Prior to joining Fleet in 2000, Mr. Browning served as the Information Security Officer for Summit Bancorp where he was responsible for the implementation of a corporate wide security program including policy, compliance, monitoring, engineering, architecture, awareness, and response. Earlier in his career, Mr. Browning held various positions in the information security, architecture, systems development, and client server environments at Fannie Mae and in the United States Military Intelligence Agencies.

Mr. Browning is active in several industry groups, including the Banking Industry Technology Secretariat (BITS). Mr. Browning currently serves as the Chairman of BITS’ Security Assessment Working Group, a member of the IT Service Providers Working Group and Security Risk Assessment Advisory Council. He has led and participated in many information security and risk industry initiatives and round tables.

Mr. Browning is a nationally recognized information security expert and has been featured and/or profiled by many leading newspapers and technology publications, including The New York Times, ComputerWorld Magazine, InformationWeek and Information Security Magazine.