Matt Russo is a Senior Security Director at Medtronic, which is among the world’s largest medical technology, services, and solutions companies. In his role, he helps ensure Medtronic products and solutions remain safe and secure for patients and customers. Matt is focused on the evolving device security landscape and how Medtronic can respond and assist in shaping next generation products by offering governance, testing, assurance, vulnerability intelligence, and preparedness services to operating unit partners across the organization. Matt collaborates with cross functional teams to develop common processes, helps manage and mitigate product security risk, and engages with critical external partners, with the goal of enhancing and evolving Medtronic’s Security Program while supporting the Mission of alleviating pain, restoring health, and extending life.

Matt contributes deep expertise in security, governance, risk management, controls, and compliance, to Medtronic. He has been with the company for 11 years. Prior to his security role, he led Corporate IT Audit and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance activities for the global organization.

Matt spent 9 years with Deloitte out of the Chicago Office, where he served financial services and life and health sciences clients in a variety of engagements that focused on risk, controls, technology, and security.

Matt is a graduate of the University of Illinois with a bachelor’s degree in Management Information Systems. He is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and a Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA). He also is the co-chair of the H-ISAC Medical Device Security Information Sharing Council.