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C-Level Management, Cybersecurity, Media & Entertainment Technology Management

Joel Molinoff

Joel Molinoff is currently the Global Head, Third-Party Risk Products and Services at BlueVoyant, a global cybersecurity company focused on proactively defending organizations against advanced cybersecurity threats.
He has over twenty-five years of experience in cybersecurity, data privacy, risk management, strategy, and operations. His experience spans both public and private sectors, including leadership roles at Fortune 500 companies, the National Security Agency (NSA), and The White House.
Previously, Joel served as Executive Vice President, Chief Information Risk Officer, and Chief Information Security Officer for CBS Corporation, where he was responsible for managing information security, data privacy, and content protection for CBS’ diverse portfolio of global media and entertainment businesses.
Prior to joining CBS, Joel was Assistant Director of the President’s Intelligence Advisory Board at The White House where he supported the President of the United States and other senior government officials in the evaluation of intelligence-related matters. Previous to his time at The White House, Joel was an executive of the National Security Agency (NSA), where he developed and implemented signals intelligence, information assurance and cybersecurity operations.
Joel is a respected leader in the information security industry. He is an advisor to numerous emerging technology and security companies and has served on various boards, including the U.S. Federal Communications Commission’s Communications Security, Reliability and Interoperability Council (CSRIC). An advocate for veteran support initiatives and career mentoring, Joel has served on the board of American Corporate Partners, a veterans’ support non-profit that helps returning veterans transition to the private sector. Joel actively mentors returning veterans and spouses, as well as students from Columbia University’s Graduate Technology Management Program.
Earlier in his career Joel held positions at J.P. Morgan, GE Capital and Greenwich Associates and was an adjunct professor at Georgetown University’s Graduate School of Business where he designed and taught the school’s first course on corporate cybersecurity.
Joel holds an M.B.A. from Columbia Business School and a B.A. from Colgate University. He is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and has earned several technical information security certifications from GIAC/SANS.

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