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Pamela Fusco has over 29 years of experience in the infosec industry. An active member of the ISSA since 1998, she was instrumental in orchestrating and implementing the CISO Executive Forum, ISSA monthly webinar series and Educational Advisory Council (EAC). Fusco currently serves on the ISSA BOD as a Director and CFO, resided on the US Presidential White House Staff, held positions as CISO of Merck, Digex, Apollo Group, and EVP, Citi. An industry-recognized pioneer, Fusco was a Founder of SAFE Bio Pharma Inc., and Founding Member of the Cloud Security Alliance and Founder/President, NY Metro CSA Chapter. Fusco began her career in the US Navy as a cryptologist, focused on supporting security proceedings for government and national intelligence SPECOPS (special operations).

Shawn Murray is a Principal Scientist with the United States Missile Defense Agency and is an officer in the US Civil Air Patrol.Previous assignments include work with Army Cyber Command in Europe, US Air Force, and with commercial industry in various roles in information assurance and cybersecurity.He has traveled the globe performing physical and cybersecurity assessments on critical national defense and coalition systems.Dr. Murray has worked with NSA, FBI, CIA, and the US Defense and State Departments on various cyber initiatives and has over 20 years of IT, communications, and cybersecurity experience. He enjoys teaching and presenting as a guest lecturer on cybersecurity, business, and computer science courses for several universities. He has several industry-recognized certifications to include C|CISO, CISSP, and CRISC. He holds several degrees to include a Doctorate in Computer Science. He is an ISSA Executive CISO member, chapter advisor, and an ISSA Fellow. He is also a professional member of IEEE, ACM, (ISC)2, and an FBI InfraGard partner.He enjoys traveling with his family, researching and collaborating with other professionals in cybersecurity, and volunteers in his community as a soccer coach.