Local Chapters of the FAIR Institute provide the opportunity to meet with your peers across a variety of industries in your geographical area to learn from each other’s expertise and operational practices and to exchange views on possible applications of FAIR™.
Local Chapters
FAIR Institute Chapters
Together, you will advance your knowledge of FAIR™ and expand its range of applications.
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Chapter Meetings and Member Groups
Joint Washington DC & Federal Government Chapter
Co-Chair: Chip Block, VP, Evolver Inc.
Co-Chair: Evan Wheeler, Sr. Director, Technology Risk Management, Capital One
New York Chapter
Co-Chair: AJ Anand, Director, Transformation and Continuous Improvement, Global Security, ADP
Co-Chair: Derrick Rice, Cyber Security Risk Management, Fortune 50 Healthcare Company
Bay Area Chapter
Chair: Tony Martin-Vegue, Senior Information Security Risk Engineer, Netflix
Southern California Chapter
Co-Chair: Billy Norwood, CISO, FFF Enterprises
Co-Chair: Michael Brewer, Executive Director, Head of Cyber Security, Neurocrine
Greater Dallas-Fort Worth Chapter
Chair: Josh Marker, Security Risk Manager, SAP
Register for the July 11 Meeting
Houston Chapter
Co-Chair: Mayank Agarwal, Head of Cyber Security, North America, Infosys
Co-Chair: Lizzie Jones, Integrated Risk Engineer, Equinix
Co-Chair: Saqib Ali, Executive Director - Head of Technology Risk Management, Kinexys by JP Morgan Chase
Register for the August 14 Meeting
LinkedIn Group
Atlanta Chapter
Co-Chair: Jimmy Lummis, Director, Business Information Security Officer, IHG
Co-Chair: Donna Gallaher, President & CEO, New Oceans Enterprises, LLC
Boston Chapter
Co-Chair: Abhishek Iyer, Manager, Risk and Compliance, CarGurus
Co-Chair: Megan Hewett, Security Risk Management, HubSpot
LinkedIn Group
Greater Ohio Chapter
Co-Chair: Mike Radigan, Cyber Risk Advisor, Cisco
Co-Chair: Joe Tanner, Director, Security Audit and Compliance, Veeva Systems
Seattle Chapter
Co-Chair: Zach Cossairt, Integrated Risk Program Senior Manager, Governance Risk & Compliance, Equinix
Co-Chair: Alan Wilson, Director, Cybersecurity Governance, Risk, and Compliance, BECU
Pittsburgh Chapter
Co-Chair: Michael Carns, Technology Lead - Information Security, UPMC
Co-Chair: Scott Gordon, Team Manager, IAM Role Lifecycle Management (RBAC), Highmark Health
Greater London Chapter
Chair: Rob Moore, Vice President, Technology Risk Management, Mastercard
LinkedIn Group
Paris Chapter
Co-Chair: Christophe Foret, President, C-Risk
Co-Chair: Tom Callaghan, Co-Founder and Managing Director, C-Risk
Register for the July 3 Meeting
LinkedIn Group
Germany Chapter
Co-Chair: David Steng, Director, Cyber Risk & Economics, Group Cybersecurity Office, Fresenius Group
Co-Chair: Gideon Knocke, CISO, Director-Information Security, realworld one
Co-Chair: Sebastian Hoffman, Senior Information Security Consultant, C-Risk
LinkedIn Group
Swiss Chapter
Co-Chair: Pierre Olodo, Senior Lead Cyber Risk, Richemont
Co-Chair: Laura Voicu, Principal Risk, Data and AI, Elastic
Co-Chair: Anne Lupfer, Deputy Group CISO, Econocom
LinkedIn Group
Sydney Chapter
Co-Chair: Denny Wan, Cyber Security Risk Expert, Security Express; Member of Standards & TPRM Workgroups, FAIR Institute
Co-Chair: Helen Teixeira, Consulting Director, Unit 42 (JAPAC), Palo Alto Networks
Melbourne Chapter
Co-Chair: Jason Ha, CISO, ETHAN
Co-Chair: Mohammad Arif, Group Cyber Security Governance, Risk & Oversight Lead, Wesfarmers
LinkedIn Group
Brisbane Chapter
Co-Chair: Patrick Dunstan, Director & Founder, CISO Success
Singapore Chapter
Co-Chair: Eugene Teo, Chief Security Advisor, Microsoft
Co-Chair: Deepak Talwar, Chief AI and Cybersecurity Officer, Asteria Visions
Jordan Chapter
Co-Chair: Mohamed Abdul Rahim, Managing Director, Octo Security - Octopian Global Services
Co-Chair: Adham Etoom, Director of Policy & Compliance, National Cyber Security Center of Jordan
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Middle East and Africa Chapter
Co-Chair: Mohamed Abdul Rahim, Managing Director, Octo Security, Octopian Global Services
Co-Chair: Adham Etoom, Director of Policy & Compliance, National Cyber Security Center of Jordan
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India Chapter
Co-Chair: Vinayak Godse, CEO, DSCI
Co-Chair: Sameer Ratolikar, CISO, HDFC Bank