CISO Dinner

Jeffrey M. Vinson, Sr. is the Senior Vice President and Chief Cyber and Information Security Officer (CISO) at Harris Health System. He is a globally recognized security executive , a retired military officer and a former technical director at NSA (National Security Agency). He has been involved with information security for over 25 years and has the rare distinction of having expert experience in the military, federal government, financial services and healthcare industries. He has held positions such as Vice President, Technical Director, and other senior level security management roles. Jeffrey has led penetration testing exercises while working at NSA (National Security Agency) as a technical director and has created security operations teams and GRC teams for financial services and healthcare organizations. He provides expert security advice and guidance to small and large companies and is a highly sought-after speaker at security conferences throughout the country. Jeff is a member of C|CISO exam writing and events committee for EC-Council and was one of their first C|CISO summit speakers for their inaugural global CISO Executive Summit. He is listed as one of the top influencers in Information Security for Healthcare and most recently was listed as one of the top 100 global CISO’s. Jeffrey earned his Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Technology from Elizabeth City State University and holds numerous internationally recognized security certifications.

Arthi leads the cybersecurity product line at GE Vernova the power generation division of General Electric laying the technical and commercial strategy to provide end-to-end cybersecurity solutions to industrial customers. Over the last 14 years, she has led multiple impactful projects in mining, marine and energy industries in the areas of electrical and control system design, new product development, cybersecurity, project management, Lean Six Sigma, cost-out and lifecycle management. Arthi holds Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Electrical Engineering (EE), and an MBA from Rice University. She is the recipient of Houston Business Journal’s “Women Who Mean Business” award, and ALLY Energy’s GRIT award. She is also the upcoming author of a children’s book on cybersecurity called “Cyberama.”