Elizabeth Butwin Mann

Elizabeth Butwin Mann (Liz) is the EY Cybersecurity leader for Life Sciences and Health in the Americas. Liz has worked in the information security (cybersecurity) discipline for more than 20 years, with much of her time focused in the Identity and Access Management, Identity Governance and more recently Cyber Threat Management disciplines.

Liz has worked on developing and delivering new and transformative solutions in Information Security to Fortune 100 clients in numerous sectors. She established her leadership position early in the development of the cybersecurity landscape, looking at security from the perspective of identity, access, privilege management and entitlement reviews. She is focused on delivering a risk-based perspective to the questions information security and business transformation. She leverages the global Advanced Security Centers at EY to deliver world class threat intelligence and threat management services as well.

Liz serves as the Americas’ Life Sciences and Health Cybersecurity leader, tracking cyber intelligence and critical risk factors to assist clients in aligning their cybersecurity investments. She actively engages in the NH-ISAC and commissions research on the topic of cyber threat in healthcare. Liz is working with EY’s top clients, sharing insights and assisting in the prioritization of programs, in support of business priorities, risk mitigation, and regulatory compliance. She is developing approaches to information security that cross traditional boundaries – from ERP to non-ERP governance programs, to threat and vulnerability management programs, to security data analytics, contemporary cyber war gaming and scenario based testing and drills.

She leads EY’s sponsorship of the Executive Womens Forum, actively promoting cybersecurity and risk management as engaging careers for women. She also works actively at EY on a variety of diversity initiatives with a particular focus on supporting our female professionals. Liz lives in Manhattan with her husband and two daughters, enjoying the energy and diversity that the city offers.