Lauren Heyndrickx

Lauren Heyndrickx is the CISO at Ralph Lauren. She joined Ralph Lauren in January 2021 and is responsible for the company’s Cybersecurity and Privacy Program. She leads a global team of security professionals, with a strategic focus on protecting the enterprise information assets, technology, and business processes. Before joining Ralph Lauren, she was CISO at JCPenney and previously served in various leadership roles across Verizon Enterprise Solutions including, IT director roles. Lauren is a seasoned executive with 20+ years of security experience in multiple technology disciplines. She is a respected security leader, driving security culture across a company and proven ability to build strong global teams. Lauren holds a Master’s in Computer Science, a MBA, and CISSP certified.