Brent Cieszynski

Details

Education: Master's Degree

Information Technology

Northwestern University

2013 : 2015

MBA

Business Administration and Management, General

University of Michigan

2005 : 2008

BA

Supply Chain Management

Michigan State University

1994 : 1998

Experience: Responsible for leading the Enterprise Information Security programs in support of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, Blue Care Network and all affiliated subsidiary business units. Team responsibilities include governance, risk and compliance, threat management and cyber operations, security architecture/engineering and identity management.

2018 : Present

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan

VP - Chief Information Security Officer

Lead a global team accountable for the security and compliance of highly reliable, secure infrastructure, cloud, platform, digital workplace and application services to the ~350,000 employees of GE in more than 150 locations around the globe. Responsible for technology security & compliance operations ensuring ongoing compliance to global regulatory, contractual and policy requirements. Also responsible for the global enterprise data protection program including data loss prevention and insider threat processes and technologies.

2017 : 2018

GE Digital

Vice President - Digital Technology Security & Compliance

Lead a global team dedicated to cyber intelligence, incident detection, incident response and protecting key business intellectual property and critical business data. Additional responsibilities include defining and driving the business insider threat program including aligning with cross functional teams and defining/implementing detection and response processes and technologies. Also responsible for application security programs, cyber product security, data loss prevention initiatives, enterprise vulnerability management and business development (merger, acquisition, divestiture) security and IT solutions for GE Aviation.

2014 : 2017

GE Aviation

Sr. Director - Cyber Security

Responsible for executing GE's global security strategy and for the definition, implementation, and management of strategic information security solutions. Responsibilities include leading a global team and managing a portfolio of cross-business IT risk programs. Scope included cyber security program ownership, designing, deploying, and supporting solutions for over 350k endpoints globally across various platforms. Technology platforms owned included Anti-virus, host intrusion detection/prevention, enterprise vulnerability management, endpoint encryption, and secure endpoint backup.

2010 : 2014

GE

IT Leader - Information Security Solutions

Project Manager for multiple client engagements including enterprise risk assessments, both internal and external control assessments and audits, IT infrastructure security assessments and solution implementations, SAP security and control implementations, and ERP security redesign projects. Worked with clients to evaluate their business processes, identify, evaluate risk and mitigate risk, and to identify and mitigate Segregation of Duties (SOD) conflicts using custom tools and commercial application solutions for risks within SAP, Oracle, PeopleSoft, and various legacy ERP applications. Managed project scope, requirements, and implementation. Delivered status presentations and reported to upper management on status of projects.

2005 : 2010

Deloitte & Touche

Manager

Company: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan

Years of Experience: 26

Skills

Analysis, Application Security, Business Process, Business Process Improvement, Consulting, Cross-functional Team Leadership, Data Center, Data Loss Protection, Enterprise Software, ERP, Governance, Information Security, Information Technology, IT Strategy, Leadership, Management, Process Improvement, Program Management, Project Management, Project Planning, SAP, SAP Implementation, Security, Strategy, Threat & Vulnerability Management, Threat & Vulnerability, Cross-functional Team

About

Solution-based, global Cyber Security and IT Risk leader with exceptional ability to form and manage high performing teams focused around cyber security operations, the protection of key intellectual property, and regulatory compliance. Have worked with an extensive number of international clients and internal stakeholders while managing information security projects across North America, Latin America and Europe. Extensive IT leadership experience related to budgeting, goal setting. and aligning work to the most valued business outcomes.

Specialties:

• Cyber Operations, CIRT, Cyber Intelligence

• Data Loss Prevention and Intellectual Property Protection

• Application and Infrastructure Security

• SAP/Oracle Implementation / Security / Controls

• Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) Solutions

• Risk Assessment and Remediation

• Team Leadership