Arlene Yetnikoff is an experienced professional in information security and academia, currently serving as the Executive Director of the Office of Information Assurance and Chief Information Security Officer at UC San Diego. Previously, Arlene held the position of Chief Information Security Officer at Caltech and served as Director of Information Security at DePaul University, where Arlene also contributed as Adjunct Faculty. Other academic roles include serving as Adjunct Assistant Professor at the University of Chicago. Additionally, Arlene worked as a Director at Protiviti. Educational qualifications include an AB in Mathematics from the University of Chicago and a Master of Science in Telecommunications/Computer Science from DePaul University.