My First Board Meeting: Lessons from the Boardroom

Julie currently serves as the Vice President, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) for Brunswick Corporation. With more than twenty years leadership experience in Cybersecurity, Enterprise Risk Management, Information Security, Data Privacy, and IT Operations and Governance, Julie brings a collaborative approach to developing and leading autonomous teams through coaching and mentoring.

Julie has previously served as the CISO for Grainger, a maintenance, repair and operations company, and First Solar, a solar panel manufacturing company. She started her career at PricewaterhouseCoopers, where she led information technology and business process audits, and directed consulting engagements for a portfolio of manufacturing, utility/energy, and technology clients for eight years.

Julie earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Ohio University, and a Master of Business Administration – Strategy and General Management from the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business.

Julie serves as an advisory board member for Optimeyes AI, a cloud-based, risk-visibility and automation platform provider.

Kristina is the Global CISO for Northern Trust. Prior to joining Northern Trust, Kristina was the CISO at CRC Group Insurance where she led the divestiture from Truist Bank and built the first security program for the standalone company. Before moving to CRC, Kristina was the Head of Information Security Governance and Cyber Risk Standards at AIG where she oversaw governance, board reporting, and regulatory engagement. In addition, she served as the primary liaison to AIG’s Global Cyber Insurance practice and was responsible for identifying and developing cyber risk standards, best practices, and strategies around technology and cybersecurity with the goal of improving underwriting efforts. Kristina was also Senior Vice President for Information Security and Cyber Policy at Wells Fargo. She represented Wells Fargo in cybersecurity policy initiatives and forums with industry and government partners to support company information security priorities.

Before joining the private sector, Kristina served as the Cyber Education and Awareness Branch Chief at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. She served as the senior leader and expert on public policy issues related to cybersecurity education, awareness, training, and general outreach activities. Kristina was also a key member of the Department’s Strategic Review team that oversaw the creation of what is now the Cybersecurity Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). She also worked directly with the Deputy Secretary of DHS and played a key role in coordinating and drafting Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Grant Guidance.

A native of Bethlehem, PA, she earned both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from George Mason University in Fairfax, VA. She is also the head swim coach at Washington-Liberty High School in Arlington, VA.