Speaker Biographies
Mignona Cote NetApp CSO
Mignona has over 25 years’ experience working in security, risk, compliance, and audit. She has held senior leadership CSO,CTO, CISO and Executive Cloud Security advisory positions across high tech, large financial institutions, healthcare, and insurance. She has secured and improved technical operations for companies like AWS, AIG, Aetna, Bank of America, PepsiCo and Verizon Communications. She currently chairs the EWF’s Women Leaders in the Cloud Forum.
Galina Datskovsky OpenAxes Board of Directors
Dr. Galina Datskovsky, CRM, FAI and serial entrepreneur is an internationally recognized privacy, compliance and security expert. She is currently serving on several boards where she applies her knowledge and strategic guidance in building business, product development, governance policies and cyber security. Formerly Senior Vice President of Information Governance at HP, SVP and GM Information Governance at CA, CEO of MDY Advanced Technologies. She served as Chair, President, President Elect and Director of ARMA International (2007-2013). She was inducted into the company of fellows in 2014. In addition, Galina currently sits on the advisory board of the Executive Women’s Forum.
She is a champion of the entrepreneurial spirit as she has served on the board of multiple startups, assisting with strategy and continues to support the startup community. She earned her doctoral, master’s and bachelor’s degrees in Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence from Columbia University.
Avani Desai Schellman & Co CEO
Avani Desai is a Chief Executive Officer at Schellman, the largest niche cybersecurity assessment firm in the world that focuses on technology assessments. Avani is an accomplished executive with domestic and international experience in information security, operations, P&L, oversight, and marketing involving both start-up and growth organizations. She has been featured in Forbes, CIO.com, and the Wall Street Journal, and is a sought-after speaker as a voice on a variety of emerging topics, including security, privacy, information security, future technology trends, and the expansion of young women involved in technology.
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