Vernon Huggins

Vernon Huggins has a strong background in IT security and architecture with over 30 years of experience. Vernon is currently the Head of IT Security at Yondr Group since July 2021. Prior to this, they worked at FIS as the Global Head of Enterprise Security Architecture from August 2019 to April 2021. Before FIS, Vernon held various roles at Worldpay, including Global Head of Security Engineering, Head of US CyberSecurity, Interim Chief Security Officer for the Americas, and Enterprise Security Architect. Vernon also has experience as a Security Architect at The Home Depot, Director of Technology Services at SED International, Sr. Security Architect at Fiserv, Information Security Architect at The Coca Cola Company, System/Network Engineer at GE Energy, Infrastructure Manager at Cap Gemini Ernst & Young, and Technology Manager at Ernst & Young.

Vernon Huggins studied Computer Information Systems at The City University of New York. Vernon obtained several certifications, including Payment Card Industry Professional (PCIP) from the PCI Security Standards Council in 2019, CCENT from Cisco in 2011, and CISSP from (ISC)2 in 2007.