Susan Koski | Chief Information Security Officer
PNC Bank

Susan Koski is the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) and Head of Cybersecurity & Fusion Operations for The PNC Financial Services Group. In this role, she is responsible for Information Security Strategy, Digital Identity for customers and the workforce; Data Protection; Fusion Center (cyber, insider, physical and fraud monitoring); Vulnerability Management; Threat Intelligence; Security Incident Management; Application Security; Security Metrics; Cloud Security; and Security Policy, Governance and Assessments. Susan has more than 25 years of experience in Information Technology (IT), cybersecurity, business continuity, third-party risk management and IT risk management. She has also served in executive leadership roles with BNY Mellon (Managing Director of Technology Risk Management), Synovus (Chief Information Security Officer - CISO) and Aetna (Chief Data Protection Officer). Susan has a record of rebuilding programs and developing highly functional teams. She re-engineers processes and technology for efficiency and innovation – or “Effovation” – creating opportunities for teams to achieve continuous learning and development using creativity to tackle complex issues. Susan holds a Bachelors of Science in Electrical Engineering (cum laude) from the University of Pittsburgh and a Masters in Business Administration (summa cum laude) from Duquesne University. She is a CISO Executive Network Advisory Council member, Governing Body Member for the Evanta Pittsburgh CISO program, Advisor for the Robert Morris University Information Systems & Communications PhD Advisory Board, member of the BITS Security Steering Committee and a board member of the Cyber Risk Institute and Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center (FS-IAC).