Andrea Szeiler-Zengo

Andrea Szeiler is a passionate IT Cybersecurity expert working as the global CISO of Transcom. She is also a mentor and the proud founder and former president of WITSEC (Women in IT Security) and serves as a role model for the next generation.  She is an active member of several security initiatives and associations. Her passion is to help motivated women to land their dream role in IT security by mentoring them and guiding them through potential challenges which they may face along this journey. She helps organizations and senior executives to protect the services provided to their clients by defining the appropriate controls according to the risk portfolio without spending more than is required. She also partners and builds strategic cooperations with stakeholders and business leaders to define global IT Security Governance Frameworks working together with SMEs and local compliance teams. She has built high performing teams delivering on critical business projects with a customer first approach.