Ricardo Lafosse

Ricardo Lafosse is a seasoned professional with over 16 years of experience in senior technical, management, and consultative roles across various industries such as government, healthcare, education, finance, and legal services.

He has led the design and implementation of cutting-edge incident management, risk management, application security programs, data protection policies, and cloud security frameworks.

Ricardo holds prestigious certifications including Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), and ITIL V3 Foundations.

His expertise spans across information security governance, security management, risk management, compliance management (HIPAA, FISMA, SOX, GLBA), security policies, incident and threat management, security assessments, platform security, security metrics, cloud computing security, security program development, research and development, security architecture, project management, and security education.

He pursued a Master's degree in Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance from Iowa State University and a BBA in Management Information Systems from Florida Atlantic University.

Ricardo has held pivotal roles such as Chief Information Security Officer at The Kraft Heinz Company and Morningstar, Manager of Information Security at Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, IT Security Operations Manager at Sidley Austin LLP, among other significant positions.