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Kris Lovejoy (she/her)

Global Practice Leader, Security & Resiliency, Kyndryl

Kris Lovejoy, an internationally recognized leader in the field of cybersecurity and privacy, is the Kyndryl Global Practice Leader for Security and Resiliency.

Kris comes to Kyndryl from EY, one of the world’s leading professional services organizations, where she was the global consulting cybersecurity leader and responsible for the organization’s multi-billion-dollar security practice.

Prior, she was the founder and CEO of BluVector Inc., an AI-powered sense and respond platform that was acquired by Comcast in 2019. Kris was also general manager of IBM’s Security Services division, where she led teams that built end-to-end security programs for IBM’s global clients. She also served as co-chair of IBM’s Women’s Diversity Committee.

Kris holds U.S. and EU patents in areas around Risk Management; named one of "The 10 Most Iconic Leaders in Enterprise Security, 2022" by CIOLook, received the Change-Maker Award by The Cyber Guild, and the Cyber Express named Kris #4 on “The Top 10 Guardians of Cyberspace for 2022”.

Prior, Kris was named the Consulting Report’s “Top Consulting Leader” for 2021, Consulting Magazine’s “Top Woman Technology Leader” in 2020; and has served as a member of the World Economic Forum’s cybersecurity committee.

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