Micky Peterson
About The Instructor
Micky is a Vice President with over 20 years of experience in information security risk and controls. In her current role, Micky is the Governance, Risk and Controls lead for Information Security Managers within the Consumer & Community Bank where she ensures security leads and technology developers have clear insight to the latest requirements, and the tools needed to understand their current risk position. Prior to this, Micky has served as a Compliance Manager shaping the Risk and Control Framework, identifying areas of weakness and guiding stakeholders through remediation. She was drawn to the risk and compliance side of technology by seeing many areas of opportunity to reduce risk through implementing software-based controls and process improvements early on in her career as software development project manager. While she has also performed external audit roles, she has always found more enjoyment in being part of the solution either as an internal audit manager, compliance manager, or software development project manager. These roles have spanned over diverse industries, including Financial Services, Public Accounting, Manufacturing, and Client Services.
Micky is an active member of the Executive Women’s Forum, spearheading regional activities in the Tampa, Florida area. She is also an active member of the West Florida Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA) chapter and Project Management Institute (PMI). She participates in various volunteer activities, as well as serving as member of the Board of Directors and Past-President for the Krewe of Agustina de Aragon, a Tampa Bay Area non-profit that supports various women’s and children’s charities.
Micky holds Master of Science in Economics and Master of Science in Project Management degrees. She is also a Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), a Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC) professional and a Project Management Professional (PMP)