Judges, Speakers and Presenters 2023

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.

ISE® West Executive Award Judges

Selim Aissi
Chief Information Security Officer
Blackhawk Network
ISE® West Executive Award Finalist 2015
ISE® North America Executive Award Finalist 2015 - Commercial Category

James Binford

James Binford
Director, BISO
Humana
Biography

Chuck Christian

Chuck Christian
Chief Technology Officer
Franciscan Alliance
ISE® West Executive Award Winner 2022
Biography

Mike Coogan

Mike Coogan
Former Sr. Director of Cybersecurity
Waste Management
ISE® Central Executive Award Winner Finalist 2015
Biography

Shelbi Rombout

Shelbi Rombout
Deputy Chief Information Security Officer
U.S. Bank
Biography

ISE® West Presenters and Speakers

Bambawale_Sujeet

Sujeet Bambawale
Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer
7- Eleven
Biography

James Binford

James Binford
Director, BISO
Humana
Biography

Ryan Breidenbach Ryan Breidenbach
Sr. Director of Architecture
Invitation Homes
Biography
James Carpenter

James Carpenter
CISO, CTO
Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children
ISE® Central People's Choice Award Winner 2009
Biography

Bill Chen Bill Chen
CISO
Natera
Biography
Todd Christensen Todd Christensen
Business Information Security Officer
McKesson
Biography
Mike Coogan

Mike Coogan
Former Sr. Director of Cybersecurity
Waste Management
ISE® Central Executive Award Winner Finalist 2015
Biography

Travis Farral

Travis Farral
VP & CISO
Archaea Energy
Biography

Gavin Guttersen Gavin Guttersen
Interim CISO
NetApp
Biography
Gabriel Lawrence Gabriel Lawrence
VP of Information Security Cyber Protection
Toyota Motor North America
Biography
William Lidster William Lidster
Chief Information Security Officer
AAA Washington
Biography
Michael Madero

Mike Madero
VP, Information Security
Mr. Cooper
Biography

Dennis McDonald

Dennis McDonald
Chief Information Security Officer
Jack Henry and Associates
Biography

Timothy Miller Timothy Miller
Compliance Officer
MorganFranklin Consulting
Biography
Ilya Niyazov Ilya Niyazov
Threat Intelligence Lead
Blackstone
Biography
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Robert Pace
VP, Information Security & CISO
Invitation Homes
ISE® West Executive Award Finalist 2022
Biography

Jeremy Smith Jeremy Smith
VP, Information Security Officer
Avery Dennison
Biography
Myrna Soto

Myrna Soto
Global CISO, Emeritus
Founder & CEO, Apogee Executive Advisors
ISE® Northeast Executive Award Winner 2013
ISE® North America Commercial Executive Award Finalist 2013
ISE® North America Commercial Executive Award Finalist 2012
ISE® Northeast Executive Award Finalist 2012

Biography

Tanweer Surve

Tanweer Surve
CTO Cloud Control Management
Wells Fargo
Biography

David Trejo David Trejo
Senior Security Engineer
Chime
Biography

ISE® West Awards Gala Hosts

Marci McCarthy

Marci McCarthy
CEO and President of T.E.N.
CEO and Chairman of ISE® Talent
Biography

Myrna Soto

Myrna Soto
Global CISO, Emeritus
Founder & CEO, Apogee Executive Advisors
ISE® Northeast Executive Award Winner 2013
ISE® North America Commercial Executive Award Finalist 2013
ISE® North America Commercial Executive Award Finalist 2012
ISE® Northeast Executive Award Finalist 2012

Biography