Modern CISO Network: Board Book

Dr. Marco Ermini is an accomplished Information Security Manager, team leader, and Risk and Compliance Officer. He brings forward over 23 years of working experience in Information and Communication Technology Security, Cybersecurity, Audit, Risk, and Privacy – for which he has attended various and growing roles both within enterprises and as a consultant at client sites.

For the last 16 years, his career has been dedicated exclusively to delivering soundly robust and cost-effective information security programs in large organizations through increasingly important roles. In his last three roles, Marco had the role of the lead Security Manager and CISO, and held large, multinational teams.

Previously, Marco worked as an accomplished Security Architect, having built three Security Operations Centers and Incident Management functions in various companies (among which, two of the three major telecommunication operators in Germany). He also worked as a Sarbanes-Oxley and ISO auditor. Likewise, he has set up, trained, and led numerous security teams in security operations, security architecture, audit, and compliance.

He has received an Executive MBA from CIMBA of Italy and IOWA University, as well as cybersecurity diplomas from Harvard and Arizona State University. Furthermore, he received a Chief Risk Officer degree from Carnegie Mellon University’s executive education program. In his youth, he obtained degrees in philosophy, mathematics, and computer science in the United States and Italy, including a PhD in philosophy.

Marco currently holds the most significant information security certifications, including the Certified Chief Information Security Officer (C|CISO), CISSP, and four ISACA certifications (including CISA and CISM), besides being an ISO/IEC 27001 Lead Auditor.

Marco is also regularly involved as a subject-matter expert in the committees which write exam items for several certifications, including the CISA, CISSP, CCAK, and CSA Zero Trust.

He is regularly invited as a public speaker at security conferences around Europe. He lives on the outskirts of Munich along the Lake Starnberg with his wife and their 6-year-old daughter.