Tom Kartanowicz has been working in IT and information security for over 20 years with experience in systems administration, risk management, network security and security awareness. As Regional CISO for Commerzbank North America, Tom leads the information security risk, business continuity and physical security teams and previously worked at Principia Partners, NYU Stern School of Business and Natixis North America. Tom is also a Lecturer in IT Risk at Columbia University.

Tom holds a Master of Science in IT from the University of Maryland and a Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science from New York University. He is a member of ISSA, ISC2 and ISACA. Tom is on the advisory boards for Ithaca College and Risk.net. Tom has appeared as a panelist at the NYIT Global Cybersecurity Conference, OpRisk North America, Gartner, Columbia University and other industry events.