Stacey Romanello has over 25 years of experience in the risk management and cyber security industries, implementing multimillion-dollar strategic initiatives, and defining and executing successful risk and cyber solutions for various financial institutions in the U.S. and Canada. Romanello is a proven collaborative change agent who is experienced in getting to “yes,” and she serves as a senior executive liaison between the business and technology.

As the former regional information security officer (RISO) of Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), Romanello was responsible for driving the cyber strategy in the U.S., providing regional input into the overall cyber vision, supporting regulatory and operational cyber security processes, and ensuring RBC assets and technologies were protected.