Council
Your Ecosystem is Now Your Infrastructure

CXO Council

Date

December 1, 2022

Location

West

Community

CIO / CISO
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Agenda

December 01, 2022
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3:00 PM-4:15 PM
Your Ecosystem is Now Your Infrastructure
In this year’s Global Interconnection Index (GXI), see how software-defined infrastructure enables companies to tap into a vast ecosystem of suppliers and industry partners to implement digital transformation strategies.
Chair
Steve Zalewski Levi Strauss & Company
Steve Zalewski

Former CISO

Levi Strauss & Company

Mr. Zalewski currently provides CISO, security consulting and security advisory services. These include: • International cybersecurity advisor and trainer. • Executive advisory board member for security startups, providing guidance on security market direction and product requirements. • CISO advisory board member for venture capital firms internationally. • vCISO for companies requiring temporary or part-time CISO expertise. Services also include guidance and solutions to address incident response, security program design, security assessment, security due-diligence, vendor/supplier due-diligence, security architecture review, board reporting and other key security leadership requirements. Operational experience in Healthcare, Utilities and International Retail verticals. Key Strengths: •Organizational Management •Strategic Planning & Execution •Enterprise Security Architecture/Strategy •Executive and BOD Security Governance/Reporting •Cybersecurity Incident Response •Security Risk & Compliance Management Additionally, I co-hosts the CISOSeries Defense-in-Depth Podcasts and am a frequent speaker and panel moderator at industry events.
Panelists
Georgeo Pulikkathara United States Army

Speaker

Georgeo Pulikkathara

CIO & CISO at iMerit Technology / Colonel, Cyber Operations.

United States Army

Georgeo Pulikkathara is a CIO and CISO with over 35 years of IT and cybersecurity leadership experience across the banking, healthcare, and defense sectors. He currently provides advisory services through his firm, GXP Security, following executive roles at Dovenmuehle Mortgage, DataStax, and a 15-year tenure at Microsoft. A Colonel (O-6) in the US Army Reserve, Georgeo has served for 25 years as a Cyber Operations Officer. His distinguished military career includes two combat deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan, where he was twice awarded the Bronze Star Medal. He maintains an active DoD Top Secret SCI clearance. Georgeo holds a BBA from the University of Houston and an MBA from UNC-Chapel Hill. He is currently a PhD candidate in Cybersecurity at National University (expected 2028), where he maintains a 3.95 GPA as a member of the Dean’s List and Honor Society.
Wellington Lordelo Equinix
Wellington Lordelo

Head of Transformation – West

Equinix

Leda Muiller Stanford University, Residential and Dining Enterprises

Speaker

Leda Muller

CISO

Stanford University, Residential and Dining Enterprises

Leadership in Cyber Security, Information Technology, Start Ups and Non-Profits. In-depth experience driving results as a program and department leader. Adept at managing performance of teams, projects, and programs in collaboration with senior leaders and in line with organizational goals. Excel at training and mentoring users and teams, fostering relationships, and strategically solving problems. Proven ability to develop, collaborate and network with staff, faculty, end users, vendors, volunteers and donors. Strong leadership, collaboration and interpersonal skills. Solid strategic mindset—both short-term and long-range--including past creation and development of strategy to leaders. Exceptional customer relationship skills, combined with the ability to coordinate the efforts of many to meet organizational milestones and goals.
Jared Snow California Military Department

Speaker

Jared Snow

CIO

California Military Department

Jared joined the State of California as the California Military Department (CMD) CIO in November 2020. He has served the IT community at large since 2001, working in various positions and roles in both private and government sectors. He is currently a uniformed member of the CMD with 20 years of military experience and serves as an adjunct professor with Doane University where he teaches organizational leadership, strategic management, and communications. Jared also teaches interpersonal communications through a local non-profit in Placer County and has served on several non-profit boards in various capacities. Jared holds a BA in Organizational Management and Project Management, an MBA, and is completing his Doctor of Business Administration with an emphasis on Management and Leadership (ABD).
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Paige Adams
Paige Adams
Group CISO
Zurich Insurance Group
Visionary

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Allison Miller
Allison Miller
CISO
Optum
Partner

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Jeffrey Vinson
Jeffrey Vinson
SVP CISO
Harris Health System
Partner

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Dorothy Yu
Principal
DY Partners, Ltd.
Visionary

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Bjørn R. Watne
Bjørn R. Watne
SVP & CISO
Storebrand
Partner

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Maarten Ectors
Chief Innovation Officer
Legal & G
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Mark Musselman
Mark Musselman
CRO
LogicHub
Partner

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Marla Jaeger
CMP | Marketing Programs Manager Demand Generation & Marketing Operations
Palo Alto Networks