Condoleezza Rice
66th Secretary of State and Director of the Hoover Institution
Condoleezza Rice is the Tad and Dianne Taube Director of the Hoover Institution and a Senior Fellow on Public Policy. In addition, she is a founding partner of Rice, Hadley, Gates & Manuel LLC, an international strategic consulting firm.
From January 2005 to January 2009, Rice served as the 66th Secretary of State of the United States, the second woman and first black woman to hold the post. Rice also served as President George W. Bush’s National Security Advisor from January 2001 to January 2005, the first woman to hold the position. From February 1989 through March 1991, Rice served on President George H. W. Bush’s National Security Council staff.
Rice served as Stanford University’s provost from 1993 to 1999, during which time she was the institution's chief budget and academic officer. As Professor of Political Science, Rice has been on the Stanford faculty since 1981 and has won two of the university’s highest teaching honors.
In 2022, Rice became a part-owner of the Denver Broncos as part of the Walton-Penner Family Ownership Group. In 2013, she was appointed to the College Football Playoff Selection Committee, formerly the Bowl Championship Series, and served on the committee until 2017.
Rice currently serves on the boards of C3.ai, an AI software company; and Makena Capital Management, a private endowment firm. In addition, she is Vice Chair of the Board of Governors of the Boys & Girls Clubs of America and a trustee of the Aspen Institute.
In 1991, Rice co-founded the Center for a New Generation (CNG), an innovative, after-school academic enrichment program for students in East Palo Alto and East Menlo Park, California, which later merged with the Boys & Girls Club of the Peninsula.
Born in Birmingham, Alabama, Rice earned her bachelor’s degree in political science, cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa, from the University of Denver; her master’s in the same subject from the University of Notre Dame; and her Ph.D., likewise in political science, from the Graduate School of International Studies at the University of Denver.
She has authored and co-authored numerous books on international politics, as well as reflections on her upbringing and her time in government service. Rice is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences and has been awarded over fifteen honorary doctorates.
When: Wednesday, October 26 | 10:10 - 10:15 a.m. (PT)
Talks: Virtual Opening Remarks
Amy Steagall
Chief Information Security Officer | Stanford University IT
Amy Steagall is the Chief Information Security Officer at Stanford University overseeing Stanford’s efforts to protect its computing and information assets and to comply with information-related laws, regulations, and policies.
Prior to joining the Stanford team in 2020, Amy retired from the United States Air Force after 25 years of distinguished and honorable service. Throughout her career, she led large organizations and teams, culminating in her role at the Joint Force Headquarters-Cyber at NSA Texas. There she steered cyber mission teams operating in complex security environments and specializing in offensive and defensive cyberspace operations.
Amy holds a Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity Management and Policy from the University of Maryland.
When: Wednesday, October 26 | 10 - 10:10 a.m. & 2:10 - 3 p.m. (PT) &
Thursday, October 27 | 10 - 10:15 a.m. (PT)
Talks: Welcoming Remarks | Panel Discussion: Security Perspective from the Cloud
Scott Hellman
Supervisory Special Agent | The FBI San Francisco Division
Supervisory Special Agent Scott Hellman has been investigating criminal and national security cybercrime for 14 years with the FBI. He has a bachelor's in chemistry, a J.D. from the University of Baltimore, and now leads a team of cyber crime investigators in the San Francisco Bay area.
When: Wednesday, October 26 | 10:15 - 11 a.m. (PT)
Talks: Cyber Threat Landscape
Dan Boneh
Cryptography Professor, Professor of Electrical Engineering and Senior Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies | Stanford University
Dr. Boneh is a Professor of Computer Science at Stanford University where he heads the applied cryptography group and co-directs the Center for Blockchain Research. Dr. Boneh's research focuses on cryptography applications to computer security and blockchains. His work includes cryptosystems with novel properties, secure software design, and cryptanalysis. He is the author of over 200 publications in the field and is a recipient of the 2014 ACM prize and the 2013 Godel prize. In 2016 he was elected to the National Academy of Engineering.
