GENE FREDRIKSEN

Gene Fredriksen is the Senior Director and Chief Global Information Security Officer for Tyco International. In this role he is responsible for the development of global information protection and technology risk programs for the company. Gene has over twenty years of Information Technology experience, with the last fifteen focused specifically in the area of Information Security. In this capacity, he has been heavily involved with all areas of Audit and Security.

Immediately prior to his current role, Gene held the positions of Principal Consultant for Security and Risk Management Strategies for Burton Group, Vice President of Technology Risk Management and Chief Security Officer for Raymond James Financial, headquartered in St. Petersburg, Florida, and Information Security Manager for American Family Insurance. He served as the Chair of the Security and Risk Assessment Steering Committee for BITS, as well as serving on the R&D committee for the Financial Services Sector Steering Committee of the Department of Homeland Security.

He has published numerous papers and books, and is a frequent speaker before audit and security audiences. He served as Chair of the St. Petersburg College Information Security Advisory Board. He is a member of multiple advisory boards for universities, organizations, and security product companies. Gene maintains a close working relationship with both local and federal law enforcement agencies. In 2004, Gene was selected as one of the five finalists for the “Information Security Executive of the Year Award” by the Executive Alliance. Gene now serves as a judge for the regional and national competitions.