These nominees have demonstrated outstanding leadership and exemplary achievement in the areas of information security, risk management, data asset protection, regulatory compliance, privacy and network security. They have proven their ability to develop innovative security strategies and solutions to meet business challenges in their organizations and the industry. Congratulations to the ISE® North America Award Nominees!
Commercial Category
Bret Arsenault
Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer
Microsoft
Seattle, WA
ISE® North America Executive Award Winner 2015 - Commercial Category
Biography
Joe Bennett
Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer
Adient
Biography
Chris BullockDirector of Information Assurance
Aaron's Inc.
Kennesaw, GA
ISE® North America Executive Award Finalist 2015 - Commercial Category
Biography
Pritesh Parekh
VP & Chief Security Officer
Zuora
San Francisco, CA
ISE® West Executive Award Finalist 2016
ISE® North America Executive: Commercial Award Finalist 2016
ISE® West Executive Award Finalist 2017
ISE® North America Executive: Financial Award Winner 2017
Biography
Kevin Richardson
Chief Information Security Officer
Stage Stores
Houston, TX
Biography
Academic/Public Sector Category
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
Gary Coverdale
Chief Information Security Officer, Assistant Chief Information Officer
County of Napa
Napa, CA
ISE® West Executive Award Finalist 2015
Biography
Michael Dent
Chief Information Security Officer
Fairfax County Government
ISE® North America Executive Award Finalist 2014 - Academic/Public Sector Category
ISE® North America Executive Award Winner 2015 - Academic/Public Sector Category
Biography
Gary Hayslip
Director of Information Security (CISO)
SoftBank Group
ISE® West Executive of the Year Award Winner 2015
ISE® North America People's Choice Award Winner 2015
Biography
Michael PozmantierProgram Manager
Cyber Security Division, Department of Homeland Security S&T
Biography
Financial Services Category
Lisa Humbert
Chief Information Risk Officer
BNY Mellon
New York, NY
ISE® North America Executive Award Winner 2015 - Financial Category
Biography
Vickie Miller
VP & Chief Information Security Officer
FICO
Roseville, MN
ISE® Central People's Choice Award Winner 2010
ISE® Central Executive of the Year Award Winner 2015
Biography
Laz Montano
Senior Vice President & Chief Information Security Officer
VOYA Financial
ISE® Northeast Executive Award Finalist 2009
Biography
Health Care Category
Joseph Adornetto
Executive Director, IT Security
Quest Diagnostics
Lyndhurst, NJ
Biography
Scott Pettigrew
VP, Chief Security Officer
HMS
Irving, TX
ISE® Central Executive Award Finalist 2014
ISE® North America Executive: Health Care Award Finalist 2014
ISE® Central People's Choice Award Winner 2015
ISE® Central Executive Award Winner Finalist 2015
ISE® Central Executive of the Year Award Winner 2016
ISE® Central People's Choice Award Winner 2016
ISE® North America Executive: Health Care Award Finalist 2016
ISE® North America Executive: Health Care Award Finalist 2017
ISE® North America Executive: Health Care Award Finalist 2019
Biography
Steve Oberg
Chief Information Security Officer
DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc.
ISE® West 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