with distinction as an officer in the U.S. Navy’s SEAL teams.

He earned a master’s degree in business administration from Stanford University and graduated with merit with a bachelor of science in aeronautical engineering from The United States Naval Academy.

• JOE GRIESEDIECK Vice Chairman & Co-Leader, Board & CEO Services

Joe Griesedieck is Vice Chairman and Co-Leader, Board and CEO Services at Korn Ferry. He focuses primarily on engagements for board director searches across multiple industries, as well as working with boards of directors on succession planning and other related senior talent management solutions.

Mr. Griesedieck’s prior experience includes two terms as global chief executive officer of another international search firm. He also served as co-head of the firm’s strategic leadership services practice in North America.

Prior to entering the executive search profession, Mr. Griesedieck was a group vice president with Alexander & Baldwin, Inc., and spent a number of years with the Falstaff Brewing Corporation, concluding his tenure as president and chief operating officer and as a director of this NYSE company.

Mr. Griesedieck has been named by The National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) to the Directorship 100, recognizing the most influential people in corporate governance and the boardroom.

Mr. Griesedieck is a graduate of Brown University.

Ken Daly is the Chief Executive Officer of the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD). As head of the nation’s largest member-based organization for board directors, Mr. Daly is a recognized expert on corporate governance and board transformation. Prior to NACD, Mr. Daly was an audit partner at KPMG, where he also served as the partner-in-charge of the national risk management practice. After retiring from the firm, he assumed the role of executive director of KPMG’s Audit Committee Institute. He routinely lends his regulatory expertise to counsel audit committees in critical areas, and he has extensive experience as an auditor and consulting with companies in the banking and insurance industries. Mr. Daly is a frequent speaker and writer on many issues confronting today’s corporate board, including executive compensation. He regularly appears in media and has been quoted in the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, and Fox News Radio, among others.

Brian Finch is a partner in the Washington, DC, office of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP. He has been named by Lazv360 as one of its “Rising Stars” in Privacy Law in 2014 and a “Rising Star” by National Law Journal D.C. He is a recognized authority on cyber and physical security matters, focusing his practice on providing proactive liability mitigation advice to clients.

Mr. Finch is also a leading authority on the SAFETY Act, a federal statute that can provide liability protection to companies following a terrorist or cyberattack. He is a senior advisor to the Homeland Security and Defense Business Council, serves on the National Center for Spectator Sports Safety and Security’s advisory board, and is an adjunct professor at The George Washington University Law School.

Mr. Finch regularly speaks and writes on security issues and has written articles for the Wall Street Journal, Politico, The Hill, and other publications.

Brian Kelly brings three decades of leadership in security, special operations, investigations and intelligence to Rackspace.

In the Air Force, Mr. Kelly rose to the rank of lieutenant colonel. He led teams involved in satellite surveillance, cybersecurity, and special operations; as a Department of Defense Senior Service Fellow, advised the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Secretary of Defense; and received a Department of Defense meritorious service medal.

In the private sector, Mr. Kelly held the positions of vice president with Trident Data Systems, principal (select) at Deloitte, and CEO of iDefense. He led the Giuliani Advanced Security Center and served as executive director of IT risk transformation for Ernst and Young. Mr. Kelly is the author of From Stone to Silicon: a Revolution in Information Technology and Implications for Military Command and Control. Mr. Kelly holds a degree in management from the U.S. Air Force Academy, an MBA from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and an MS degree from the Air Force Institute of Technology.

Erin Nealy Cox is an Executive Managing Director at Stroz Friedberg, a global leader in investigations, intelligence, and risk management. In this capacity, she leads the Incident Response Unit for Stroz Friedberg. Ms. Nealy Cox is responsible for the overall operations of the global incident response group, including supervising first responders, threat intelligence analysts, and mal-ware specialists. These responders are deployed to assist corporate clients affected by cyberattacks, state-sponsored espionage, and data breach cases in sectors, including retail, hospitality, energy, biomedical and health, and critical infrastructure. Ms. Nealy Cox also maintains a full docket of corporate client assignments in the areas of cybercrime investigations, data breach response, digital forensics, and electronic discovery processing. She is a trusted advisor to top executives, in-house lawyers, and outside counsel. Prior to Stroz Friedberg, Ms. Nealy Cox served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney, leading major cybercrime prosecutions nationwide while also handling complex cases of white-collar fraud, public corruption, and intellectual property theft. Additionally, she served as Chief of Staff and Senior Counsel for the Office of Legal Policy at the Department of Justice in Washington, DC, during the Bush Administration.

In December 2014 the Criminal Division created the Cybersecurity Unit within the Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section to serve as a central hub for expert advice and legal guidance regarding how the criminal electronic surveillance and computer fraud and abuse statutes impact cybersecurity. Among the unit’s goals is to ensure that the powerful law enforcement authorities are used effectively to bring perpetrators to justice while also protecting the privacy of every day Americans. In pursuing that goal, the unit is helping to shape cybersecurity legislation to protect our nation’s computer networks and individual victims from cyberattacks. The unit also engages in extensive outreach to the private sector to promote lawful cybersecurity practices.

