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Women in Security

CENTer OF EXCELLENCE
Our mission
To empower, elevate, and connect women in application, product, and cybersecurity,  from practitioners to leaders,  through advocacy, knowledge sharing, and  just-in-time mentorship.

We aim to create a space where we can grow together, share ideas, support each other, and lead with excellence and confidence.

Women Leaders of PBC

Cassie Crossley
VP, Supply Chain Security, Cybersecurity & Product Security Office, Schneider Electric
Elena Teverovskaia
Director of Software Engineering (AppSec)
Habibeh Deyhim
Head of Customer Success, ArmorCode
Jyoti Wadhwa
Head, Global Product & Cloud Security, NetApp
Kavia Venkatesh
Director of Product Security
Lauren Ryan
Application Security Engineer
Maria Schwenger
Executive Adviser – Strategy & Adoption
Mignona Coté
Chief Information Security Officer
Nancy Jordan
Director, Global Product Security & Enterprise Vulnerability Management, Johnson Controls
Priya Balasubramaniam
Head of Innovation Center, Product & AppSec, Office of CISO
Tiauna Ross
Senior Director, Cybersecurity Innovation & Transformation,
Fortune 500 MedTech Company
Vandana Verma
Security Relations Leader
Rajeswari Vanninathan
Sr. Manager, AI Safety & Security
Leticia Kinuthia
Director, Cyber Security – Governance, Risk and Compliance
Viraj Gandhi
Product Security Leader
Yuliana Martirosyan
Sr. Director, Application Security Engineering and Operations

Moderator:

Lauren Ryan
Application Security Engineer, The Standard

#WIS Dialogue

Sessions
Women in Security: Pioneering Change and Inspiring the Future
Mignona Coté, Kavia Venkatesh, Jyoti Wadhwa, Priya Balasubramaniam, and Lauren Ryan
March 11, 2025
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Women in Security: Shaping the Future of AppSec
October 24, 2024
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Women in Security : Changing the Future
March 3, 2022

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