Meet Our Board of Advisers

Our exclusive board of advisers guides this site’s coverage of security, fraud, privacy, risk management and other key issues. These experts provide input about the latest hot topics and contribute insight for news coverage, podcast interviews and guest blogs. They regularly offer expert advice about regulatory compliance and the current threat landscape, as well as provide insights about risk management strategies and security technologies.

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  Michael Baker

  Executive Vice President, Electronic Banking, Alpine Bank

  Michael Baker is the executive vice president of electronic banking for Alpine Bank of Colorado, Junction, Colo. Baker and his team oversee the design, development and deployment of electronic-banking solutions for the bank.

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  Patti Broer

  Information Security Administrator and Business Continuity Plan Coordinator, BankWest

  is the information security administrator and business continuity plan coordinator for BankWest Inc., approximately $754 million in assets, Pierre, S.D. Broer supports and assists with the bank's Incident Response Plan, as it relates to breaches of information security, and maintains the bank's Information Security Program, which includes security oversight and administration of most of the bank's software applications. Broer also maintains BankWest's Business Continuity Plan by coordinating annual updates and conducting enterprise-wide table-top exercises. Broer has been employed at BankWest for 25 years.

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  Doug Johnson

  Vice President and Senior Adviser of Risk Management Policy, American Bankers Association

  Doug Johnson is the vice president and senior adviser of risk management policy for the American Bankers Association. Johnson leads the association's efforts in enterprise risk, physical security and cybersecurity, business continuity and resiliency policy, and fraud deterrence. He also represents the ABA on the Financial Services Sector Coordinating Council, serves on the BITS/Financial Services Roundtable Security Steering Committee and is a board member of the Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center.

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  Jane E. Larimer

  General Counsel and EVP of ACH Network services, NACHA

  Jane E. Larimer is general counsel and executive vice president of ACH Network services for NACHA, where she leads activities that support NACHA's role as administrator of the ACH Network. Larimer also provides legal support for the NACHA Operating Rules and NACHA's activities in the areas of electronic commerce, electronic check initiatives, electronic bill payment and presentment, and electronic benefits transfer. Before joining NACHA, Larimer practiced law with the Lending, Banking and Public Finance Group of Powell, Goldstein, Frazer and Murphy in Atlanta.

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  Avivah Litan

  Vice President and Distinguished Analyst, Gartner Research

  Avivah Litan is the vice president and a distinguished analyst at Gartner Research. Litan has more than 30 years of experience in the IT industry, with expertise in financial fraud, authentication, access management, identity proofing, identity theft, fraud detection and prevention applications, as well as other areas of information security and risk. She also covers the security related to payment systems and PCI compliance.

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  David Navetta

  Founding Partner, Information Law Group

  David Navetta is one of the Founding Partners of the Information Law Group. David has practiced law for over twelve years, including technology, privacy, information security and intellectual property law. He is also a Certified Information Privacy Professional through the International Association of Privacy Professionals. David currently serves as a Co-Chair of the American Bar Association's Information Security Committee, and is also Co-Chair of the PCI Legal Risk and Liability Working Group. Mr. Navetta previously served as the Chairman of the ABA's Information Security Committee's Information Security Contracting & Risk Management Working Group.

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  Matthew Speare

  Senior Vice President of Information Technology, M&T Bank

  Matthew Speare is responsible for Information Technology Operations, Telecommunications and Networking, Platform Design and Support, Information Security and IT Risk Management, and Business Continuity Planning and Disaster Recovery.

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  Lilly Thomas

  Vice President and Regulatory Counsel, Independent Community Bankers of America

  Lilly Thomas is vice president and regulatory counsel for the Independent Community Bankers of America. Thomas specializes in a wide-range of critical community banking issues, including issues pertaining to the Bank Secrecy Act, data security and privacy. Before coming to the ICBA, Thomas was assistant general counsel at the Credit Union National Association. Prior to that, she served as CUNA's federal compliance counsel and director of compliance operations. She holds a Juris Doctorate from Vermont Law School and a bachelor's degree from the University of Maryland.

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  George Tubin

  Banking and Security Analyst

  George Tubin is a former Senior Research Director for TowerGroup's Delivery Channels and Financial Information Security research services. His areas of expertise include consumer online banking, online fraud and identity theft prevention, information security strategy and customer authentication, as well as mobile banking and contact center strategies and technologies.

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  Mike Urban

  Director of Portfolio Management, Fiserv

  Mike Urban is the director of portfolio management for Fiserv, where he analyzes financial crime issues and trends for improvements in fraud detection and AML monitoring. Urban has more than 15 years of experience in financial crime management and co-invented Card Alert Services, an ATM-network and debit-card fraud detection service later acquired by FICO. Before joining Card Alert Services, Urban worked for Electronic Payment Services Inc., now owned by First Data Corp., where he developed and managed projects for data analysis using data warehousing and OLAP analytical techniques. Urban's industry recognition includes GASA Crime Fighter of the Year 2005 and ATMIA Most Influential Member of the Year 2004.

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  Tom Wills

  Senior Risk and Fraud Analyst, Javelin Strategy & Research

  Tom Wills joined Javelin in July 2008 to lead the firm's strategic risk management, security, fraud, and compliance advisory services. He spent the last two and a half decades helping large, global enterprises and financial institutions strategically navigate the challenges of security. His breadth of expertise and global experience will enable Javelin to deepen its support of clients' managing compliance mandates, privacy policies and implementation of business-wide security initiatives. He has served as a director, advisory board member, or strategic consultant for NTT Data Corporation, Wells Fargo Merchant Services, PayCycle.com, Hyundai and several startup ventures in the security arena.