VP, CISO and VP of IT Operations, Thrivent

Mary Elizabeth Faulkner serves as VP, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) and VP of IT Operations for Thrivent, its subsidiaries and affiliates.

As the CISO and head of IT Operations, Mary Elizabeth is responsible for leading teams that execute the Fortune 500 diversified financial service organization’s information security strategy; provide management and oversight; support cyber defense engineering, identity and access management engineering and operations; incident response; information risk management and assurance services; technology service centers; fulfillment; IT incident response; and operations centers.

Mary Elizabeth has over 25 years of experience in information security, litigation advisory services, and audit. She has served in security advisory roles for a number of industries, including technology, insurance, retail, gaming, government, automotive and manufacturing. She has led global IT organizations driving maturity in information security, network and security operations.. Her experience spans across many domains of information security strategy, information risk management, cyber defense operations, cyber defense engineering, identity and access management, IT general controls, incident response, and forensic investigations.

Mary Elizabeth received a master’s in technology management from Georgetown University. She holds CRISC and CDPSE certifications.