With 15+ years of experience in the IT and financial services industry, Michelle is a seasoned cybersecurity and risk management professional who leads the Technology Risk function at Fitch Ratings, a global leader in credit ratings and research. Her mission is to ensure the security, integrity, and compliance of Fitch's technology infrastructure, applications, and data, and to provide strategic guidance and support to the business on technology risk matters. Michele's expertise spans information security, cyber security, business information risk, vulnerability management, governance risk and compliance (GRC), identity and access management (IAM), security awareness, communications, executive reporting, program management, project management, and business analysis. Michele has successfully implemented and managed multiple security initiatives, frameworks, and tools across the organization, and has received the GTO RARE Award for outstanding contributions. Michele is also certified in CISM, GSEC, GSTRT, and ITIL, and speaks Korean fluently.
Jess is a principal analyst at Forrester serving security and risk (S&R) professionals. She contributes to Forrester’s research on the role of the CISO with a focus on security talent management. Additionally, Jess covers incident response and crisis management, and email security. Prior to her analyst role, Jess spent eight years as a principal advisor on Forrester’s Security & Risk Council. In this role, she was a trusted partner to a network of CISOs and S&R leaders, making and communicating critical decisions about and investments in their programs. Before she was an advisor, Jess led a Forrester Consulting practice focused on helping tech and service providers with their business and go-to-market strategies. Jess holds a Bachelor of Arts in communications, with concentrations in English and marketing, from the University of Connecticut.