Compliance Leaders Roundtable

Abby Fiorella establishes and oversees processes to support the holistic assessment and governance of technology risks across the organization, including risk analysis/tracking, control validation, and stakeholder assurance. She is also the Chair of the Technology Risk Committee, where she is responsible for the aggregation and reporting of technology risks to Executive Management and the Board of Directors. Before joining Mastercard, Fiorella was a Director in KPMG’s Forensics & Advisory Services practice. She also served as an Assistant District Attorney in New York County and as an Assistant Corporation Counsel in the New York City Law Department.

Jennifer Buckner leads Mastercard’s Technology Risk Management, Global Governance, Framework, and Standards team, providing enhanced visibility and proactive management of security and technology risks, with a focus on integration of information security standards and controls with technology governance, regulatory obligations and third-party risks.

Jen is a recently retired U.S. Army Brigadier General who held numerous intelligence and leadership positions throughout her military career. In her last government role, Jennifer served as the Director of Cyber for the U.S. Army where she led governance and oversight of cyber capabilities and championed emerging technologies to enable detection and disruption of significant cyber threats.

Jen holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering Management from West Point and an MBA from Central Michigan University. She was the first U.S. Army Cyber Fellow at the National Security Agency and completed Harvard’s Executive Education Program in Cybersecurity.

In operational roles, Jen shaped U.S. Cyber Command’s response to major cyber events attributed to nation-state adversaries, led a U.S. government interagency task force to counter ISIS in cyberspace, and established relationships with U.S and foreign partners focused on mitigating the threat of cyber-attacks.As Chief of the Army’s cyber branch and training center, she developed strategies for cyber talent recruitment, retention, and leader development, and in her leadership role with Mastercard, continues to champion diversity and inclusion in STEM, public service partnerships, and cybersecurity talent initiatives.

Jen currently supports the U.S. Army as a Highly Qualified Expert/Senior Mentor and serves in advisory roles with the Cyber Risk Institute, Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center Cyber Diversity Scholarship, and Partnership for Public Service Cyber Talent Initiative.