SVP & CISO, ABM Industries

Stephanie Franklin-Thomas is a senior information technology executive with more than 25 years of experience assisting public and privately held companies in various industries to transform and protect their businesses worldwide. Stephanie’s career reflects a demonstrated track record in leading successful large-scale technology focused transformation initiatives, optimizing technology enablement to support business initiatives in complex, global business environments, and executing M&A transactions across the deal lifecycle in domestic and global markets. She also brings deep corporate governance experience through her work with corporate boards, including audit, risk and compliance committees, and is qualified to serve on audit committees as a regulatory compliance expert.

Currently, Stephanie is SVP and Chief Information Security Officer of ABM Industries, a leading provider of facilities solutions with annualized revenue approaching $8 billion and more than 100,000 team members in 350+ offices deployed throughout the United States, United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland and other international locations. As ABM’s first CISO, Stephanie is credited with driving security strategy and transformation with a specific emphasis on the development of a risk based fit-for-purpose program.

As a recognized leader in Cybersecurity, she is a published author and sought-after advisor assisting organizations in developing security strategies, transformation and emerging cyber threats. She holds a board seat on the National Cryptologic Foundation, partnering with the National Security Agency (NSA) and locally in Houston, Texas, with CHI St. Luke’s Health.