Kip is the Chief Information Security Officer of PEMCO Insurance, a $350 million property, casualty, and life insurance company serving the Pacific Northwest.

Prior to joining PEMCO Insurance, Kip held such positions as: Chief Security Officer for a $50 million national credit card transaction processor and technology service provider to the financial services industry; Authentication & Encryption Product Manager for Cable & Wireless America; Senior Security Architect for Digital Island, Inc.; and a Senior Consultant in the Information Security Group at Stanford Research Institute (SRI) Consulting. He has also held director-level positions in information systems and network security for the U.S. Air Force.

Kip is a recent graduate of Seattle University’s Executive Leadership Program. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Systems from the University of Tampa (where he was an Air Force ROTC Distinguished Graduate) and a Master of Science in Management from Troy State University. He is a Certified Information System Security Professional (CISSP) and Certified Information Security Manager (CISM).

He has developed and delivered information security training and seminars at such venues as Information Security Forum, SANS, the International Information Integrity Institute (I-4), and Motorola University.


Presentation Abstract

Want to claim a seat at the business table? First you have to get invited. But what earns you that invitation? And, how do you keep your seat once you warm it up? Drawing from the lessons he’s learned as Chief Information Security Officer at PEMCO Insurance, Kip will provide insight and innovative, yet practical, techniques so you can demonstrate the value of InfoSec to your business leaders every time you talk with them. You will learn how to do this by speaking the right language, reducing the risks of business change, and improving business operations. Welcome to the inner circle!