Profile
Martin Gomberg, CISSP, CIPP/E, is a.k.a., The Privacy CIO, founder of Cyberite LLC, The Digital Risk Alliance, and author of CISO Redefined: Protecting Business. Martin is a global advisor and frequent speaker on leadership, security, privacy and business resilience. He has spent over forty years in technical operations, as Vice President of Technical Strategies for a major bank, Senior Vice president and CIO of a global media network, SVP and Global Director of Security, Governance, Privacy, and Business protection, as an IANS Faculty member, and Senior Privacy Consultant for TrustArc. Martin is a former Vice Chair of a U.S. State Department Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC) Industry Working Group and Founding Member of the CIO Executive Council.
Expertise
- Data Inventory & Privacy Gap Assessment
- Data Protection & Regulation (GDPR, CCPA, HIPAA, etc.)
- Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery (BCDR)
- IT Governance & Security Management
- Incident Response
Qualifications
Achievements & Contributions
- Author of CISO Redefined: Thoughts on Leadership, Business Protection, and the Chief Information Security Officer (2018)
- Former SVP And Chief Information Officer at A+E Networks
- Former SVP and Global Director of Governance, Security, and Business Protection at A+E Networks
- Former VP Technical Strategies Global Corporate Finance at Chase
- Former Vice Chair of U.S. State Department Overseas Security Advisory Council for the Media and Entertainment Industry
- Founding Member of CIO Executive Council
- Winner of the 2013 Member Appreciation Award from the CIO Executive Council for Outstanding Contribution to the Profession
- International speaker on information security most recently featured in PRIVSEC in Dublin and New York City
Certifications & Credentials
- MS; PhD ABD, Forensic Anthropology, Paleopathology, and BioBehavioral Sciences –University of Connecticut
- BA, Physical Anthropology –SUNY Binghamton
- CISSP – (ISC)2
- CIPP/E –Institute of Applied Privacy Professionals