Meet the Advisory Board of the TSYS Center for Cybersecurity

The TSYS Center for Cybersecurity recently held a meeting of its Advisory Board during which Patrick Aiken summarized for members all of the cybersecurity-related accomplishments of the TSYS School. Aiken summed up the value of the Center's Board for Turner Business, noting "How blessed am I to get to spend [time] with this incredible group of executives who are true partners and servant leaders. So much energy and so many ideas about improving the [TSYS School's] cybersecurity Nexus program." Supporters of the Turner College likely do not know who the members of the board are at the current moment. They are:

Mark Bradford — Director of Information/Cybersecurity, W.C. Bradley Company

Kevin Gowen — Chief Information Security Officer, Synovus

Lee Himes — Senior Director of Cyber Threat Management, Synovus

Alicia Herring — Chief Business Information Security Officer, Cognizant

Mike Kane — Senior VP of Global Security Operations, Global Payments Inc.

Jody Lee — Chief Information Security Officer/Executive VP, Global Payments Inc.

Peter Staarfaenger — Cyber Defense DFIR Leader, Global Payments Inc.

Tera Ladner — VP of Information Risk Management and Governance, Aflac

Nicol Lewis — Chief Information Security Officer, Columbus State University

Christopher Lovelock — Cybersecurity Teacher, Harris County High School

Aiken thanked members of the Board for dedicating their time to improving the lives of TSYS School students who are aspiring to break into the cybersecurity industry. Aiken also added that "2024 is going to be an even more remarkable year for us."

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