Board Member Role
- Voted into position by majority
- Appointment lasts for 1 year
- Must attend, at a minimum, 60% of the annual Board meetings, planning retreats & monthly programs
- Minimum of 5 hours per month (3 for program attendance and 1 for Board meeting and 1 for any extra work)
- Must review materials and vote for any polls etc in a timely manner
James Dixon
CISSP, CISM
jdixon@nymissa.org
I am the VP of Information Security for Mutual of America. For nearly 25 years, I have been in Security at Mutual. Prior to this position I held various positions in Operations for multiple companies other 23 years. I am an active member of the New York chapter of the ISSA for 25 years holding many positions as officer and board member.
Jay Leek
CISM, CISA, CISSP
jay.leek@blackstone.com
Jay Leek, CISM, CISA, CISSP is currently the CISO for Blackstone. Prior to joining Blackstone, he established, built and headed up global security programs for Equifax and Nokia. Over the past 19 years, Jay has also worked as a product manager for information security vendors as well as a consultant to numerous telecommunications companies, government agencies and financial institutions assisting them with business development, strategic planning and architectural design required to meet their ICT and security objectives. Jay also acts as an industry advisor and member of advisory boards for information security organizations and government agencies, and he is an active contributor towards defining industry standards and best practices to address global enterprise information security challenges. He is also a frequent speaker on information security related topics at domestic and international conferences including being a member of the ISSA International Conference Content Planning Committee for the past 2 years.
Steve Magny
smagny@nymissa.org
Biographical information coming soon.
Isaac Salles
isaacsalles@gmail.com
Biographical information coming soon.
Dov Yoran
dyoran@nymissa.org
Dov Yoran has a career long focus in the information security market. He is the cofounder and CEO of ThreatGRID, an advanced malware analysis firm that provides actionable threat intelligence. Prior to ThreatGRID, he was a cofounder and partner at MetroSITE Group an advisory services firm to both emerging security companies and large enterprises. Before MetroSITE, he held several leadership roles at Symantec and Riptech (acquired by Symantec in 2002).
Dov is involved in a number of industry organizations including Founding Member of the Cloud Security Alliance, Board of Directors to both the NY Metro ISSA and NY Metro CSA chapters and he is a frequent speaker at industry events. Dov has a Master in Science in Engineering Management with a concentration in Information Security Management from George Washington University and is a cum laude graduate with a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from Tufts University.
Michael Young
myoung@nymissa.org
Biographical information coming soon.