Christine Herman

Christine leads Finance of America Companies’ Technology and Security organization with the goal of delivering secure, high quality, innovative technology solutions that meet the challenges of tomorrow.

Christine has more than ten years of experience in cyber security focused on building innovative cyber security functions that deliver at Fortune 100 and federal government scale. She began her career at the U.S. Department of Defense (NSA) in threat intelligence before graduating at the top of her class into an elite operations unit. She went on to oversee complex cyber missions for several years, rising to manage capability development and program execution as an Agency Technical Director.

In early 2017, Christine joined Morgan Stanley as the Technology Director of its Cyber Incident Response Team (CIRT). In 2018, she became the Global Head of Operational Assurance at Morgan Stanley and built multiple information security programs in innovation, technical risk assessment and other areas. That same year, she was named Morgan Stanley’s 2018 Women in Technology (WIT) Technical Leader of the Year.

Christine serves on the advisory board for several startups focused on API security, Technology Workforce Optimization, Technology Control Validation and Internet of Things (IoT) security at scale. She holds a B.A. in International Relations from the University of Buffalo and was a speaker at the Consumer Technology Association’s CES 2021 conference. Christine was named a 2021 SC Media Women in IT Security honoree and has previously served as a Distinguished Visiting Fellow of the U.K. Cyber Nexus program.