Profile
Giancarlo Profenna is an Executive and VP at Zurich Insurance overseeing Global Information Security Governance. Giancarlo has spent over 18 years in the development and implementation of security, performance improvement and strategy. Early in his career, he worked for a small entrepreneurial company, developing products and services and managing the infrastructure. As a consultant with PwC, he focused on the healthcare and financial sectors. He served as the national lead for security strategy while leading security and performance improvement engagements. At Zurich, Giancarlo leads a team focused on analytics, assessment, governance and strategy. He has led multiple transformative global programs, including implementing the company’s first baseline controls assessment, building out a security inventory, and creating a KRI based approach to measure risk reduction. Giancarlo is currently involved in initiatives in Cyber Insurance, Cyber Policy development and Cyber and Information Security Strategy. Giancarlo has lived and worked abroad in Switzerland, has earned both Master’s and Bachelor’s degrees from Loyola University Chicago and holds certificates of CISSP, CISA and CISM.