How Can CISOs Transform The Business?
Heller Search Associates, Tuesday, July 30th, 2024
Kelli Burns, SVP and CISO at Accolade, says collaboration and co-ownership helps security to move faster and leads to inclusion of CISOs beyond tech projects.
Kelli Burns paints a picture of the CISO job in terms of relationships - including communication, partnership, healthy tension and uncomfortable conversations - and any successful relationship involves collaboration.
Burns is SVP and CISO at Accolade, a Seattle-based provider of healthcare delivery, healthcare system navigation, and care advocacy services. Previously she was VP and CISO at financial service and insurance company Symetra. At both companies, Burns took on responsibility for not only security and other technology teams, but also aspects of overall employee experience. That is a logical extension of CISO work, according to Burns, since security touches on every aspect of business and employee experience.