Karl Schimmeck
Senior Vice President, Chief Information Security Officer, Synchrony Financial
Senior Vice President, Chief Information Security Officer, Synchrony Financial
Karl leads the company’s Information Security, Cybersecurity, and Data Protection programs. Previously, Karl was EVP and CISO at Northern Trust and held several leadership roles at Morgan Stanley, including CISO for U.S. Banks. Earlier roles include serving as Managing Director, Cybersecurity, Business Resiliency & Operational Risk at the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association; and in operational risk at Goldman Sachs. Karl has provided extensive industry leadership and currently sits on the Boards of the Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center (FS-ISAC) and the Cyber Risk Institute (CRI). Karl was also a communications and information systems officer in the US Marine Corps.