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Anne Higgins is the Global Head of Cybersecurity Control Services at BNY where she is responsible for first line risk management and control practices for the Cybersecurity organization. Her remit includes all regulatory and audit engagement including examinations and response management, the Firm’s annual certification against the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) framework, compliance with regulatory obligations, and alignment with industry frameworks (including the National Institute of Standards and Technology Cybersecurity Framework (NIST CSF) and the Cyber Risk Institute’s Cyber Risk Profile for Financial Services). Additionally, Anne is responsible for the Cyber control and issues management functions and Cyber Risk Quantification which is a key driver to the overall Cyber strategy. Anne has 20+ years of experience in technology risk management, controls, regulatory and audit engagement within large Financial Services Institutions, including Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), Wells Fargo, JPMorgan Chase and Aon. Prior to joining BNY Mellon, Anne was responsible for the Regulatory Affairs governance framework at Silicon Valley Bank, centrally managing regulatory communications, examinations, and routine continuous monitoring. Anne has held prior positions at Wells Fargo, where she was responsible for developing and implementing strategies for cross-functional regulatory activities, and J.P. Morgan, where she served as global lead for the Cybersecurity Regulatory and Audit function and spent time as the Chief of staff to the Global Chief Information Security Officer. Anne is originally from Australia and has lived in London, Scotland, Chicago and Sydney as well as spending considerable time in Asia. She currently lives in New York City and enjoys everything active—running, skiing, scuba diving, swimming and fitness classes—as well as spending as much time as she can with her three young nephews, family and her French bulldog, Koko!