Sharon L. Kaufman,CISM, CISA, AVP Strategic Planning - LOB Support, Technology Risk Management Support, Bank of New York Mellon In her position at The Bank of New York Mellon, Sharon Kaufman is responsible for information security risk assessment of the bank's service provider program. Additionally, she has a role in regulatory compliance matters such as GLBA and the new FDIC guidance on Strong Authentication. Ms. Kaufman has over 20 years in the information security profession in diverse working environments such as domestic and international investment banking, insurance, publishing, and city government, and has held a variety of titles from a Director level position in New York City government to the Information Security Officer for North America for Nat West Markets (now the Royal Bank of Scotland), to manager of information security for Simon & Schuster. She has also been an information security consultant specializing in centralizing and decentralizing information security organizational structures. Ms. Kaufman received her BA in Business and Governmental Finance from Lehman College and her A.A.S. in Data Processing from Bronx Community College. She received her CISM certification in January, 2003. Contact Us Home