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 Michele
Rubenstein, Solutions4networks
Michèle Rubenstein is an internationally recognized expert in the risk
assessment, e-security, policy, directory services, and privacy fields.
Michèle brings over 20 years of experience in information security, public
key technology, e-business technology, and privacy and policy matters.
She is a consultant for security architecture, implementation, deployment,
and policy services in the financial sector, as well as consulting for
venture capital groups, startups, and Fortune 500 corporations seeking
to spin off entities in the information security fields pertaining to
e-security, directory services, messaging, privacy, and records retention.
Before independent consulting, Michèle managed product-security strategies
for TidePoint Corporation, a business infrastructure service provider,
where she was the Product Director for Security Strategy and Security
Evangelist. In addition, Michèle managed the strategic partnerships in
the information security area for the company. As former Director of Business
Enterprise Solutions (BES) for the U.S. Department of the Treasury, Michèle
served as the senior technical advisor to the Assistant Secretary of the
Treasury for Information Systems (the CIO). As the Director of BES, Michele
was responsible for all business development and architecture for enterprise
wide applications in the security, directory, and messaging areas. Prior
to working for Treasury, Michèle contracted for the Department of Defense
at the Pentagon where she was a security architect and threat assessment
expert. There she managed the Air Force's Pentagon network, classified
and unclassified. She also led a team of expert crackers breaking into
defense networks in order to detect and document vulnerabilities. Prior
to that, Michèle worked in security for MCI Worldcom Network Operations.
She also worked for the Bank of America, where she supported network,
EPOS, and EFT security systems.
Michèle is a member of the American Bar Association where she is active
in the Information Security Committee, she is Co-Chair of the Global Directory
Forum, is a member of The Open Group's EMA Forum Steering Board, and is
Co-Chair of the World Electronic Messaging Association's PKI Interoperability
Challenge since 1997. Additionally Michèle attends and participates in
several national and international standards bodies. As a recognized expert
in security technologies and policy, she publishes articles in various
media, is often interviewed, and frequently lectures and presents at both
national and international conferences. Michèle's degree is from George
Mason University. She lives in Columbia, MD.
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