Advisory Board Member Profile
Afzal Khan
OPKO Health Global Chief Information Security Officer |
Areas of Expertise:
The Evolution of Cybersecurity, Cybersecurity Basics, Cybersecurity Strategy, Cyber Insurance, Cybersecurity Regulation, Cybersecurity Risk Management, The Cyber Crisis, Implementation Issues with Cybersecurity |
Afzal Khan is a senior technology security and risk management leader with 22+ years of success in ensuring strong and resilient security, risk management and compliance in global complex and agile environments. Afzal led organizations to adapt to disruptive technologies for increased efficiency and productivity maintaining robust availability, integrity and confidentiality. He has successfully led large and critical projects, and built powerful teams from the ground up.
At present, Afzal is the Global Chief Information Security Officer for OPKO Health, a Miami based publicly traded healthcare company (owns BioReference and GeneDx Laboratories). Afzal is charged with providing leadership, direction and guidance on technology risk management, cyber security and regulatory compliance to all OPKO domestic and international entities. Afzal’s mandates include developing high functional technology objectives and winning strategies along with IT standards and architecture to produce high business value, and address technology risks via operational excellence. Prior to OPKO Health, Afzal worked as the Global Head of IT Security, Risk Management and Compliance at Everest Reinsurance, a publicly held S&P listed reinsurance company headquartered in NJ. Prior to Everest, Afzal held positions of increased responsibility in IT security and risk management at Alliance Bernstein, a global Asset Management firm in NYC, and PricewaterhouseCoopers in NYC. Afzal is an alumni of Baruch College, City University of New York and graduated with a degree in Accounting & Computer Information Systems. Afzal also has a B.A. in Liberal Arts from Dhaka University, Bangladesh. Afzal holds the following security and risk management certifications: CISSP, CISA, CRISC, CHP, CSCS, MBCI, and CDRE. |