Rich Baich is Wells Fargo’s Chief Information Security Officer. Prior to joining Wells Fargo, he was a Principal at Deloitte & Touche, where he led the Global Cyber Threat and Vulnerability Management practice. Mr. Baich’s security leadership roles include retired Naval Information Warfare Officer, Senior Director for Professional Services at Network Associates (now McAfee) and after 9/11, as Special Assistant to the Deputy Director for the National Infrastructure Protection Center (NIPC) at the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). He recently retired after 20+ years of military service serving in various roles such as a Commander in the Information Operations Directorate at NORAD/Northern Command Headquarters; Commanding Officer Navy Information Operations Center (NIOC), Denver, Colorado; Special Assistant at the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), Real Time Military Analysis Center, the Reserve Armed Forces Threat Center, the Center for Information Dominance, and the Information Operations Technology Center (IOTC) within the National Security Agency (NSA). Mr. Baich was also selected as an advisor for the 44th President’s Commission on Cybersecurity.

Danil Kerimi is currently leading the World Economic Forum’s work on Internet governance, evidence-based policy-making, digital economy, and industrial policy. In addition, he manages Global Agenda Council on Cybersecurity. Previously, Mr. Kerimi led Forum’s engagement with governments and business leaders in Europe and Central Asia, was in charge of developing the Forum’s global public sector outreach strategy on various projects on cyberspace, including cyberresilience, data, digital ecosystem, ICT and competitiveness, and hyperconnectivity. Before joining the Forum, Mr. Kerimi worked with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime/Terrorism Prevention Branch, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, the International Organization for Migration, and other international and regional organizations.

• ELENA KVOCHKO Cyber Security Strategist

Danil Kerimi is currently leading the World Economic Forum’s work on Internet Elena Kvochko is currently head of global information security strategy and implementation in the financial services industry. Previously, she was Manager in Information Technology Industry at World Economic Forum, where she led global partnership programs on cyber resilience and the Internet of Things and was responsible for developing relationships with top information technology industry partners. Prior to her position at the Forum, she worked as Information and Communication Technology specialist at the World Bank. Ms. Kvochko focused on a portfolio of projects aimed at leveraging ICT for economic growth and transparency in emerging economies.

Ms. Kvochko is an author of numerous publications and reports and has contributed to Forbes, the New York Times, and Harvard Business Review.

Adam Sodowick is currently President of NYSE Governance Services after serving as Chief Operating Officer, where he was responsible for Product, Market Strategy, and Marketing.

Prior to NYSE Governance Services, Mr. Sodowick founded True Office in 2010 to solve a long-standing problem: the tedium and high cost of regulatory compliance training. Recognizing that humans are hardwired to learn via stories and play, True Office creates data-rich desktop and mobile compliance apps that help companies identify risk, save money, and educate employees on complex and risk-sensitive business issues in a fun way.

Since its launch, True Office has experienced a steep growth trajectory and has been adopted as the compliance training solution of choice for many Fortune 500 companies. True Office has won multiple awards across the GRC, Technology, and Innovation segments and has been featured prominently in many media outlets, including the BBC, the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Fortune’s annual 500 Issue, and more.

Initially backed by Morgan Stanley Strategic Investments, The Partnership for New York City Fund and Rho Ventures, True Office was acquired by Intercontinental Exchange, parent company of the New York Stock Exchange in October 2014. Prior to founding True Office, Mr. Sodowick was the co-founder and CEO of 50 Lessons. During this time, Mr. Sodowick pioneered the creation of the award-winning ‘50 Lessons Digital Business Library.’

Today, 50 Lessons is widely recognized as the world’s pre-eminent collection of multimedia business insights from global business leaders. These assets are housed in a digital library and sold via various channels to more than 350 corporate customers and academic institutions globally.

Mr. Sodowick envisioned and led the publishing initiative behind the best-selling Lessons Learned: Straight Talk From The World’s Top Business Leaders, a set of 24 books published by Harvard Business School Press. Initially backed by the BBC, 50 Lessons was acquired by Skillsoft in 2011.

McLaughlin joined as president and CEO of Palo Alto Networks in August of 2011 and became Chairman of the Board in 2012. Previously Mr. McLaughlin served as President and CEO of Verisign. Prior to Verisign, he was the Vice President of Sales and Business Development for Signio and was instrumental in driving the acquisition of Signio by Verisign in 1999. Before joining Signio, he was the Vice President of Business Development for Gemplus, the world’s leading smart-card company. Previous to Gemplus, he also served as General Counsel of Caere Corporation and practiced law as an attorney with Cooley Godward Kronish LLP. In 2014 President Obama appointed Mr. McLaughlin as the Chairman of the National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee (NSTAC). He received his JD, magna cum laude, from Seattle University School of Law and his BS degree from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.

• DAVIS Y. HAKE Director of Cybersecurity Strategy

As Director of Cybersecurity Strategy, Davis Y. Hake is responsible for building and sharing the company’s strategy for cybersecurity thought leadership and delivering valuable information, insights, and instructional tools on all things related to cyberthreats and today’s security landscape. Prior to joining Palo Alto Networks in 2015, Mr. Hake was a leader in U.S. government cybersecurity serving in the White House, at senior levels in the Department of Homeland Security, and as a policy expert for the U.S. Congress. Mr. Hake also drafted some of the first comprehensive cybersecurity legislation, for which he received a Federal 100 Award for leadership in the IT community. He is a graduate of the University of California-Davis, where he studied international relations and economics and received a Masters degree in Strategic Security Studies from the National Defense University.

