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
![Hara_Moriah](/participants/images/Hara_Moriah.jpg)
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
![Mike Higgins](/participants/images/Higgins_Mike.jpg)
Mike Higgins
Chief Information Security Officer
NBCUniversal
Biography
![John Kelly](/participants/images/Kelly_John.jpg)
John Kelly
SVP and Global CISO
Elsevier
ISE® North America Executive: Commercial Award Finalist 2017
Biography
![Mangold_Michael](/participants/images/Mangold_Michael.jpg)
Michael Mangold
Vice President – Information Security
Tractor Supply Company
ISE® North America Executive: Commercial Award Winner 2017
Biography
![Jason Ruger](/participants/images/Ruger_Jason.jpg)
Jason Ruger
Chief Information Security Officer
Lenovo
Biography
Academic/Public Sector Category
![David Evans](/participants/images/Evans_David.jpg)
David Evans
Systems Security & Research Officer
San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools
ISE® West People's Choice Award Winner 2017
ISE® North America Executive: Academic/Public Sector Award Winner 2017
Biography
![Melinda Rogers](/participants/images/Rogers_Melinda.jpg)
Melinda Rogers
Chief Information Security Officer
United States Department of Justice
Biography
Financial Services Category
![Amin_Rohan](/participants/images/Amin_Rohan.jpg)
Rohan Amin
Global CISO
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
ISE® Northeast Executive of the Year Award Winner 2017
ISE® Northeast People's Choice Award Winner 2017
ISE® North America Executive: Financial Award Finalist 2017
Biography
![Combs_Dannie](/participants/images/Combs_Dannie.jpg)
Dannie Combs
SVP and Chief Information Security Officer
Donnelly Financial Solutions
Biography
![DiPietro_Brian](/participants/images/DiPietro_Brian.jpg)
Brian DiPietro
Managing Director, CISO
MUFG
ISE® Northeast Executive of the Year Award Winner 2017
Biography
![Craig Froelich](/participants/images/Froelich_Craig.jpg)
Craig Froelich
Chief Information Security Officer
Bank of America
ISE® North America Executive: Financial Award Winner 2016
ISE® Southeast Executive of the Year Award Runner Up 2017
ISE® North America Executive: Financial Award Finalist 2017
Biography
![Ajit Gaddam](/participants/images/Gaddam_Ajit.jpg)
Ajit Gaddam
Sr. Director / Chief Security Architect
VISA
ISE® West Executive of the Year Award Winner 2017
Biography
![Chris Olsen](/participants/images/Olsen_Chris.jpg)
Chris Olsen
Vice President, Technical Security Services
ADP
ISE® Northeast Executive Award Finalist 2017
Biography
![Pritesh Parekh](/participants/images/Parekh_Pritesh.jpg)
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
![Thusu_Arjun](/participants/images/Thusu_Arjun.jpg)
Arjun Thusu
Chief Information Officer
Mercury Financial
Biography
![Laura Whitt-Winyard](/participants/images/Whitt-Winyard_Laura.jpg)
Laura Whitt-Winyard
Global Chief Information Security Officer
DLL
Biography
![Jason Witty](/participants/images/Witty_Jason.jpg)
Jason Witty
Managing Director, Global Chief Information Security Officer
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
ISE® Central People's Choice Award Winner 2014
ISE® North America People's Choice Award Winner 2014
ISE® North America Executive: Financial Award Finalist 2017
ISE® Central Executive of the Year Award Winner 2018
ISE® Central People's Choice Award Winner 2018
Biography
Health Care Category
![Mignona Cote](/participants/images/Cote_Mignona.jpg)
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
![Craig Froelich](/participants/images/johnson_joey.jpg)
Joey Johnson
CISO
Premise Health
ISE® Southeast Executive of the Year Award Winner 2017
ISE® North America Executive: Health Care Award Finalist 2017
Biography
![Fred Kwong](/participants/images/Kwong_Fred.jpg)
Fred Kwong
Director, Information Security (CISO)
Delta Dental Plans Association
Biography
![Stephen R. Katz](/participants/images/Mellinger_Roy.jpg)
Roy Mellinger
Vice President & Chief Information Security Officer
Anthem, Inc.
ISE® Central Executive of the Year Award Winner 2017
ISE® North America Executive: Health Care Award Finalist 2017
Biography
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Dave Summitt
Chief Information Security Officer
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute
ISE® Southeast People's Choice Award Winner 2017
Biography
![Scott Pettigrew](/participants/images/Pettigrew_Scott.jpg)
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
![Syed_Hussein](/participants/images/Syed_Hussein.jpg)
Hussein Syed
VP & CISO
RWJ Barnabas Health
Biography
![Tompkins_Tim](/participants/images/Tompkins_Tim.jpg)
Tim Tompkins
Vice President & Deputy Chief Information Security Officer
CVS Health
Biography