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Katherine Del Gesso
Head of Global Security Compliance & Privacy - CIPM, CISSP, CEH, CCSK, CISA
Katherine Del Gesso is a seasoned Security and Privacy professional with proven leadership skills in creating, executing, and managing comprehensive Security, Privacy, and Compliance programs for pre-IPO and public corporations in highly regulated industries such as B2B and B2C. She combines technical credibility, regulatory knowledge, and refined communication skills to obtain stakeholder buy-in within complex organizations.
Her areas of expertise include US, EU, and other international Data Privacy Regulations, Security & Privacy Risk Assessments, GDPR, NIST CSF, ISO 27001/2 Implementation, Information and Physical Security Controls, SOC I & II Implementation, Vendor Management, 3rd Party Assessment, Secure Software Development Lifecycle Implementation, Cloud Application Security, M&A due diligence, FTC Activities, and Implementation of new tooling.
Katherine Del Gesso studied Management Information Systems and Services at the University of Florida and pursued a Master's in Information Systems from the University of Florida - Warrington College of Business.
She has held key positions in renowned organizations such as Head of Global Security Compliance & Privacy at Facebook, Director of Security, Risk & Compliance at Credit Karma, Division Chief of Security, Risk & Compliance at the US Department of Homeland Security, Manager of Information Security Engineer at Booz Allen Hamilton, Senior Consultant in IT Audit at Deloitte & Touche LLP, PeopleSoft Specialist Intern at the University of Florida, Enterprise Computing Intern at Motorola, and Information Technology Intern at Memorial Health Care System.
