The Cyber Business Podcast

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Lloyd Fuentes serves as the Director of IT at Los Angeles Mission, one of the nation’s most respected nonprofit organizations dedicated to serving the homeless community in Los Angeles. His career began in consulting and network engineering before moving into IT leadership, and over the past five y...

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Nick DeMeo serves as the Chief Information Officer at Vista Clinical Laboratory, a mid-sized medical lab based in Central Florida with operations extending into Virginia and North Carolina. Vista competes with giants like Quest and LabCorp by offering premier laboratory services at affordable prices, ca...

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Dana Kilcrease serves as the Chief Information Security Officer at Berkeley College, where he has spent more than 14 years rising through the ranks from desktop technician to IT leadership and finally into the CISO role. His career path reflects a rare trajectory of growth within a single institution, giving him a unique perspective on bo...

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Troy Rydman serves as Chief Information Officer and Chief Information Security Officer at Packsize, a company redefining packaging and manufacturing through automation and sustainability. With a background at AWS and deep experience in security, compliance, and cloud services, Troy brings a unique p...

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Jim Rutt serves as the Chief Information Officer and Chief Information Security Officer of The Dana Foundation, a nonprofit focused on advancing neuroscience and neuroethics. With a career spanning healthcare, finance, and pharmaceuticals, Jim has built a reputation for driving digital transformation and bridging enterprise IT with mission-d...

Here's a Glimpse of What You'll Learn

• How Jedi helps financial advisors and RIAs clean, manage, and secure their databases

• Why optimizing tech stacks and eliminating redun...

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Marc Ashworth is the Chief Information Security Officer at First Bank, a fourth-generation, family-owned bank headquartered in Creve Coeur, Missouri, with operations across six states. In his role, Marc oversees networking, physical security, financial crimes, and cybersecurity teams, providing a compr...

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James Barrell is the Chief Information Officer at Atlanta Mission, the largest and oldest homeless services provider in the Southeast. His career spans insurance, consulting, and corporate CRM systems before he transitioned to the nonprofit world in search of greater purpose and family balance. At A...

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Kyle Draisey serves as the Chief Information Security Officer and Head of Cybersecurity at Sagent, a leading fintech company specializing in mortgage servicing technology. With a military and intelligence background, Kyle has navigated high-stakes environments from tactical SIGINT missions in Iraq to cy...

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Jean-Philippe Gerbi is the Chief Information Officer at Metropolitan Commercial Bank, where he oversees technology strategy in a highly regulated and security-sensitive environment. With deep experience in building scalable and secure infrastructures for financial institutions, Gerbi takes a pragmat...

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Gerard Dwyer serves as the Chief Information Officer at Rivian, a pioneering electric vehicle company reshaping automotive technology. With a global background that spans from Ireland to Silicon Valley, Gerard’s career journey includes executive roles at Google, Waymo, and Swisscom, as well as impac...

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Stephen Ferraguti serves as Director of Information Technology at Hansen Properties, a historic and hospitality-rich organization that operates Normandy Farm Hotel, Blue Bell Country Club, and the Farmer’s Daughter restaurant in Pennsylvania. With a background rooted in both tech and customer service...

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Ted Williamson serves as the Chief Information Officer at Common Ground, a Michigan-based nonprofit organization specializing in crisis intervention and mental health services. He brings decades of experience across healthcare, enterprise IT, and consulting. He spent 15 years at Microsoft, where he...

In This Episode

Jason Frame begins by outlining the expansive responsibilities of the Southern Nevada Health District, from inspecting restaurants and regulating ambulances to delivering immunizations and managing public health labs. As the lead technology officer, Jason's team not only enabled operations during...

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Carol Smith shares how her three-decade journey at DePauw University has been shaped by the powerful community of IT professionals in higher education. She reflects on the challenges of managing a lean IT team while delivering services at the same standard as large universities. By leveraging partnerships like the HESS Consortium and participating in organizations such as EDUCAUSE, Carol ha...

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Silvano Silva details how Nevro is using high-frequency spinal stimulation to offer life-changing relief for chronic pain sufferers—especially those with type 2 diabetes. He explains how the implantable device communicates via Bluetooth with a mobile app and cloud infrastructure, creating a highly personalized AI-driven therapy model. As Nevro's CISO, Silvano's responsibility is not just t...

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Chris Bollerud shares how AppZen tackles fraud in expense and invoice processes using AI-driven automation. From scanning 100% of expense reports to matching invoices against purchase orders and flagging anomalous vendor behavior, AppZen is transforming how financial compliance is handled in enterprises of all sizes. Chris explains how AI helps detect changes in payment behavior, suspicious...

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Matthew Mudry dives into his origin story, starting with a childhood fascination for dismantling and rebuilding computers and his entry into the tech world via Circuit City. He shares how a chance encounter with a bank executive launched his career and how pivotal mentorship moments at companies like Clayton and Castleton Commodities reshaped his thinking. Instead of clinging to technical p...

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William Curtiss reflects on his evolution from engineering secure operating systems evaluated by the NSA to becoming an influential cybersecurity executive and peer group leader. As Co-Chair of Evanta’s CISO Governing Body, he explains how conferences foster collaboration in a field where everyone is facing the same threats—and why peer support is critical in a high-pressure environment. W...