When: Wednesday, October 26 | 11:10 a.m. - 12 p.m. (PT)
Talks: New Hardware Mechanism for Preventing Memory Corruption Attacks
MK Palmore
Director, Office of the CISO | Google Cloud
MK Palmore currently serves as Director, Office of the CISO, for Google Cloud. His responsibilities include support of strategic customers engaged in a digital transformation journey. Prior to joining Google Cloud, MK served as the Field Chief Security Officer (Americas) for Palo Alto Networks. MK spent an extensive career in the U.S. Federal Government prior to entering the private sector. In a 22-year career in the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), MK provided leadership and conducted investigations in a number of areas including Cybersecurity, Crisis Response/Management, Risk Management Advisory, and Counter-Terrorism. MK’s cybersecurity certifications include the CISM, CISSP, GCCC and the Carnegie Mellon University CISO Certification. He earned a B.S. from the United States Naval Academy and an MBA from Pepperdine University, Graziadio Business School. MK began his professional career as a commissioned officer in the U.S. Marine Corps.
When: Wednesday, October 26 | 1 - 2 p.m. (PT)
Talks:
- Enterprise Risk Management in the Modern Age: The Cyber Threat Landscape
- Managing an organization’s risk posture, as it relates to cybersecurity, has become increasingly difficult. The cybersecurity threat landscape continues to evolve and expand; cybersecurity is beginning to dominate enterprise risk management. This session will discuss the evolution of the cyber threat landscape and offer insights on how global organizations can make changes in their transformation efforts to combat this evolving challenge.
Todd Ferris
Chief Technology Officer Research and Education | Stanford Medicine
Todd Ferris, MD, MS is the Chief Technology Officer for Research and Education in the Technology and Digital Solutions department at Stanford Medicine. He is board certified in Clinical Informatics and Family Medicine and is a graduate of Stanford's Biomedical Informatics Training Program as well as part of the program leadership for the Stanford Clinical Informatics Fellowship.
Dr. Ferris has been at Stanford Medicine for more than 20 years, initially focusing on privacy and security by serving as the inaugural privacy and security officer for the School of Medicine. He then focused on securely making the large amounts of Electronic Health Record data research ready via the Stanford Center for Clinical Informatics STRIDE project. Recently he has been focusing on technology-enabled care delivery and clinical research space.
When: Wednesday, October 26 | 2:10 - 3 p.m. (PT)
Talks: Panel Discussion: Security Perspective from the Cloud
Erwin Lopez
Chief Information Security Officer | SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
Erwin Lopez is the Chief Information Security Officer at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. He has over 20+ years of IT experience, specifically focusing on information security that empowers the business to manage risk. Erwin came to SLAC from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory where he worked for over 11 years in the Cyber Security program, where he held numerous technical and leadership positions. Erwin is a proficient IT leader with a wealth of business and technical experience in risk management, network intrusion analysis, forensics, malware reversing, cyber incident handling, security assessments, web application and penetration testing, and application software development.
Erwin has a Bachelor’s degree from California State University, Chico in Computer Engineering; in addition, he holds numerous Cyber Security certifications.
When: Wednesday, October 26 | 2:10 - 3 p.m. (PT)
Talks: Panel Discussion: Security Perspective from the Cloud
Rob Maclay
Chief Information Security Officer | Stanford Children’s Health
Rob Maclay joined Stanford Children’s Health in 2021 as the Chief Information Security Officer overseeing the health system’s Information Security program. His key focus areas are building a mature security program that includes comprehensive risk management, user education, and identity and access management. Prior to Stanford Children’s Health, Rob worked for Stanford Health Care, Accenture’s global security division, and Coalfire Systems. Rob has consulted for a wide range of businesses and non-profits from small banks to Fortune 500 companies. He has multiple certifications from Epic, Azure and is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP). Rob earned a Master’s in Telecommunications and a Bachelor’s in Business from the University of Colorado at Boulder.
When: Wednesday, October 26 | 2:10 - 3 p.m. (PT)
Talks: Panel Discussion: Security Perspective from the Cloud
Michael Mucha
Chief Information Security Officer |
Stanford Health Care and School of Medicine
Michael Mucha is the Chief Information Security Officer for Stanford Health Care and the Stanford School of Medicine at Stanford Medicine, overseeing cybersecurity risk management for the joint missions of medical education, medical research, and adult healthcare.
Prior to joining Stanford Medicine in 2003, Michael served in security roles at Exodus Communications and Ernst and Young, after serving as an attorney at Kroll & Tract, focused on insurance litigation.
Michael holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and a Juris Doctorate from the University of Miami.
