Erik Heidt is co-leader of Gartner Security and Risk Management group, and leader of the Secure Business & Infrastructure practice. He brings a lifelong passion for technology, security and risk management and deep IT industry experience across a broad set of technology roles and industries. Mr. Heidt's current coverage areas include security programs and risk assessment. He also presents these topics at various IT industry events, as well as advising and collaborating with customers to solve their issues.
In his 11 years with Fifth Third Bank, Mr. Heidt progressed through a number of technology, information security and risk management roles. These included managing the Information Security Architecture team, developing the information security and risk management programs at a major subsidiary, and leading the IT Risk Management organization.
Fifth Third Bank, AVP Information Security Architecture, 6 years
Fifth Third Bank, Information Security and Risk Transition Leader, Vantiv Spinoff, 3 years
Fifth Third Bank, VP IT Risk Management, 2 years
Security Operations for Technical Professionals
B.S., Computer Science, University of Cincinnati
Developing and maturing security and risk management programs
Understanding and assessing risk