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Tom McDermott

Vice President Technology / CISO at EmblemHealth

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Overview

Tom McDermott serves as Vice President Technology and Chief Information Security Officer at EmblemHealth[1], a large regional health plan serving the Tri-State area[2]. McDermott has held the VP Technology/CISO position since March 2020[3], having previously served as AVP Information Security Governance and CISO at EmblemHealth from August 2002 to March 2020[4]. Earlier career positions include Director of Information Technology at Touchstone Health Partnership[5], Vice President of Technical Services at Physician WebLink[6], and Assistant Vice President roles at New York Life[7]. McDermott holds a Master of Science in Information Security from James Madison University[9], a Master of Science in Computer Methodology from Baruch College[10], and a Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science from New York University[11].

Profile introduction
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EmblemHealth is a large regional health plan that services the Tri-State area. The VP/CISO role is the senior technical position at EmblemHealth with oversight for Security and Infrastructure for three organizations in the EmblemHealth enterprise. This position is accountable to protect the confidentiality, integrity and availability of EmblemHealth's information systems. This position is responsible for the management of all aspects of security related projects while demonstrating large-scale enterprise wide project expertise. I have over 30 years of IT experience with 19+ years in v…

Career history

  1. Vice President Technology / CISOMar 2020 to presentEmblemHealth
  2. AVP Information Security Governance / CISOAug 2002 to Mar 2020EmblemHealth
  3. Director Information TechnologyJun 2001 to Aug 2002Touchstone Health Partnership
  4. Vice President Technical ServicesJan 1999 to Jan 2001Physician WebLink
  5. Assistant Vice PresidentJan 1986 to Jan 1999NY Life
  6. AVPOct 1986 to 1999New York Life Ins. Co.

Education

  1. MS, Infosec2010 - 2016James Madison University
  2. BCMS, Computer Methodology1988 - 1993Baruch College
  3. BA, Computer Science1982 - 1986New York University

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