Schaumburg, IL, USA – Global technology association ISACA installed its 2020-2021 Board of Directors at its virtual Annual General Meeting today, featuring a strong combination of executive expertise and association and chapter leadership experience. The new board also represents seven countries and more than 10 industries, and 92 percent have C-level experience. Joining the ISACA board of directors will be Gabriela Hernández-Cardoso, a lawyer with experience in both public and private sectors, including as former CEO of GE Mexico and former Undersecretary for Communications for the Mexican government.
“For more than 50 years, there has been one constant—ISACA has continuously evolved to provide world-class learning, membership and enterprise services, and our leadership has been a key driver in moving this change forward.” said David Samuelson, ISACA CEO. “The diversity and expertise of our entire 2020-2021 board, many of whom have C-suite experience, expertise across more than ten industries and represent seven countries and four regions, are incredibly valuable assets to our organization.”
Hernández-Cardoso is currently focused on social enterprises and is a board member of diverse institutions and corporations in addition to ISACA. During her time working for GE, Hernández-Cardoso was appointed president and CEO of GE Mexico in in 2010 and named Latin America General Counsel for GE in 2013. Prior to joining GE, she worked in the Mexican government, holding positions in the NAFTA negotiation team, Under-Attorney for Consumer Protection and in the Ministry of Communications and Transportation, first as General Director for Telecommunications and then as Undersecretary for Communications, a presidential appointment. In the private sector, she has had experience in corporate law and international trade, working in companies such as Motorola and Tellabs.
She earned her law degree with honors from Escuela Libre de Derecho, completing post-graduate studies. Hernández-Cardoso is a Yale Greenberg World Fellow (2016) and was an advisor to Grupo Kaluz, one of Mexico’s top corporations.
In total, 13 leaders were installed on the 2020-2021 ISACA Board of Directors during the meeting:- Chair Tracey Dedrick, senior executive experienced in risk, compliance, treasury and investor relations
- Vice Chair Rolf von Roessing, CISA, CISM, CGEIT, CDPSE, CISSP, FBCI, partner and CEO, Forfa Consulting AG
- Director Pamela Nigro, CISA, CRISC, CGEIT, CRMA; Vice President Information Technology/Security Officer, Home Access Health Corporation
- Director Gregory Touhill, CISM, CISSP, Brigadier General (ret); President of AppGate Federal Group
- Director Asaf Weisberg, CISA, CRISC, CISM, CGEIT, CSX-P, Founder and CEO, introSight
- Director Gabriela Hernández-Cardoso, former CEO of GE Mexico; former Undersecretary for Communications, Mexican government
- Director Maureen O’Connell, former EVP and CFO, Scholastic Corp
- Director Gerrard Schmid, M.A.Sc. Eng, ICD.D; President and CEO Diebold Nixdorf
- Director Anna Yip, DPhil; CEO SmarTone Telecommunications
- Director David Samuelson, ISACA Chief Executive Officer
Past chairs on the ISACA Board of Directors include:
- 2019-2020 Board Chair Brennan P. Baybeck, CISA, CRISC, CISM, CISSP; Vice President and CISO, Customer Services, Oracle Corporation
- 2018-2019 ISACA Board Chair Rob Clyde, CISM, Independent Board Director, Titus and Executive Board Chair, White Cloud Security
- 2015-2017 ISACA Board Chair Chris Dimitriadis, Ph.D., CISA, CISM, CRISC, Group CEO, INTRALOT
To read a blog post about the new board of directors, click here, and to read the bios of all board members, visit congou.everwoodsite.com/board.
About ISACA
For more than 50 years, ISACA (congou.everwoodsite.com) has advanced the best in technology. ISACA equips individuals with knowledge, credentials, education and community to progress their careers and transform their organizations. Through the CSX, COBIT and CMMI solutions, ISACA enables enterprises to train and build quality teams. ISACA is a global professional association and learning organization that leverages the expertise of its 145,000 members who work in information and cybersecurity, governance, assurance, risk and privacy to drive innovation through technology. It has a presence in 188 countries, including more than 223 chapters worldwide.
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