CIO & CISO Think Tank

Devin Rudnicki is the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Fitch Group, and oversees information security for all of Fitch Group's business units. Prior to assuming this position, Devin was the Head of Application Security at Fitch Group. She joined Fitch in 2021 to build the Application Security program and team. Prior to joining Fitch, Devin was at Options Clearing Corporation, where she had multiple roles in Application Security and Security Governance.

Founded in 1906, Ingredion together with its subsidiaries, refines corn and produces sweeteners and starches. The company also provides animal feed products; edible corn oil; refined corn oil to packers of cooking oil and to producers of margarine, salad dressings, shortening, mayonnaise, and other foods; and corn gluten feed used as protein feed for chickens, pet food, and aquaculture. The company is headquartered in Westchester, Illinois.

Lee has 20 years of experience in Cyber and Information Security. In his current role, he serves as the Global Head of Information Security Governance at Zurich Insurance group, a leading multi-line insurer that serves its customers in global and local markets. With about 55,000 employees, it provides a wide range of property and casualty, life insurance products and services in more than 215 countries and territories. Prior to Zurich Lee worked in various IT, Security, Governance, and Leadership roles including penetration testing, security consultant, network/domain administrator, and Director of Threat Analysis and Network Forensics for the US Navy’s enterprise environment. Lee has a significant amount of experience in Governance Risk and Compliance and works to maintain a current level of understanding on emerging threats as well as strategies to prepare, defend, and respond from an organizational standpoint.

As the Vice President and Chief Enterprise Architect with twenty plus years of service at Medline Industries he has contributed to process improvement and developed integration strategies that have supported Medline’s growth to become the largest privately held manufacturer and distributor of medical supplies providing products, education, clinical programs and services across the continuum of care with offices in 20 countries

Innovative executive that has experience making sound business decisions and can think rationally in difficult situations. Visualizes the big picture and provides proper context and perspective tailored for the target audience. Clearly articulates the mission, standards, and priorities to achieve strategic and tactical objectives.

Grant Ecker is the Founder and Chairman of the Chief Architect Network, and most recently the Vice President Chief Enterprise Architect at Danaher where he partnered closely with the architects across the company to lead strategy development, establish technology standards and to identify opportunities for modernization and transformation.  Prior to Danaher, Grant was the VP, Global Head of Architecture at Walgreens Boots Alliance, and he held a similar role at Medtronic. Earlier in Grant’s career he held architecture and management roles with expanding responsibility at Lowe’s and General Mills.  Grant is a Certified Professional Co-Active Coach, he received an MBA from University of Minnesota Carlson School of Management, and his BS in Computer Science from Washington University in St. Louis.  Grant is a board member of the Women in Architecture initiative and he holds various board advisory roles out of Chicago, Illinois. Please connect with Grant at

Yaël Gomez is a fractional CIO/CTO and former Vice President, Global IT, Integration & Intelligent Automation at Walgreens Boots Alliance. As an accomplished technology executive, technologist, and strategic business partner across large-scale enterprise organizations, Yaël has proven expertise in successfully developing technology delivery centers, delivering complex technology strategies and transformations generating business growth. He is skilled at driving global strategies whilst meeting business specific local requirements, with the goal of enabling business innovation, agility and performance with the right technologies. Yael finds his energy at the intersection of people, business and technology, and taps into 25 years of experience in small and large organizations such as Walgreens, in aligning business and technology, and in bringing clarity to complex problems to drive growth, operational excellence and product/service leadership for the businesses he serves.

Kevin Fleet is Vice President of Technical Sales Strategy and Operations at Informatica. In this role, Kevin has global responsibility the development, rollout, and scale of strategic go-to-market offerings. He also has responsibility for global technical operations, program and change management, and analytics services in support of Informatica’s Technical Sales Organization. Prior to joining Technical Sales, Kevin was Vice President, Strategic Growth Initiatives, in Informatica’s Corporate Strategy team. Combining his extensive data management knowledge with direct customer and business insight, Kevin successfully brought to market new and innovative products designed to access new markets and fuel growth across Informatica’s product platform. Kevin has also held leadership positions within Informatica’s Professional Services business. He most recently led Advisory Services, which focuses on ensuring Informatica’s most strategic customers quickly realize value from their transformational data initiatives. Through delivery of strategic business consulting services including data strategy development, data maturity assessments, capability roadmaps, and program delivery models, Kevin and his team engaged with hundreds of clients across numerous industries to accelerate their digital transformation journeys. Prior to joining Informatica in 2011, Kevin was Executive Director of Global Data Management at Pfizer. In this role, Kevin was the global leader for data management and de facto Chief Data Officer, with responsibility for developing and delivering shared technology solutions and support services for data warehousing, data integration, master data, and analytics. Kevin also established and chaired the Pfizer Data Governance Council and was responsible for driving an aligned data strategy across the Pfizer organization. Kevin’s career spans over 25 years working in both business and technical capacities across various industries including Manufacturing, Technology Services, Life Sciences, Financial Services and Healthcare. He has a broad and deep technology background, ranging from ERP implementation to application development and analytics solution delivery. Kevin actively participates as a thought leader in the data management industry, speaking at industry events and conferences, and has authored a number of publications including “Cloud Data Management: Lessons From the Field”, “Five Imperatives for the Chief Data Officer”, and “The Data Strategy Playbook: A CIO’s Practical Guide to Driving Change”. Kevin holds a BA in Economics from the University of California, San Diego.

Genuine Cable Group (GCG) is a major value-added distributor of wire, cable, and related products to a variety of niche markets, including Industrial Automation, Building Infrastructure, Communications and Industrial OEM. GCG also has cable assembly operations and is proud to be a leading wire and cable provider to the U.S. Navy.

Ciaran is an Enterprise Product Specialist at Luminance. First introduced to Luminance’s AI whilst at Bird & Bird, Ciaran decided to make the jump to the tech side. Since joining the company, Ciaran has worked with a wide variety of industry deployments globally, spanning multiple sectors including Law, Finance, Chemicals, Manufacturing, Healthcare, Construction, and more. Prior to Law, Ciaran gained experience in the financial sector.