Ms. Pereira has over twenty years experience in Information Systems, Information Security, and Information Risk Management, including ten years as an Information Systems Audit Manager/Senior Auditor, and over fifteen years building Information Security and Risk Management programs.  She is currently AVP IT Security at Fireman’s Fund Insurance.  In this role Ms. Pereira is developing a comprehensive IT Information and Cyber Security program, maturing the organization’s focus on implementing a strong set of security standards and internal controls.  Ms. Pereira previously held the position of Senior Business Leader at Visa where she developed Visa’s Cloud Governance Architecture and Management programs, as well as integrating compliance, governance, and risk management processes to form comprehensive IT GRC processes.   Ms. Pereira previously held the position of VP IT Governance and Chief Information Security Officer at MGM Resorts International where she obtained the region’s first Tier One Merchant PCI certification at a major casino.  Before this, Ms. Pereira was the VP Information Security, including Business Continuity Planning, at First Republic Bank in San Francisco.  In 2008, Ms. Pereira was a finalist for the Information Security Executive (ISE) West award in recognition of the security and continuity program she built at First Republic.

Ms. Pereira has also designed and built Information Security Programs for the internet payment company iPIN as their Director of Information Security and Compliance, Providian Financial as their Director of E‑commerce Risk Management, and at Charles Schwab as Director of Information Security Administration.  Ms. Pereira also has extensive experience managing IT Audit as AVP of Information Systems Auditing at the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco, and Manager of IT Audit at Charles Schwab.      

Ms. Pereira holds a BS in Business Management from the University of Phoenix and is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), a Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), a Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), and a Certified in Risk and Information Systems Controls (CRISC).