As CISO and VP, Enterprise Risk and Global Compliance, of Spirit AeroSystems, Stacy leads global compliance and cybersecurity strategy and teams. Her passion for protecting the company’s digital assets bridges, security architecture, vulnerability management, information governance, compliance initiatives as well as information assurance. Collaborating with her business partners, Stacy ensures enterprise risk and compliance is understood, mitigated and controlled to business acceptable levels through building trust and awareness at all levels of the organization.
Stacy has developed many teams across several industries. At KAR, an auction corporation which operates a complete auction solution throughout North America and UK, she built the business continuity, disaster recovery, security architecture, security operations, information risk and compliance strategy and teams. At Yum, Stacy built a dynamic international team to address all aspects of information security across Yum Brands, Inc. spanning 120 countries. These brands included Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, and Kentucky Fried Chicken. Under her strategic leadership, Yum Brands achieved global PCI/SOX/HIPAA/Safe Harbor compliance, built out underlying security infrastructures and kept ahead of the myriad of US and international data and privacy laws. Stacy started in security as Humana Military’s Chief Security Officer after holding numerous positions in her 17-year career in IT at Humana Inc. She worked closely with the Department of Defense as a member of the Information Assurance Work Group (IAWG) in support of the Tricare Management Agency and DITSCAP/DIACAP initiatives. Her tenured career also includes VP of Engineering for Darwin Networks, Inc.
After receiving her B.S. in Computer Science and Mathematics, her 30+ year experience in IT includes engineering, operations, implementation as well as business strategy. She has held positions on numerous CISO and non-profit board of directors in addition to her speaking engagements across the country. Stacy has been nominated and received the following awards in her successful career: 2011 NG20 Top 20 Global CISO award, 2013 ISE Southeast Executive of the Year finalist, 2013 Ranked #5 CISO in the US by ExecRank (#1 Female), 2013 Cisco Security Innovator of the year – Retail, 2013 Evanta Global CISO Top 25 Breakaway Leaders (Top 10 finalist), and 2014 Women in High-Tech Leading Light award Nominee for Leadership. Lastly, Stacy gives back to the Information Risk community through her work with the Executive Women’s Forum and the Chicago Booth School of Business – CISO Institute as member of the Board of Advisors and Instructor.