When: Wednesday, October 26 | 2:10 - 3 p.m. (PT)
Talks: Panel Discussion: Security Perspective from the Cloud
Jean-Raymond Pierre
Sr. Enterprise Architect | Stanford Health Care
Jean-Raymond Pierre is the Senior Enterprise Architect for Stanford Health Care. Jean-Raymond is responsible for IT standards and policy management and enterprise architecture governance. He chairs the Architecture Review Board and is a member of the Risk and Compliance Review team. Prior to joining Stanford Health Care in 2013, Jean-Raymond worked at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory for 10 years. During his time there, he led a high-performance team which created novel solutions and deployed cutting-edge technologies in support of science and operations initiatives including GLAST (Later renamed FGST - Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope), LSST (Large Synoptic Survey Telescope), EXO (Enriched Xenon Observatory), LCLS (Linac Coherent Light Source), and others.
Jean-Raymond served in the United States Marine Corps as a non-commissioned officer where he held a TS/SCI clearance. Jean-Raymond's duties, amongst others, encompassed creating tactical data communication solutions, and co-developing and testing emerging technologies with MCTSSA across multiple mediums including wired, wireless, and satellite by adapting and integrating consumer and military technologies in both friendly and hostile environments. As a part of the Surveillance, Reconnaissance, Intelligence Group (SRIG), Jean-Raymond was deployed around the world on various Marine Expeditionary Units where he earned the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal and was given letters of commendation for exceptional performance.
Jean-Raymond has over 20 years of experience in architecting, building, managing, and securing information systems and technology in defense, internet retail, science, healthcare, and high-tech industries.
When: Wednesday, October 26 | 2:10 - 3 p.m. (PT)
Talks: Panel Discussion: Security Perspective from the Cloud
Gretchen Ruck
Senior Managing Director | Ankura Consulting
Gretchen Ruck is a Senior Managing Director with Ankura Consulting where, as a trusted advisor to established boards, senior executives and investors; she helps clients examine and address the impact of cyber threats, data privacy regulations and technology risks on their strategy and performance.
Gretchen is a frequent writer and speaker on topics ranging from emerging privacy challenges trends and cybercrime to advocating for diverse workplaces and inclusiveness, her insights on current events have been featured in The Economist, Quartz, Bloomberg, Financial Times, USA Today, Mirror, Law360, and numerous other media outlets. Prior to joining Ankura, Gretchen held key roles at leading advisory, research and financial service organizations.
When: Thursday, October 27 | 10:15 - 11 a.m. (PT)
Talks:
- Welcoming PETs on Campus: Leave your furry friends at home, we’re talking Privacy Enhancing Techno
- Gain insight into what Privacy Enhancing Technologies (PET) are and how these technologies can help address privacy risks frequently encountered in a research university. There will be a walk-through of PET solution categories and use cases, including examples and implementation challenges. An approach to defining and communicating the value of PETs to help secure sponsorship and funding will also be discussed.
Andrew Scott
Strategic Threat Intel Advisor – Public Sector | CrowdStrike, Inc.
Andrew Scott is the Strategic Threat Advisor for the Public Sector with Crowdstrike’s Strategic Threat Advisory Group, empowering and advising Crowdstrike’s public sector clients on how to transform and mature their security programs through the use of threat intelligence. He specializes in Enterprise level security strategy and program development, security operations and architecture, and intelligence analysis.
Prior to joining Crowdstrike, Andrew served as the Sr Manager of Threat Intelligence and Security Operations for a CSP serving the Federal government, overseeing and driving the continuous security monitoring, incident response, and threat intelligence services in support of many US Government agencies. He has also held operational, analytical, and executive advisory roles supporting both the private and public sectors.
When: Thursday, October 27 | 11:10 a.m. - 12 p.m. (PT)
Talks: The Modern Attack Landscape and Its Implications for Higher Education
Allison Henry
Chief Information Security Officer | University of California, Berkeley
Allison Henry wrote her first computer program in BASIC to automate the painfully repetitive task of alphabetizing her weekly 4th grade spelling list. From an early age, she has been building and securing information technology solutions to solve problems and enable people to do what they do best.
After graduating from UC Berkeley with a Bachelor of Science in Integrative Biology in 1996, Allison started her Information Technology career as a system administrator at UC Santa Cruz.
Allison came to UC Berkeley in 2004 when she joined Communications and Network Services and pivoted to Information Security in 2006. In 2013 she started managing the Security Operations team, providing monitoring and incident management services for the complex and heterogeneous UC Berkeley campus computing environment. In that role she led initiatives to modernize security operations through custom built systems for automated alert processing and incident management. This allowed the Security Operations team to scale with the growth of the campus network. In 2018 Allison served as Associate CISO and provided oversight and direction for Information Security Assessments and Compliance activities, before assuming the role of Chief Information Security Officer in December of 2019.
