ISE® Northeast 2018 Judges, Speakers and Presenters

The ISE® Awards are judged by qualified industry leaders, experts, practitioners, previous ISE® Award nominees, winners and finalists. Our judges represent diverse backgrounds from different industry sectors and are individuals of influence in the information security and technology industries. Judges may also be industry analysts and members of the media. Our presenters represent a diverse cross section of attendees from the private, public, government and academic sectors.

Judges

Frank Aiello

Frank Aiello
SVP, Chief Information Security Officer
MAXIMUS
ISE® Northeast People's Choice Award Winner 2016
ISE® Northeast Executive Award Finalist 2016

Biography

Paul de Graaff

Paul de Graaff
Senior Director, Identity & Directory Services
Weight Watchers International

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Moriah Hara
CISO Board Advisor
Clearsky Fund-and Glilot Capital
ISE® Northeast Executive Award Finalist 2017
ISE® North America Executive: Commercial Award Finalist 2017

Biography

Eric Meyers

Eric Meyers
VP, Chief Information Security Officer
New York Power Authority
Biography

Mike Towers
Former Chief Digital Trust Officer
Takeda Pharmaceuticals
ISE® Northeast Executive of the Year Award Winner 2015
ISE® North America Executive: Health Care Award Winner 2015
ISE® Northeast Executive Award Winner 2020
ISE® North America Executive: Health Care Award Winner 2020

Biography

Speakers

Frank Aiello

Frank Aiello
SVP, Chief Information Security Officer
MAXIMUS
ISE® Northeast People's Choice Award Winner 2016
ISE® Northeast Executive Award Finalist 2016

Biography

Medha Bhalodkar

Medha Bhalodkar
CISO, Enterprise IT Risk Officer
Columbia University
ISE® North America Executive Award Winner 2015 - Academic/Public Sector Category
ISE® North America Executive Award Winner 2016 - Academic/Public Sector Category
ISE® Northeast Executive Award Finalist 2018

Biography

Gehan Debare

Gehan Dabare
Managing Director
MUFG
Biography

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Brian DiPietro
Managing Director, CISO
MUFG
ISE® Northeast Executive of the Year Award Winner 2017
Biography

Chuck Eigen

Chuck Eigen
Security & Identity Management Program Director
Columbia University
Biography

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Stacey Halota
Vice President, Information Security and Privacy
CyberVista | Graham Holdings
ISE® Mid-Atlantic Commercial Executive Award Winner 2009
Biography

Denise Hucke

Denise Hucke
Executive Director
JP Morgan Chase & Co.
Biography

Tim Leow

Tim Leow
Director of Sales
Valimail

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Pietr Lindahl
Sr. Director, Cyber Strategy, Architecture, Engineering, & Integration
Philips
Biography

Tomás Maldonado
Chief Information Security Officer
NFL

Marci McCarthy

Marci McCarthy
CEO and President
T.E.N.
Biography

Tess McCarthy
Employee Resilience Strategist
MassMutual
Biography

James Morris

James Morris
SVP, Corporate Center Group, Information Security Officer
Citi
Biography

Niraj Patel

Niraj Patel
Manager Enterprise Security Architecture
Horizon BCBSNJ
Biography

James Quadarella

James Quadarella
Managing Director, Head of Cybersecurity Operating Office
MUFG Union Bank N.A.
ISE® Northeast Executive Award Finalist 2018
Biography

Lou Saviano

Lou Saviano
Vice President, Global Information Technology Services
Skillsoft Corporation
ISE® Northeast People's Choice Award Winner 2015
Biography

Mike Towers
Former Chief Digital Trust Officer
Takeda Pharmaceuticals
ISE® Northeast Executive of the Year Award Winner 2015
ISE® North America Executive: Health Care Award Winner 2015
ISE® Northeast Executive Award Winner 2020
ISE® North America Executive: Health Care Award Winner 2020

Biography

Masters of Ceremonies

Vikrant Arora

Vikrant Arora
Chief Information Security Officer
Hospital for Special Surgery
ISE® North America Executive Award Finalist 2014 - Health Care Category
ISE® Northeast Executive of the Year Award Winner 2016
ISE® North America Executive Award Winner 2016 - Health Care Category

Biography

Jay Wright Jay Wright
Technology & Operations Information Security Officer
Citi
Biography

Awards Presenters

Frank Aiello

Frank Aiello
SVP, Chief Information Security Officer
MAXIMUS
ISE® Northeast People's Choice Award Winner 2016
ISE® Northeast Executive Award Finalist 2016

Biography

Mignona Cote

Mignona Cote
Chief Security Officer
NetApp
ISE® Central People's Choice Award Winner 2017
ISE® Central Executive Award Finalist 2017
ISE® North America Executive: Health Care Award Winner 2017

Biography

DiPietro_Brian

Brian DiPietro
Managing Director, CISO
MUFG
ISE® Northeast Executive of the Year Award Winner 2017
Biography

Chuck Hudson

Charles Hudson
Executive Director, Security Strategy and Architecture
Comcast Corporation
ISE® Northeast People's Choice Award Winner 2014
ISE® Northeast Executive Award Finalist 2014
ISE® North America Executive Award Finalist 2014 - Commercial Category

Biography

Lou Saviano

Lou Saviano
Vice President, Global Information Technology Services
Skillsoft Corporation
ISE® Northeast People's Choice Award Winner 2015
Biography