Mary N. Chaney, Esq., CISSP, CIPP/US, has always been an achiever in her academic and professional life. Her drive is evident in the awards and recognitions she has received, in the positions she has had, and in the businesses she has created. She’s a senior executive leader with more than 25 years of strategic development and operational experience in cybersecurity, privacy and risk management. Over the course of her storied career, Chaney has advised, led and managed teams responsible for privacy, third-party risk management, cyber incident management, incident response, cyber network defense, forensics, discovery, internal threat, information security and privacy awareness, database security management, and data leak prevention.
Chaney began her career as a Special Agent in the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), working on the cybercrime squad before moving into the private sector — holding several cybersecurity executive positions at GE Capital, Johnson & Johnson and Comcast prior to starting her own cybersecurity law firm. She’s currently the Director of Information Security and Privacy for Esperion Therapeutics. Chaney is also Co-Chair of the NIST — Privacy Workforce Public Working Group; a member of the (ISC)² Global Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Taskforce; a Professor at the University of Cincinnati, covering topics within cybersecurity; and Chairwoman, CEO and President of the nonprofit Minorities in Cybersecurity.