David C. Lashway leads Baker & McKenzie’s global cybersecurity practice and is located in Washington, DC. He focuses his practice in the areas of crisis management, internal investigations, and complex criminal, civil and administrative litigation and has significant experience advising clients with respect to various aspects of cybersecurity-related matters. Mr. Lashway is a sought-after lawyer who advises the Fortune 100 on the full lifecycle of enterprise risks associated with information security, including before, during, and after a network breach, as well as federal regulatory and criminal matters. He regularly conducts global investigations around the theft or compromise of confidential data and is repeatedly called upon to litigate post-data breach issues. His clients include investment banks, publicly traded and private companies, trade associations, and individual managers, and his matters span the globe.

• JOHN W. WOODS, JR. Partner

John W. Woods is a partner in Baker & McKenzie’s Washington, DC, office. He co-leads the cybersecurity practice. His practice in the cybersecurity area focuses on internal investigations, data security compliance, privacy litigation, and information governance advice. He routinely counsels companies victimized by cybercriminals to investigate the underlying incident, coordinate with law enforcement, and manage consumer-related civil litigation and regulatory investigations. Mr. Woods has significant experience handling government investigations and business crimes, privacy litigation, class actions, information governance, and electronic discovery matters. He regularly oversees and advises on the intersection between data protection issues and data collection issues associated with internal investigations and litigations.

• NADIA BANNO Counsel, Dispute Resolution

Nadia Banno joined Baker & McKenzie’s Dispute Resolution department in London as Of Counsel in September 2014. She previously held the position of Head of Litigation at the BBC, where she regularly advised the Executive Board and senior management on a wide range of high-value, high-profile disputes and investigations. Ms. Banno advises clients in the areas of regulatory and public law, defamation and media law, data protection, freedom of information, and commercial disputes. She also advises clients on the legal aspects of crisis and reputation management, including handling internal investigations and appearing before Parliamentary Select Committees.

• BRANDON H. GRAVES Associate

Brandon H. Graves is a member of Baker & McKenzie’s global cybersecurity practice and is located in Washington, DC. He has extensive experience in conducting investigations and advising clients before, during, and after cybersecurity incidents. He represents clients in a variety of industries in incident response matters and related disputes. Mr. Graves was formerly a law clerk for Judge J. L. Edmondson of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. Before graduating from the University of Virginia School of Law, he was an infantry officer in the 25th Infantry Division with service in Iraq. He holds a BS degree in Computer Science from the United States Military Academy at West Point.

lWilliam (Bill) Stewart currently leads the Commercial Cyber Business for Booz Allen Hamilton. In this role he leads teams that develop strategies and implement solutions for the most complex issues facing Private Sector Organizations. He has more than 25 years of professional experience building consulting and systems integration businesses.

Mr. Stewart is responsible for providing services that appropriately balance risk and resource expenditure. Current clients include C-suite executives as well as senior government officials. Mr. Stewart has extensive experience envisioning, designing, and deploying solutions that enhance business performance. He helps clients create cutting edge strategies that optimize and secure critical business systems. Mr. Stewart and his team help clients develop state-of-the-art cyber solutions, including Threat Intelligence, Advanced Adversary Hunt, Incident Response, Insider Threat, and Identity and Access Control. Mr. Stewart also led Booz Allen Hamilton’s Cyber Technology Center of Excellence (COE) with more than 3000 staff members, and he built a large Technology Consulting and Integration Business focused on the U.S. government.

Before joining Booz Allen, Mr. Stewart worked for a major electronics firm, where he developed communications security and key management devices. He also served as a Signal Officer, Battalion Commander, Brigade/ Battalion S-3, and Company Commander in the U.S. Army.

He holds a BS degree in Engineering from Widener University and an MS degree in Electrical Engineering from Drexel University.

• JASON ESCARAVAGE Vice President

Jason Escaravage is a leader in the Strategic Innovation Group for Booz Allen Hamilton. With a focus on Digital Services and Solutions, he drives the integration of Global Threat solutions for the firm’s Predictive Intelligence division. He is an expert in the systems development lifecycle, software solution design and development, and intelligence support to real-world mission operations. Mr. Escaravage is recognized for leading large-scale, complex information technology (IT) and analytical support programs supporting government and commercial clients and in multiple focus areas, including conventional operations, counter-terrorism, anti-money laundering, and cyberthreat analysis. He has led teams of global/cyberthreat intelligence analysts in support of U.S. government and commercial customers focused on collecting, processing, and fusing data to create actionable intelligence. He holds a degree in Military History and Computer Science from Rutgers University and is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP).

• SEDAR LABARRE Vice President

Sedar LaBarre is a Vice President with Booz Allen Hamilton, where he leads the firm’s commercial High-Tech Manufacturing Practice. He has more than 18 years of practical consulting experience—providing clients with unique advisory services equally balanced in strategy and functional expertise. Mr. Labarre leads a multi-disciplinary team focused on helping companies realize technology-enabled growth from advanced analytics, military grade cyber, and cutting-edge IT transformation.

Mr. Labarre is a recognized international expert in cybersecurity standards and was the chief architect of Booz Allen’s CyberM3 reference model. He has worked extensively within all sectors of the U.S. government (cabinet-level agencies, all branches of the military, the intelligence community, as well as several small to micro government agencies); public sector clients in the United Kingdom, Europe, and the Middle East; and within the private sector areas of financial services, retail, telecommunications, consumer products, industrial manufacturing, and automotive.