In addition to information technology and security, Allison has a passion for the study of optimizing human performance through fitness and nutrition, and enjoys endurance athletics including trail running and triathlon.
When: Thursday, October 27 | 1 p.m. - 2 p.m. (PT)
Talks:
- Two Sides of the Information Risk Coin - Safeguarding Security and Privacy in a Digital World
- This presentation will discuss how UC Berkeley manages risks to Information Security, Information Privacy, and Autonomy Privacy, through strong partnership and an effective governance structure that addresses both sides of the information risk coin. Scott and Allison will describe how the ISO and Privacy Office collaborate to balance the sometimes conflicting objectives of addressing security threats with maintaining individual privacy protections. They will explain the work of our Information Risk Governance Committee, and share real-world use cases for balancing security, privacy, transparency, accountability in our campus information risk programs.
Scott Seaborn
Campus Privacy Officer | University of California, Berkeley
Scott Seaborn is the Campus Privacy Officer at the University of California, Berkeley. Scott has worked in the privacy and compliance fields for over 20 years, including positions at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (OCR); County of Napa; and Genentech, Inc. While at OCR, Scott was part of the initial investigative team tasked with enforcing HIPAA, when enforcement of the HIPAA Privacy Rule began in the early 2000’s, and he has been passionate about protecting the privacy rights of individuals ever since.
Scott has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from UCLA and Master’s Degree in Pacific International Affairs from the University of California, San Diego.
When not working on privacy or compliance matters, Scott enjoys traveling, especially to Spain and France, and spending time sampling the culinary delights of the Bay Area with his family.
When: Thursday, October 27 | 1 p.m. - 2 p.m. (PT)
Talks:
- Two Sides of the Information Risk Coin - Safeguarding Security and Privacy in a Digital World
- This presentation will discuss how UC Berkeley manages risks to Information Security, Information Privacy, and Autonomy Privacy, through strong partnership and an effective governance structure that addresses both sides of the information risk coin. Scott and Allison will describe how the ISO and Privacy Office collaborate to balance the sometimes conflicting objectives of addressing security threats with maintaining individual privacy protections. They will explain the work of our Information Risk Governance Committee, and share real-world use cases for balancing security, privacy, transparency, accountability in our campus information risk programs.
Michael Tran Duff
Chief Information Security and Data Privacy Officer | Harvard University
Michael Duff completed his undergraduate and graduate degrees in computer science and physics at MIT. While there, he founded an electronic medical records company and later served as CTO of the acquiring organization. Michael then devoted a year to teaching undergraduate and graduate computer science courses as a Visiting Instructor at Miami University in Ohio before relocating to Silicon Valley, where he led the information security program at SRI International in Menlo Park for the next 11 years. Michael joined Stanford University in 2012 and ascended to the Assistant Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer role in 2013, adding the Chief Privacy Officer role in 2018. After 10 years at Stanford, Michael was recently appointed as Harvard's Chief Information Security and Data Privacy Officer. Michael serves on several advisory boards, providing cybersecurity and privacy expertise.
When: Thursday, October 27 | 2:05 - 2:35 p.m. (PT)
Talks:
- PrivSec: The New Frontier
- At Harvard, we're taking the novel approach of fully integrating privacy and infosec into a single program that we're calling "PrivSec". We'll discuss our rationale for combining the two and our strategy for the program. Our PrivSec journey is just beginning. Is this grand experiment destined to fail, or will it become the new standard?
Priyanka Vergadia
Staff Developer Advocate | Google
Priyanka Vergadia is Staff Developer Advocate at Google. You might recognize her from the Google Cloud Tech YouTube channel. She builds highly engaging and uniquely visual content for developers and technical practitioners. She has created more than 500 pieces of content across videos, blogs, and tutorials. She is one of the top visual storytellers with 100K+ followers across social media platforms. She marries her artist skills with the technical expertise to create sketches for folks to learn from. She is an author who has combined her technical knowledge with visual storytelling into her recently published #1 Best Seller book "Visualizing Google Cloud". You can also find her video on Cloud concepts on her Youtube channel The Cloud Girl and her website thecloudgirl.dev
When: Thursday, October 27 | 2:35 p.m. - 3 p.m. (PT)
Talks: An Overview of Cloud Security
Kelli Conlin
Apple Security
When: Thursday, October 27 | 12:10 p.m. - 12:50 p.m. (PT)
Talks:
- Advanced Security by Design
- Apple cares deeply about security-both for the user and for protecting organizational data. Learn how Apple has built advanced security into its products from the ground up, making them secure by design.
