Gartner Expert

Lisa Neubauer

Sr Director Analyst

Lisa Neubauer is an Advisor in Gartner's Security and Risk Management Practice. Ms. Neubauer brings more than 15 years of experience in the Security & Risk Management field. She regularly advises Chief Information Security Officers, Chief Information Officers, Security Leaders and non-IT executives on maturing their security and risk management programs and practices using Gartner leading research and thought leadership.

In particular, Ms. Neubauer focuses on executive/board reporting, strategy, metrics, governance, policy and security organizational structure. In addition, she assists CISOs in communicating with the c-suite, boards and senior stakeholders.

Prior to joining Gartner, Ms. Neubauer held various roles within cybersecurity and risk across several industries including financial services, manufacturing, insurance and accounting.

Ms. Neubauer is based in Arlington Heights, IL.

Previous experience

Information Security Program creation and implementation

Professional background

Discover Financial Services, Senior Manager, Information Security, 5 years

Grant Thornton, CISO, 1 years

Reynolds Leveraged Services/Rank Group Holdings, Director, Cybersecurity, 2 years

Areas of coverage
  • Cyber Risk

  • Cybersecurity Leadership

Education

Masters in Cybersecurity, DePaul University, With Distinction

Bachelors in Accounting, Northeastern Illinois University

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Top Issues That I Help Clients Address

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Cybersecurity Program Creation, Implementation, Monitoring, Measurement

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Cybersecurity Board Reporting, Presentations & Strategy Creation/Reviews, Metrics, Dashboards

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Cybersecurity Governance, Charter, Policy & Standard Reviews, Steering Committee Creation

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Cyber Judgment, Cyber Risk Quantification, Cybersecurity Risk Management/Assessments

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Talent/Organizational Structure, CISO Effectiveness, Job Description Reviews