• LORI ZUKIN Associate

Lori Zukin is a leader with Booz Allen Hamilton, where she leads People Innovations for the firm’s Strategic Innovations Group. She has led engagements for clients in the public and private sectors and engaged with them to solve their toughest organizational challenges. She has directed several high-profile projects for federal and commercial organizations, providing talent management expertise to help them improve the bottom line.

Most recently, Ms. Zukin worked with a global pharmaceutical company to dramatically improve how a newly formed senior leadership team manages and measures performance while reducing risk during a period of significant growth. In other client engagements she has worked with large organizations to help them implement cutting edge solutions for cyber talent management and leadership development. She was also instrumental in developing Booz Allen’s CyberSim tool, an immersive training and assessment tool used to select, train, and place cyber professionals.

Ms. Zukin holds a Doctorate degree in Organizational Psychology from George Mason University and a Master’s degree in Organizational Psychology from Columbia University. She also holds a certificate in leadership coaching from Georgetown University. She is a certified executive coach through the International Coaching Federation. Ms. Zukin is on the faculty at Georgetown University’s Institute for Transformational Leadership and served as a coach for the inaugural class of the Presidential Leadership Scholars Program created by former Presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton.

• Ernie Anderson Principal

Ernie Anderson, a Principal with Booz Allen, has thirteen years of experience in Information Technology (IT) and has established himself as an Information Security (IS) expert across several industries in both private and public sectors. For the past six years, Mr. Anderson has been focused on the financial services, telecommunications, and automotive industries. He has proven himself adaptable with an ability to execute extensive tasks, including development of high-level strategic and tactical roadmaps to performing hands-on system/architectural reviews of IT implementations. Mr. Anderson is often involved with projects from cradle-to-grave developing client proposals and cost projections, team staffing, managing projects and teams, and working directly with clients to foster long-term relationships. Most recently, he performed IP discovery, mapping, and controls assessments for a major chemical manufacturer and a major wireless telecommunications company. Both maintain operations in Shanghai, China, and expressed concern about IP protection and critical data being unintentionally leaked. Prior to that, he performed an IS Program and Data Privacy Assessment for a major Japanese automotive manufacturer where he benchmarked processes, policies and controls against: COBIT 4.01 framework, ISO 27002, Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA), Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) Handbook (Data Security), and Massachusetts (MA) 201 CMR 17 legislation.

• DENIS COSGROVE Senior Associate

Denis Cosgrove is a leader in Booz Allen Hamilton’s Commercial High-Tech Manufacturing business, where he is an advisor to senior clients and oversees project teams delivering strategy and analytical solutions. His recent client engagements include working with staff members of a major automaker to reimagine their approach to vehicle cybersecurity and partnering with them to build new capabilities. Within the firm, he drives thought leadership for branding and intellectual capital. Mr. Cosgrove previously worked with clients in the U.S. government national security market, developing new methods in risk analytics. Prior to joining Booz Allen, he served as a Senior Associate Scholar at the Center for European Policy Analysis and taught undergraduate courses in philosophy. He earned graduate degrees studying political philosophy at the University of Chicago and international relations at Georgetown University. Mr. Cosgrove has published essays on foreign policy and presents an annual graduate-level lecture on strategy in Machiavelli’s The Prince at Johns Hopkins University.

• Jacqueline Cooney Lead Associate

Jacqueline Cooney is a Lead Associate and an attorney at Booz Allen with over 20 years of experience in privacy, governance, risk, compliance, and public policy. Ms. Cooney provides privacy and compliance analysis support as well as assisting on tasks related to cyber security, regulatory compliance, and Safe Harbor certifications. She is a key participant in helping to develop privacy-related methodologies and a frequent contributor to risk and compliance related engagements. Part of her duties have been to assist in developing comprehensive incident response procedures for client data spills, breaches, and incidents, and to develop training regarding data protection, PHI/PII handling, data breaches, and incident response. Previously, Ms. Cooney was an Adjunct Professor at Marymount University where she taught Legal Research and Writing, Advanced Legal Research and Writing, Public Law and Administrative Procedure, and Constitutional Law. As a practicing attorney, she advises clients regarding changes to and impact of federal privacy laws and regulations. She was also a Legislative Assistant on Capitol Hill. Ms. Cooney is a member of the Virginia Bar and has been an attorney for over 14 years.

• MATTHEW DOAN Senior Associate

Matthew Doan leads Booz Allen’s Commercial Cyber Strategy practice while also serving as a leader in the firm’s High-Tech Manufacturing business. He specializes in driving innovative cybersecurity and risk management solutions, particularly for automotive, industrial, and consumer product companies. Mr. Doan provides fundamental knowledge in large-scale maturity assessments, enterprise risk management, strategic planning, organizational change management, and governance.

Mr. Doan has an array of experiences in consulting C-suites, boards, and other senior decision makers in driving important changes that effectively reduce business risk and capture new opportunity. Mr. Doan holds an MA in Security Studies from Georgetown University and a BBA in Computer Information Systems from James Madison University, as well as a Graduate Certificate in Applied Intelligence from Mercyhurst University.

