GPS recently named Joseph (Joe) Dalessandro as the Information Security Leadership program chair. In this new role, Dalessandro, who previously served as an instructor in the program, will recruit and mentor faculty, oversee course quality, and advise students on program and course requirements.
Joseph (Joe) Dalessandro, the newly-appointed Brandeis GPS Information Security Leadership program chair.
Dalessandro was selected for his extensive experience in information security, technology audit, and risk and people management. After graduating cum laude with an MS in Information Security from Norwich University, Dalessandro spent four years in Australia as the Head of Internal Audit for the Asia-Pacific region comprising Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore and Japan for Vanguard, the largest mutual fund company in the world.
Eventually, Dalessandro transitioned to Vanguard’s US information security team, where his role was part advisory — serving as a liaison with the firm’s Asia-Pacific offices — and part operative, performing information security risk assessments of Vanguard’s vendors and partners.
Brandeis GPS’s online Information Security Leadership program seeks to create the security leaders we need in the ever-advancing digital age. The program equips students to:
- Develop a business case for investing in security and risk management.
- Inform and influence senior executives to commit to obtaining and maintaining this investment.
- Oversee the planning, acquisition and evolution of secure infrastructures.
- Assess the impact of security policies and regulatory requirements on complex systems and organizational objectives.
We are so pleased to channel Joe’s global perspective and extensive experience into the Information Security Leadership program at Brandeis!
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