About the Speaker
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    Moderator: Pamela Nigro
    Senior Director GRC, Blue Cross Blue Shield of IL

    Pamela Nigro, MBA, CRMA, CISA, CGEIT, CRISC, is a multifaceted, highly experienced IT Audit and IT Controls leader who brings unique experience with experience with external Big 4 auditing, and cost-effective management of corporate risk and regulatory compliance with the 4th largest health insurance company. Ms. Nigro is a subject matter expert in IT Controls, and is the Senior Director of Information Security focusing on the GRC practice at Heath Care Service Corporation (HCSC). She is responsible for IT risk and compliance testing for the five Blue Cross Blue Shield Plans comprising HCSC (Illinois, Texas, New Mexico Oklahoma, and Montana). Ms. Nigro is also an Adjunct Professor at Lewis University in Romeoville, IL where she teaches courses on Ethics, Risk, IT Governance and Compliance, and Information Security, in the MSIS and MBA programs.
    Ms. Nigro is the current President of the ISACA Chicago Chapter, and the Chair of the ISACA Chicago Women’s Forum. She is also a Distinguished Toastmaster and a frequent speaker at IT Audit, IT Risk, and Cybersecurity industry conferences, as well as local ISACA and IIA Chapter Meetings.