• Dean Forbes Senior Associate

Dean Forbes is a Senior Associate at Booz Allen Hamilton and a leader in the Commercial Privacy Practice. He has 20 years of professional experience advising on privacy and security programs that enable multinational companies to protect personal data and execute mission-critical business strategies. His industry experience includes Financial Services, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Technology, Retail, and Education. Mr. Forbes is the former Global Privacy Officer for Schering-Plough and held senior privacy compliance roles at Merck and Johnson & Johnson. He also served as a prosecutor for the U.S. Federal Trade Commission. Mr. Forbes is a former International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) Board member and is a Responsible Information Management Council Advisory Board member.

• TONY GAIDHANE Senior Associate

Gaidhane is a dynamic and innovative information security leader with a strong background in implementing IT security, compliance (including NIST and ISO), privacy, and risk management. His most recent experience includes diverse engagements such as leading the assessment of high-risk technology platforms for attack surface reduction for a large retailer, leading the build of a Cyber Incident Response Playbook for a large financial institution, and leading a supply chain cyber risk assessment for a large high-tech client. Mr. Gaidhane has more than 17 years of experience with cybersecurity, and his experience includes managing large Affordable Care Act implementations in multiple states for Accenture, as a senior leader in its Information Security Practice and as a Director of Information Security for WellPoint, Inc. Mr. Gaidhane holds an MBA from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business and also BS and MS degrees in Computer Science from Nagpur University (India) and Texas Tech University, respectively. He also holds numerous certifications, such as the PMP, CISSP, CISM, CGEIT, CRISC, CISA, and CIPP/US in the fields of Information Security, Audit, Information Privacy, and Project Management.

• Anthony Harris Senior Associate

Tony Harris is a Senior Associate with Booz Allen Hamilton and a lead for the firm’s CMD Penetration Testing capability and AFR (APT hunting) capability. He has more than 22 years of experience in secure network management with a specialization in internal and external network vulnerability assessments and penetration testing. Mr. Harris’s skills include expert networking knowledge, detailed knowledge and experience implementing and testing web security, and highly skilled network security design and implementation, including secure network, firewall, IDS, and router configuration. He also boasts extensive experience exploiting vulnerabilities of every flavor, including web (programming and application level), Windows/Unix operating systems, database, and network hardware (routers, firewalls, switches) vulnerabilities. Mr. Harris has performed penetration testing on large-scale government and commercial networks for the past 11 years and successfully performed penetration testing and vulnerability identification on more than 90 different tasks—finding, reporting, and in many cases correcting vulnerabilities in more than 200 government networks.

• JAMIE LOPEZ Senior Associate

Jamie Lopez is a leader with Booz Allen Hamilton’s Strategic Innovation Group, where he provides thought leadership and talent solutions to his client base across the commercial and federal sector. He helps drive Booz Allen’s Talentlnsight™ Solutions focusing on Data Science and Cyber and Predictive Intelligence. In addition to his core consulting and advisory duties, Dr. Lopez serves as the Booz Allen Program Manager for a large human capital vehicle, where he leads a sizable team in the development of HR Shared Services, Competency Modeling, Talent Placement & Acquisition, Change Management, Promotional Systems, and Professional & Leadership Development.

Prior to joining Booz Allen Hamilton, Dr. Lopez was the Vice President of Lopez and Associates Inc., a thirty-year-old Industrial-Organizational psychology consulting company focusing on commercial clients in the financial services and utility sectors. In this capacity he specialized in talent management, individual assessment, and personnel selection.

Dr. Lopez completed his PhD in Industrial-Organizational Psychology at Hofstra University and MA degree with a Scholars Designation in I/O Psychology from New York University’s Graduate School of Arts. He also holds an MBA in Finance with a specialization in Trading and Portfolio Management from the Fordham Graduate School of Business, a BA in Psychology from the College of the Holy Cross, and an Advanced Graduate Certificate in Counterintelligence from Mercyhurst University.

• Agatha O’Malley Senior Associate

Agatha O’Malley is a leader in Booz Allen Hamilton's Commercial Privacy Practice. She was formerly the Head of Privacy at Shire Pharmaceuticals. Prior to joining Shire, Ms. O’Malley was a manager with about eight years of experience in PwC’s Privacy and Security Practice. Her experience includes helping clients assess their current state and identifying gaps. She has conducted numerous global, integrated privacy, security, and identity theft prevention assessments, and she has helped companies develop and implement corporate policy documents relating to privacy, international data transfers, and IT security. Ms. O’Malley has negotiated numerous privacy contractual provisions and addenda and has extensive experience in international data transfer compliance mechanisms.

• JAMES PERRY Senior Associate

James Perry is a Chief Technologist in Booz Allen Hamilton’s Strategic Innovation Group, where he leads the commercial cyber incident response planning, investigation, and remediation services offerings, including our National Security Cyber Assistance Program Certified Incident Response capability. Mr. Perry works with chief information security officers, security operations center directors, and incident response teams across finance, retail, energy, health, manufacturing, and public sectors. In this role, he helps organizations to design and implement Cyber Security Operations capabilities to protect from, detect, and respond to advanced cyberthreats. Mr. Perry leverages his experience supporting incident response investigations across multiple sectors to help these organizations prepare for and rapidly contain cyber incidents.

