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Wayman Cummings

Vice President, CISO and CTO

Ochsner Health

New Orleans, LA

Mr. Cummings aligns cybersecurity strategy with enterprise goals to safeguard patient data and ensure uninterrupted care delivery across the Ochsner Health system. He integrates security intelligence, incident response and vulnerability management to protect the environment while enabling clinical operations. He also assumed all infrastructure responsibilities for Ochsner as its CTO. Under his leadership, Ochsner Health strengthened protections that support its standing as Louisiana’s top-ranked health system and a Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society “Davies Award” recipient. Mr. Cummings previously served as deputy CISO at food distribution company Sysco and CISO at technology solution company Unisys.

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