Leonard (Lenny) L. Levy, MBA, CISSP, CISA

VP & CISO, Providence

Mr. Levy brings over 20 years of experience helping organizations address cybersecurity challenges. Prior to making the transition from consultant to Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) for healthcare organizations, he consulted on cybersecurity topics for organizations around the world with PwC based in the United States and Singapore. At PwC, Mr. Levy established a track record of successfully managing large-scale complex projects, developing risk-driven security programs, helping clients understand their risk landscape, and delivering solutions that supported critical business initiatives.  As an executive at leading healthcare systems, he was responsible for aligning risk-based strategic security initiatives with enterprise programs and business objectives to ensure information assets and technology platforms were appropriately protected.  Now Mr. Levy focuses on providing virtual / interim CISO services to the healthcare ecosystem.

Background

He holds a Bachelor of Science in decision and information sciences from the University of Florida and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University. He holds Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) certifications.

Affiliations

Lenny is an active contributor to the cybersecurity industry and relevant industry groups. He has been actively involved in a number of groups including the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) 405(d) Cybersecurity Task Group, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Healthcare and Public Health Sector Coordinating Council, Multiple Sclerosis Society Leadership Class, InfraGard, American Chamber of Commerce in Singapore and Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA). He previously served as co-chair for the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) Singapore KnowledgeNet and president of the Metro Atlanta Information Systems Security Association (ISSA).

 Updated November 2020