• LAURA EISE Lead Associate

Laura Eise is a cybersecurity consultant in Booz Allen’s commercial practice. In this role, she works with leaders across multiple industries in aligning cybersecurity programs to manage risk and meet the needs of the business. She specializes in programmatic assessment, incident response, enterprise risk management, strategy setting, and organizational design. Recently, she has led teams across the financial, retail, and manufacturing industries to create three-year strategy roadmaps to improve their cybersecurity programs. Ms. Eise is a co-author of the CyberM3 maturity model and co-leads the firm’s internal investment in the capability. She is also an Executive Coach and focuses on helping leaders and leadership teams achieve significant organizational transformations. She is an Associate Business Continuity Manager with Disaster Recovery Institute International, a Certified Information Privacy Professional, and received a graduate certificate from University of Maryland in Cyber Security.

• Andrew Smallwood Lead Associate

Andrew Smallwood is a Lead Associate in the TalentInsight platform of the Predictive Intelligence organization within Booz Allen Hamilton’s Strategic Innovations Group. Mr. Smallwood has been involved with significant cyber workforce related efforts, including helping develop and refine the National Cyberspace Workforce Framework as part of the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education. He is currently leading the support team helping to implement this framework within the Department of Defense. He works with both U.S. government and commercial Fortune 500 clients. He was a primary author of the Booz Allen and Partnership for Public Service report Cyber Insecurity II, Closing the Federal Talent Gap. Mr. Smallwood is a former U.S. Army officer and has lead teams across the spectrum of cyber operations from critical infrastructure protection to computer emergency response. He holds a BA from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln and a Graduate Certificate in Cybersecurity Policy from the University of Maryland University College, as well as certifications in Human Capital Strategy and Compensation. Mr. Smallwood is also a Certified Information System Security Professional.

• KATIE STEFANICH Lead Associate

Katie Stefanich is a management consultant that specializes in cyber incident management strategy, cyber education and outreach, and crisis communication. She has strong experience in authoring enterprise-wide cyber incident management strategies for retail, energy, and high-tech commercial organizations. Ms. Stefanich helps clients understand cybersecurity in terms of risk management, as well as identify and build cross-organization relationships for smooth incident response. She also has extensive experience providing strategic counsel to startups, entrepreneurs, and organizations interested in using lean startup methodology. Prior to her time at Booz Allen, Ms. Stefanich implemented integrated marketing campaigns for high-tech commercial organizations.

• ERIN WEISS KAYA Lead Associate

Erin Weiss Kaya is a Lead Associate with Booz Allen Hamilton. She has more than 15 years of experience designing and managing strategic transformation programs, most recently serving as an external consultant on cybersecurity workforce and organization issues to the Department of Homeland Security and a number of large financial services institutions.

Ms. Weiss Kaya has served as an external consultant to Fortune 500 companies, state government agencies, and non-profits and as an internal strategic advisor and executive. She has led large projects for effective change implementations as well as cybersecurity human capital strategies, including the hiring, compensation, development, and allocation of cyber security workforce. She also manages Booz Allen’s internal initiative in Cybersecurity Workforce and Organization, where she established a new service offering and designed a suite of tools to support clients in the development and maturation of their cybersecurity workforce capabilities. Ms. Weiss Kaya holds a BA from University of Maryland-College Park and a Masters degree from Columbia University.

• CHRISTIAN PAREDES Associate

Christian Paredes is an Associate on Booz Allen Hamilton’s Predictive Intelligence team within the firm’s Strategic Innovation’s Group (SIG), where he focuses on cyberthreat intelligence (CTI) and CTI program development for commercial clients. Mr. Paredes has experience helping commercial clients to produce actionable threat intelligence for internal stakeholders at the operational and strategic levels. He has expertise in analytic tradecraft and production standards; technical threat intelligence; intelligence workflow integration with security operations; and threat intelligence program development. He has also worked with global organizations to assess their information security capabilities.

His emphasis on improving analytic quality by maximizing analyst time, resources, workflows, tools, and data sources has helped clients to realize value in their cyberthreat intelligence programs. Mr. Paredes holds an MS degree in International Affairs from Georgia Institute of Technology and a BA degree in Political Science from Georgia College & State University.

• WAICHING WONG Associate

Waiching Wong is part of Booz Allen Hamilton’s high-tech manufacturing practice, providing strategy, competitive analysis, process improvement, organizational design, and project management support to commercial and government clients. Ms. Wong works with clients to seize business opportunities while navigating risks around connected products and the data used to power them. She holds a Masters degree in City and Regional Planning from Cornell University and a BA in Political Economy from the University of California, Berkeley.

Martha Carter is the head of global research for ISS. In this role, she directs proxy voting research for the firm, leading a research team that analyzes companies in more than 110 markets around the world, provides institutional investors with customized research, and produces studies and white papers on issues and topics in corporate governance. In addition, Ms. Carter serves as the head of the ISS Global Policy Board, which develops the ISS Global Proxy Voting Policies. Named for five years in a row to the National Association of Corporate Directors’ Directorship 100 list of the most influential people in the boardroom community (2008-2012), Ms. Carter has been quoted in media around the world and is a frequent speaker for corporate governance events globally. Ms. Carter holds a PhD in finance from George Washington University and an MBA in finance from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.

