Pennsylvania’s cybersecurity leadership spans manufacturing, financial services, healthcare, and government, giving the state an especially broad mix of cyber priorities. The women in this group reflect that range, from industrial and critical operations security to banking, municipal defense, and pediatric healthcare, each helping shape how resilience is built in complex, high-stakes environments.
Tammy Klotz — CISO, Trinseo
Tammy Klotz leads information security at Trinseo, where her work sits at the intersection of manufacturing, operational technology, and enterprise cybersecurity. With more than three decades of experience in the sector, she brings a practical leadership style shaped by large-scale transformation work, including major secure operations projects and global support modernization.
She is especially known for making cybersecurity understandable to business leaders and for building collaborative cultures around security, not just technical controls. That combination of operational depth, communication strength, and industry experience has made her a respected voice in manufacturing cybersecurity.
Donna Ross — EVP & CISO, Radian Group
Donna Ross oversees information security at Radian Group, where she has helped shape the company’s cyber programme as its first-ever CISO and now as an executive vice president. Her background spans more than 20 years across insurance, banking, healthcare, retail, and manufacturing, giving her a broad risk lens that fits a highly regulated financial environment.
She brings a strong blend of security, compliance, governance, and operational leadership to the role. That range, along with her long-standing presence in the Philadelphia-area security community, makes her one of the more established cybersecurity leaders in Pennsylvania’s financial sector.
Jessica Hoffman — Deputy CISO, City of Philadelphia
Jessica Hoffman serves as Deputy CISO for the City of Philadelphia, where she helps protect sensitive public-sector systems and data across one of the country’s largest cities. Her work spans the kinds of risks that define modern government cybersecurity, including the protection of personal, health, and federal tax information.
Alongside her public-sector role, she is also deeply involved in cybersecurity education, teaching at Harrisburg University and Penn State and helping develop the next generation of practitioners. That combination of hands-on city leadership and academic engagement gives her a distinct place in Pennsylvania’s cybersecurity landscape.
Susan Koski — EVP & CISO, PNC Financial Services Group
Susan Koski leads enterprise information security at PNC, overseeing a vast remit that includes identity, data protection, vulnerability management, threat intelligence, incident response, application security, cloud security, and the bank’s global fusion center. Her role places her at the center of cybersecurity strategy for one of the largest financial institutions in the U.S.
With more than 25 years in financial services, she has built and rebuilt security organizations, guided merger-related integrations, and helped converge security and fraud functions in ways that strengthen enterprise resilience. Her leadership stands out for combining scale, operational rigor, and a strong focus on people and program development.
Monique St. John — VP, CISO & Associate CIO, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Monique St. John leads cybersecurity at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, where the role extends far beyond traditional IT protection into clinical, research, and patient-facing environments. Her work covers a major pediatric health system with multiple hospitals and care centers, making security inseparable from continuity of care and patient safety.
Her leadership approach emphasizes partnership, transparency, and building security into innovation from the beginning. In a healthcare setting where trust, uptime, and safety are tightly linked, that mindset makes her one of the most notable cyber leaders in Pennsylvania’s hospital sector.
A Strong Bench Across Pennsylvania’s Cyber Landscape
From industrial environments and major banks to city government and pediatric healthcare, Pennsylvania’s cybersecurity leadership bench is shaped by executives working in some of the state’s most complex and high-impact institutions.
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