The Evolution & Portability of the CISO Role – Sheldon Cuffie – CSP #130
As a function of CISOs responsibilities, the best are multi-faceted leaders that shift between cyber, technical, and business domains in response to shifting cyber-risk landscape. This level of adaptability makes them portable to other CISO roles in different industries, and C-level roles that they may not have thought of and frankly, others may not have thought of for them.
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Guest
Sheldon Cuffie is the Enterprise CIO for American Family Insurance. He was previously CISO at American Family, Dell Technologies, and Northwestern Mutual.
Host
Todd Fitzgerald promotes CISO/CPO leadership via the SCMedia CISO STORIES weekly podcast, advisory board participation, and international speaking engagements. Todd serves as VP, Cybersecurity Strategy, CyberRisk Collaborative. Todd authored 5 books, including #1 New Release (2024) Privacy Leader Compass: A Comprehensive Roadmap for Building and Leading Practical Privacy Programs, and #1 Best-selling (2019-2023) and 2020 CANON Cybersecurity Hall of Fame book, CISO COMPASS: Navigating Cybersecurity Leadership Challenges with Insights from Pioneers. Named 2016–17 Chicago CISO of the Year, Todd’s senior leadership positions include Northern Trust, Grant Thornton International, Ltd, ManpowerGroup, Wellpoint/National Government Services, Zeneca/Syngenta, IMS Health and American Airlines.