• PATRICK MCGURN Executive Director and Special Counsel

Patrick McGurn is executive director and special counsel at ISS. Considered by industry constituents to be one of the leading experts on corporate governance issues, he is active on the U.S. speaking circuit and plays an integral role in ISS’s policy development. Prior to joining ISS in 1996, Mr. McGurn was director of the Corporate Governance Service at the Investor Responsibility Research Center, a not-for-profit firm that provided governance research to investors. He also served as a private attorney, a congressional staff member, and a department head at the Republican National Committee. He is a graduate of Duke University and the Georgetown University Law Center. He is a member of the bar in California, the District of Columbia, Maryland, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Mr. McGurn serves on the Advisory Board of the National Association of Corporate Directors. He was named to the 2011 National Association of Corporate Directors’ Directorship 100 list.

Adam Golodner is a partner and the Leader of the Global Cybersecurity & Privacy Practice Group at Kaye Scholer LLP, a leading global law firm. Mr. Golodner represents companies on cyber and national security matters globally—including public policy, litigation, corporate governance, and transactions. Prior to joining Kaye Scholer, he spent ten years as an executive at Cisco Systems, Inc., where he led cyber policy globally. Before Cisco, Mr. Golodner was Associate Director of the Institute for Security, Technology and Society, Dartmouth College; Chief of Staff of the Antitrust Division, United States Department of Justice: Deputy Administrator of the Rural Utilities Service, USDA; and Search Manager, The White House Office of Presidential Personnel (on leave from law firm). Mr. Golodner is also a Senior Advisor at The Chertoff Group, a member of Business Executives for National Security (BENS), and a Fellow at the Tuck School of Business.

Jennifer Archie is a litigation partner in the Washington, DC, office of Latham & Watkins with extensive experience investigating and responding to major cybersecurity and hacking events, advising clients from emerging companies to global enterprises across all market sectors in matters involving computer fraud and cybercrime, privacy/data security compliance and program management, advertising and marketing practices, information governance, consumer fraud, and trade secrets. Ms. Archie regularly supports Latham & Watkins’ leading national and global M&A, private equity, and capital markets practices in identifying, evaluating and mitigating deal or company privacy and data security risks.

Philip L. Gordon chairs the Privacy and Background Check Practice Group of Littler Mendelson, the nation’s largest law firm representing only management in employment law matters. He counsels employers on the full range of workplace privacy and data protection issues, including background checks; monitoring employees’ electronic communications; regulating employees’ social media; developing “bring-your-own-device” programs; compliance with HIPAA and other federal, state, and international data protection laws; and security incident preparedness and response. Mr. Gordon sits on the Advisory Board of BNA’s Privacy and Security Law Report and Georgetown University Law Center’s Cybersecurity Law Institute. Mr. Gordon was named to Best Lawyers in America in 2014 and 2015 and a Colorado Super Lawyer annually since 2006. He received his undergraduate degree from Princeton University and his law degree from the New York University School of Law. He served as a law clerk on the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.

Ben Beeson advises organizations on how best to mitigate emerging cyber risks to mission critical assets that align with the business strategy. As insurance continues to take a greater role in a comprehensive enterprise cyber risk management program, he also designs and places customized insurance solutions to fit an organization’s specific needs.

Mr. Beeson is also engaged in the development of Cybersecurity Policy in the U.S. and U.K. In March 2015 he testified before the Senate Commerce Committee on the evolving cyber insurance marketplace.
A frequent public speaker, in April 2015 Mr. Beeson was one of the first panelists to present on the topic of Cyber Insurance at the world’s largest Cyber Security Conference, RSA, San Francisco.

Prior to moving to Washington, DC, Mr. Beeson was based in Lockton’s London office for seven years, where he cofounded and built one of the leading cybersecurity teams within the Lloyd’s of London marketplace.
Mr. Beeson holds a BA (Hons) degree in modern languages from the University of Durham, U.K., and a certification in Cyber Security Strategy from Georgetown University, Washington, DC.

Antony Kim is a partner in the Washington, DC, office of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe and serves as Global Co-Chair of its Cybersecurity and Data Privacy practice. Mr. Kim represents clients in federal and state regulatory investigations, private actions, and crisis-response engagements across an array of cybersecurity, data privacy, sales and marketing, and consumer protection matters, on behalf of private and public companies.

• ARAVIND SWAMINATHAN Partner

Aravind Swaminathan is a partner the Seattle office of Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP and serves as the Global Co-Chair of its Cybersecurity and Data Privacy practice. Mr. Swaminathan advises clients in proactive assessment and management of internal and external cybersecurity risks, breach incident response planning, and corporate governance responsibilities related to cybersecurity and has directed dozens of data breach investigations and cybersecurity incident response efforts, including incidents with national security implications. A former Cybercrime Hacking and Intellectual Property Section federal prosecutor, Mr. Swaminathan also represents companies and organizations facing cybersecurity and privacy-oriented class action litigation that can often follow a breach.

• DANIEL DUNNE Partner

Dan Dunne, a partner in the Seattle office of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, represents corporations, financial institutions, accountants, directors, and officers in complex litigation in federal and state courts. Mr. Dunne defends directors and officers in shareholder derivative suits, securities class actions, SEC, and other state and federal regulatory matters.

