Nevada’s cybersecurity leadership bench reflects the state’s distinctive mix of hospitality, gaming, fintech, consulting, community leadership, and fast-scaling technology environments. The women in this feature show how cyber leadership in Nevada is built through multiple paths, from formal CISO roles and enterprise GRC leadership to regional ecosystem building and executive advisory work. Some are securing highly regulated businesses with complex customer, financial, and operational risk, while others are shaping the broader cyber community through education, mentoring, and industry collaboration. That breadth matters because Nevada’s cyber influence extends well beyond one sector. It is a state where security leadership increasingly sits at the intersection of operational resilience, regulatory discipline, and business growth.
Victoria Doering — President, InfraGard Nevada
Victoria Doering is President of InfraGard Nevada, where she works closely with the FBI and a range of federal, state, and local partners focused on protecting critical infrastructure. Her role includes leading organizational operations, partnerships, responsible vulnerability disclosure coordination, and representation in regional and national InfraGard leadership forums. Beyond InfraGard, her background includes serving as Chief Information Security Officer and Head of IT for a consultancy supporting clients across government, defense, healthcare, gaming, hospitality, e-commerce, retail, and fintech, as well as prior leadership roles at Everi Holdings and The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas. She stands out for her combination of hands-on practitioner depth, executive program leadership, and strong involvement in Nevada’s critical infrastructure and security community.
Cassandra Mack — CISO, TensorWave
Cassandra Mack is Chief Information Security Officer at TensorWave, where she is focused on building secure and scalable AI compute solutions in a fast-evolving technology environment. Her current role builds on previous CISO leadership at Spekit, as well as executive security roles at Synoptek, Atos, NCR, Caesars Entertainment, and Green Dot. She also leads community engagement through The Cyber Breakfast Club in Las Vegas and the Women’s West Club, while advising nonprofits, boards, and STEM education providers through Big Sky Cyber. She stands out for the depth of her leadership across cybersecurity, infrastructure, risk management, and community-building, along with a career that bridges enterprise security, AI, and regional cyber ecosystem development.
Nancy Phillips — CISO, Ensemble Health Partners
Nancy Phillips is Chief Information Security Officer at Ensemble Health Partners and also serves as a cybersecurity bootcamp instructor at Fullstack Academy, combining executive security leadership with direct investment in the next generation of practitioners. Her background includes prior CISO roles at Ensemble Health Partners, Centura Health, and Datavail, along with leadership roles at Optiv, Kaiser Permanente, First Data, and Air Force Space Command. Across those positions, she has built and led large-scale cybersecurity programs and teams across healthcare, managed services, and enterprise environments. She stands out for the depth of her CISO experience, her long technical and operational background, and her continued role in teaching and advising future cybersecurity professionals.
Mari Galloway — CEO & Founder, A & M Strategies
Mari Galloway is CEO and Founder of A & M Strategies, where she helps organizations reduce risk, strengthen resilience, and build cybersecurity programs aligned with business priorities. Her work includes security assessments, vulnerability management support, SOC automation, cybersecurity education, and leadership coaching, supported by more than 16 years of experience across government and commercial sectors. She is also the CEO and founding board member of Women’s Society of Cyberjutsu, a fast-growing nonprofit community focused on advancing women and girls in cybersecurity, and she serves as an instructor for LinkedIn and an associate professor at the University of Maryland Global Campus. She stands out not only for her technical and strategic cybersecurity leadership, but also for the scale of her impact on community building, education, and talent development.
Lizzy Thomas — Global Information Security GRC Lead, Lockton
Lizzy Thomas is Global Information Security GRC Lead at Lockton, bringing more than 15 years of experience in governance, compliance, and risk management across highly regulated industries. Before joining Lockton, she served as Executive Director of Cybersecurity Governance, Risk and Compliance at Fontainebleau Las Vegas and held earlier leadership roles at Early Warning, Las Vegas Sands Corp., Deloitte, and other organizations. Her work has focused on cyber governance, third-party due diligence, policy development, internal control testing, executive reporting, and the alignment of cybersecurity strategy with business objectives and regulatory requirements. She stands out for her strong GRC focus and for her ability to build practical, scalable compliance and risk programs that support secure business operations.
Where Nevada’s Cyber Leadership Finds Its Strength
The leaders in this Nevada feature reflect a cybersecurity ecosystem shaped by both industry complexity and strong community engagement. Their work spans hospitality, gaming, financial services, healthcare, consulting, critical infrastructure, and AI, showing how broad the state’s cyber leadership base has become. Just as important, their careers show that Nevada’s influence in cybersecurity is built not only through formal enterprise roles, but also through mentorship, ecosystem leadership, and efforts to make security more practical and accessible. That combination gives Nevada a cybersecurity bench with real depth and staying power.
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