Mr. Githinji’s primary responsibility as chief information security officer at Children’s Minnesota is to implement processes and procedures that protect patient, employee and business information from cybersecurity threats. Along with key stakeholders, he uses a risk-based approach to drive strategic decisions and put in place security safeguards. He oversaw the development of a cybersecurity program, including strategy, execution, budgeting, talent and resources. Since taking on his current role in December 2021, he has established and formalized an information security governance, created a security framework and governance policies, launched a cybersecurity risk management function, initiated a cybersecurity incident response program, added a cybersecurity operations center, ran security awareness training for team members, and much more. Mr. Githinji is also the founder of a small cybersecurity mentorship organization called Cybergem. With over 19 years of experience in the field, he brings a breadth of knowledge about technology risk management and cybersecurity programs to his role.
