Todd Fitzgerald

Todd Fitzgerald CIPM,CIPP/US,CIPP/E,CIPP/C, CISSP,CISA,CISM,CGEIT,CRISC,PMP, and ITILv3 certified. Managing Director, CISO Spotlight, LLC (Milwaukee, WI USA) Todd Fitzgerald promotes security/ privacy leadership and collaboration amongst security and privacy practitioners by hosting the successful SCMedia CISO STORIES weekly podcast, advisory board participation, and international speaking engagements. Todd also serves as VP, Cybersecurity Strategy, CyberRisk Alliance, and BluOcean Digital CISO Solutions Executive Advisor. Todd has authored 5 books, including #1 Best-selling (2019-2022) and 2020 CANON Cybersecurity Hall of Fame Winning book entitled, CISO COMPASS: Navigating Cybersecurity Leadership Challenges with Insights from Pioneers (Taylor & Francis, 2019), as well as co-authoring the ground-breaking first professional organization published Chief Information Security Officer Book, CISO Leadership: Essential Principles for Success (ISC2 Press, 2008), and contributed to over 20 other cybersecurity books. Named 2016–17 Chicago CISO of the Year, Todd’s global multi-industry and Fortune 500/Global 2000 company positions include CAO Information Security & Technology Risk Northern Trust, Global CISO Grant Thornton International, Ltd, Global CISO ManpowerGroup, and senior IT/Security leadership roles in Wellpoint/National Government Services, Zeneca/Syngenta, IMS Health and American Airlines. Todd earned a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse and Master Business Administration with highest honors from Oklahoma State University and is an adjunct lecturer in IT Risk Management and Cybersecurity Leadership for Northwestern University.