New York’s investment management ecosystem sits at the intersection of asset stewardship, market velocity, and institutional trust. From hedge funds and private equity to global asset managers and broker-dealers, these organizations secure highly sensitive strategies, client data, and trading-adjacent infrastructure—often while navigating intense regulatory scrutiny and third-party dependency risk. The leaders below stand out for building programs that balance innovation, resilience, and measurable risk reduction.
Lijo Jacob — Chief Information Security Officer, Marcum LLP
Lijo Jacob is Chief Information Security Officer at Marcum LLP, where he drives cybersecurity strategy and execution across a complex professional-services environment supporting financial and regulated clients. His work emphasizes next-generation security architecture with hands-on depth across application security, security operations, and information security management—combining strategic planning with practical delivery.
Bradley Hildreth — Managing Director and Chief Information Security Officer, Oppenheimer & Co. Inc.
Bradley Hildreth serves as Managing Director and Chief Information Security Officer at Oppenheimer & Co., Inc., where he advances cybersecurity and risk programs in a high-stakes financial services environment. His leadership centers on talent development, process maturity, risk management, and metrics-driven governance, with a strong focus on emerging capabilities such as artificial intelligence and machine learning. He brings executive communication training and a deep academic foundation alongside industry certifications including CISSP, CRISC, and AWS credentials.
Paul Milkman — Chief Information Security Officer for the Americas, MUFG
Paul Milkman is Chief Information Security Officer for the Americas at MUFG, bringing a career built around building, fixing, and scaling security, technology, and risk functions in regulated financial institutions. He has held top global information security roles at major enterprises and led large-scale security and privacy consulting for financial services. His expertise spans regulatory alignment, business continuity, third-party risk, payments and fraud, governance frameworks, and security strategy execution—particularly in environments where cost discipline and regulatory expectations must be balanced.
Anthony Candeias — Chief Information Security Officer, Bridgewater Associates
Anthony Candeias serves as Chief Information Security Officer at Bridgewater Associates, where he bridges cybersecurity leadership with business-scale execution in a global investment environment. His background includes leading IT, security, and GRC strategy through transformation and growth—covering compliance, ransomware preparedness, and secure operational scaling. He also brings experience supporting M&A integrations and advising on emerging technology risk, including AI.
Radhika Bajpai — Chief Information Security Officer, Russell Investments
Radhika Bajpai is Chief Information Security Officer at Russell Investments and a senior risk and controls leader with deep financial services experience across operational risk, compliance, internal controls, and cybersecurity governance. Her background includes leading assurance programs, control monitoring, and risk mitigation efforts at global institutions, alongside strong expertise in business continuity, recovery planning, and regulatory response. She also serves as a board and advisory member and is an active industry speaker, with advanced graduate work focused on cybersecurity risk and strategy.
Michael Antico — Global Chief Information Security Officer, Capital Group
Michael Antico is Global Chief Information Security Officer at Capital Group, where he leads enterprise cybersecurity risk management with an emphasis on execution, influence, and relationship-driven leadership. His experience covers global regulatory compliance, third-party risk, threat management, and M&A due diligence, paired with a strong track record of developing teams and building operating models that help organizations move from intent to measurable outcomes.
Josh Stabiner — Chief Information Security Officer, Vista Equity Partners
Josh Stabiner serves as Chief Information Security Officer at Vista Equity Partners, bringing extensive experience securing high-growth investment environments and portfolio-driven operations. He previously served as CISO at General Atlantic and held senior leadership roles across alternative investment and advisory contexts. His industry engagement includes leadership roles in FS-ISAC, reflecting a commitment to collective defense and sector-wide resilience.
Leon Brockway — Chief Information Security Officer, Tompkins Financial Corporation
Leon Brockway is Chief Information Security Officer at Tompkins Financial Corporation, where he leads information security strategy and compliance across enterprise infrastructure operations. With more than 15 years across IT and security disciplines, he is known for coordinating cross-functional compliance execution, leading security programs tied to operational realities, and delivering security initiatives that support both near-term resilience and long-term modernization.
Igor Draytsel — Chief Information Security Officer, VanEck
Igor Draytsel is Chief Information Security Officer at VanEck, where he leads enterprise information security and risk management across an investment management environment. His leadership combines governance and technical depth across ISO and NIST-aligned programs, threat intelligence, cloud security, identity and access management, data protection, and secure architecture—grounded in experience across major banks and leading hedge funds.
Tek Cieslik — Chief Information Security Officer, Delphi Capital Management
Tek Cieslik serves as Chief Information Security Officer at Delphi Capital Management, where he oversees cybersecurity strategy and operations with a practical, infrastructure-grounded approach. His background includes building and leading a cyber security division over multiple years, with hands-on expertise spanning network engineering, systems administration, and enterprise operational security—experience that translates well to the high-availability demands of investment operations.
Protecting Strategy, Speed, and Trust in New York’s Asset Ecosystem
Investment management security in New York is about more than safeguarding data—it’s about protecting strategies, market integrity, and continuity in environments where minutes matter and third-party exposure is constant. These leaders demonstrate how modern programs blend governance rigor with operational discipline, enabling firms to move fast without losing control.
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