Maureen O’Connell

ISACA Director Maureen O’Connell has executive experience in both finance and education. Most recently, she was executive vice president and CFO of Scholastic Corp., where she was responsible for finance, operations, supply chain, technology, HR and legal. O’Connell has also served as president at Gartner and CFO of Barnes & Noble. She has more than 30 years of progressive experience in finance and operations management and has been named “Financial Executive Who Will Make a Difference in the Next Decade” by CFO magazine. She also received the CFO World-Class Award from CFO Studio and was named one of the 30 Outstanding Women in Business by Treasury & Risk Magazine. O’Connell currently serves on the public board of Acacia Research Corp. and is also a Compensation Committee member, Audit Committee Chair and Chairman of the Board. She is also on the public board for Harte-Hanks, where she chairs the Compensation Committee and is a member of the Audit Committee.