Raymond Lipps, CISSP, CRISC, CDPSE
6X CISO, Board Member, Founding member - Professional Association of CISOs,
Professional Association of CISOs•New York City Metropolitan Area
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Security executive, business development and technology risk consultant with over several years of experience serving clients in the financial services industry. Specialized experience in leading Information Security teams to identify, assess, secure, defend, implement and operate a variety of critical technologies that support enterprise businesses including network infrastructure, cyber security, identity & access management, data protection, incident response, compliance, risk management and regulatory/government reporting processes for both publicly traded and private companies. - A strategic digital transformational Chief Information Security Officer managing risk in the Financial, Biotech, Healthcare, and Pharmaceutical Industries. - Selected by ExecRank as a “Top Security Executive” for 2012 and was ranked 75/10,000 IT Security Professionals. - Board level presenter - Member Board of Trustees – Geneva College - Awarded a “Top 25 CISO” award from the 2013 CISO Gartner Executive Summit. - New Jersey Technology Council “Chief Information Security Officer of the Year – 2016” - CSO50 Award winner for best in class Information Security Spearhead - 2017
Career Timeline
- CitrixCurrentMar 2025–Present· 1 yr 6 mos
- Vice President, Cyber Security Advisor, Field CISOCurrentMar 2025–Present
- Oct 2024–Present· 1 yr 11 mos
- Founding MemberCurrentOct 2024–Present
- The Cybersphere GroupCurrentOct 2024–Present· 1 yr 11 mos
- Advisory Board MemberCurrentOct 2024–Present
- HMG StrategyCurrentApr 2019–Present· 7 yrs 5 mos
- ChairpersonCurrentApr 2019–Present
- Geneva CollegeCurrentFeb 2016–Present· 10 yrs 7 mos
- Member Board Of TrusteesCurrentFeb 2016–Present
- Nov 2023–Mar 2025· 1 yr 4 mos
- CISO, Enterprise Security GroupNov 2023–Mar 2025
- 2020–Dec 2023· 3 yrs 11 mos
- Managing Director, Cyber, Risk & CISO Advisory, CISO as a Service Practice Lead2020–Dec 2023
- Jul 2012–Dec 2019· 7 yrs 5 mos
- Executive Director, Global Chief Information Security OfficerJul 2012–Dec 2019
- 2001–2004· 3 yrs
- Vice President, IT Regulatory Interface, Global Technology Services, Information Security Officer2001–2004
- 1997–Jul 2012· 15 yrs 6 mos
- SVP, Information Security Head, CTO1997–Jul 2012
Education
Master's degree
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management
Rutgers UniversityBS and BSBA
Management Information Systems, General
Geneva College