Scott Lindlaw is a Principal at Sard Verbinnen & Co, a strategic communications firm that helps clients manage overall positioning and specific events affecting reputation and market value. He counsels companies on how best to prepare for and respond to data breaches, as well as how to effectively communicate in a wide range of other special situations and transactions. Before joining Sard Verbinnen, Mr. Lindlaw practiced cybersecurity and intellectual property law at the law firm Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP. In addition to litigating IP cases, several of which went to trial, he wrote extensively about developments in data-breach litigation. Prior to his legal career, Mr. Lindlaw was a reporter for The Associated Press, including a four-year posting as an AP White House correspondent, covering President George W. Bush.

Daniel J. Goldstein is a Senior Director with Treliant Risk Advisors. He advises clients operating in complex business and regulatory environments on data risk mitigation strategies and solutions. His career has centered on guiding U.S. and multinational clients through complex international data protection requirements to provide business solutions that can be implemented across large organizations. Prior to joining Treliant, Mr. Goldstein was the Director of International Data Privacy for Amgen GmbH in Switzerland. At Amgen, he initiated and led privacy and data protection efforts across Amgen’s global affiliates, while managing an international privacy office and a network of data protection officers.

Mr. Goldstein is a graduate of the UCLA and the Golden Gate University School of Law and a member of the State Bar of California. He is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP-US and Europe).

Prior to joining Visa Inc., Charles W. Scharf spent nine years at JPMorgan Chase &Co.as the chief executive officer of Retail Financial Services, one of JPMorgan Chase’s six lines of business and a major issuer of Visa-branded cards. He was a member of the firm’s Operating Committee and its Executive Committee. Mr. Scharf was previously managing director at One Equity Partners, which manages $10 billion of investments and commitments for JPMorgan Chase.

From 2002 through 2004, he led Bank One’s consumer banking business, helping to rebuild the brand, expand the branch and ATM network, and develop senior talent. He was appointed Chief Financial Officer of Bank One in 2000, leading the company’s effort to fortify its balance sheet, improve financial discipline, and strengthen management reporting. Mr. Scharf spent 13 years at Citigroup and its predecessor companies, serving as chief financial officer for Citigroup’s Global Corporate and Investment Bank prior to joining Bank One. He was chief financial officer of Salomon Smith Barney when its parent company—Travelers Group—merged with Citicorp in 1998 to create the nation’s largest financial institution. Mr. Scharf became CFO of Smith Barney in 1995, after serving in a number of senior finance roles at Travelers companies, including Smith Barney, Primerica and Commercial Credit Corporation. He previously served on the Board of Visa U.S.A. from 2003 to 2007 and the Visa Inc. Board from 2007 to January 2011. He was also previously director of Travelers Insurance.

He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Johns Hopkins University and an MBA degree from New York University. He is currently on the Executive Council for UCSF Health, the Board of Trustees for Johns Hopkins University, the Board of Directors for the Financial Services Roundtable, and the Board of Directors for Microsoft Corp.

Melissa Ventrone, chair of Wilson Elser’s Data Privacy & Security practice, focuses privacy breach response (pre- and post-event), including assisting clients with identifying, evaluating, and managing first- and third-party data privacy and security risks. Ms. Ventrone frequently advises clients on compliance with state, federal, and international laws and regulations. She has assisted numerous clients with identifying and mitigating cybersecurity risks, including incident response. A member of the Marine Corps Reserve for more than 20 years, she uses her strong organizational skills to manage Wilson Elser’s breach response team, quickly bringing lawyers, clients, and forensic and breach response vendors together to optimize response time and effectiveness. Ms. Ventrone has handled numerous breaches for small and large entities, including merchants, financial institutions, medical providers, and educational institutions, successfully reducing public and regulatory scrutiny and protecting clients’ reputations

• LINDSAY NICKLE Partner

Lindsay Nickle is experienced in assisting clients with the development and implementation of risk management processes and data security measures related to the receipt and use of confidential, private, and highly sensitive data. As part of the firm’s breach response team, Ms. Nickle assists clients in developing an efficient and prompt response to the loss or compromise of sensitive and protected data. She has assisted numerous clients with responding to data security incidents, and she is experienced with standards and issues unique to consumer protection, as well as the payment card industry. She also has provided guidance and advice regarding regulatory compliance within the financial industry.

Ms. Nickle is an experienced civil litigator with a background in general civil litigation and creditors’ rights. In her years of representing financial institutions, she has handled litigation and arbitrations involving fraud and identity theft issues related to financial accounts. Ms. Nickle has extensive courtroom experience, including successfully handling more than one hundred bench and jury trials.

Robert (Bob) F. Brese is a Vice President and Executive Partner with Gartner, Inc., the world’s leading information technology research and advisory company. He brings his recent, real-world Federal CIO experience to provide IT leaders with insight on their most pressing issues and their most thrilling business opportunities. Most recently, Mr. Brese was the Chief Information Officer (CIO) for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), whose national laboratories, production facilities, and environmental cleanup site missions span open science to nuclear security. Mr. Brese led DOE’s policy, governance, and oversight of more than $1.5 billion in annual IT investments, as well as DOE’s key initiatives in open data, cloud computing, and energy-efficient IT strategies. Mr. Brese also served as the Department’s Senior Agency Official for Privacy and for Information Sharing and Safeguarding. A leader in the U.S. Government’s cybersecurity community, Mr. Brese was a key contributor to the Administration’s efforts in cyber legislation; policy; cybersecurity technology research, development and deployment; and in the cybersecurity protection of the country’s critical infrastructure.