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
Katherine Fithen
Director, Governance
McKesson
Biography
Joey Johnson
CISO
Premise Health
ISE® Southeast Executive of the Year Award Winner 2017
ISE® North America Executive: Health Care Award Finalist 2017
Biography
Dr. Kevin McKenzie
Former SVP of Information Technology & Enterprise CISO
Dollar Tree Inc., Family Dollar Inc.
ISE® Southeast Executive Award Winner 2013
ISE® North America Academic Executive Award Winner 2013
Biography
Michelle Stewart
Chief Information Security Officer
Safe-Guard Products
Dave Summitt
Chief Information Security Officer
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute
ISE® Southeast People's Choice Award Winner 2017
Biography
Speakers
Kayode Adekunle
IT Security Engineer
First Horizon Bank
Brad Boucher
VP & Deputy CISO
Cox Communications
Michael Deal
Director of Cyber Defense Engineering and Vulnerability Management
Cox Communications
Biography
Michael Ehrlich
CTO
IronNet Cybersecurity
Biography
Paul Farley
CVP, Deputy Chief Information Security Officer
NCR Voyix
Biography
Jamil Farshchi
Chief Information Security Officer
Equifax
ISE® West Executive Award Finalist 2011
Biography
DJ Goldsworthy
Vice President of Security Operations & Threat Management
Aflac
Biography
Ben Harbin
Manager, Threat Management
Aflac
Biography
George Lamont, Colonel (ret) USAF
Co-Founder, Chief Information Officer (CIO) and Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)
IronNet Cybersecurity
Biography
Marci McCarthy
CEO and President
T.E.N.
Biography
Dr. Kevin McKenzie
Former SVP of Information Technology & Enterprise CISO
Dollar Tree Inc., Family Dollar Inc.
ISE® Southeast Executive Award Winner 2013
ISE® North America Academic Executive Award Winner 2013
Biography
Kevin Morrison
Vice President, IT & CISO
Rollins, Inc.
Biography
Marian Reed
Head of IT Security
Serta Simmons Bedding
Tony Spurlin
Vice President & Chief Security Officer
Windstream
ISE® North America People's Choice Award Winner 2005
ISE® Southeast Executive Award Finalist 2018
Biography
Awards Presenters
Michael Ehrlich
CTO
IronNet Cybersecurity
Biography
Katherine Fithen
Director, Governance
McKesson
Biography
Sean Foster
Chief Revenue Officer
IronNet Cybersecurity
Biography
Kevin Gowen
Chief Information Security Officer
Synovus Financial Corporation
ISE® East Executive Award Winner 2022
Biography
Wes Knight
Chief Information Security Officer
Georgia Department of Revenue
ISE® Southeast People's Choice Award Winner 2018
ISE® Luminary Leadership Award Winner 2019
Biography
Brad Sanford
Chief Information Security Officer
Emory University
ISE® North America Healthcare Executive Award Winner 2011
ISE® Southeast Executive Award Finalist 2011
Biography
Masters of Ceremonies
Dr. Kevin McKenzie
Former SVP of Information Technology & Enterprise CISO
Dollar Tree Inc., Family Dollar Inc.
ISE® Southeast Executive Award Winner 2013
ISE® North America Academic Executive Award Winner 2013
Biography
Bob Varnadoe
VP, Technology Risk Management
Kaiser Permanente
ISE® Southeast Executive Award Finalist 2018
ISE® East Executive Award Finalist 2023
Biography