Leadership Luncheon - AI and Cybersecurity

Join us for this quarterly series bringing together leaders in the community to learn, share and connect with each other in a meaningful way.  

Vince Mazza, CSAP, Chief Executive Officer will be speaking on Highlighting the risks associated with AI and cybersecurity threats business owners should be aware of.



With twenty-five years of asset protection, data privacy and cybersecurity experience, Vince is an entrepreneurial and high-energy leader in the cyber arena and started his career with Nicor, Inc.Most of the foundational years of his career were with General Electric Company where he was Vice President focusing on emerging markets which included designing and bringing home protection, security and identity theft protection services to market for utilities, private label credit card companies and Fortune 500 companies.He also participated in acquisitions across GE businesses.

He was President and CEO of MH Equity Services, LLC which owned one of the largest subscription loyalty and IT platform companies in North America and Europe and a PCI level 1 payment gateway which achieved the most rigorous requirements for data security. Vince grew the PCI compliant company which securely stored customer data for many of the largest financial institutions and brands on the planet.
With a strong foundation in securing data, he co-founded and is CEO of Guard Street Partners, LLC in 2014 which is a fast-growing, international cybersecurity company backed by private equity and based in Wheaton, IL and Vancouver, BC.

He continues his cybersecurity education through accredited organizations and as a hands-on leader of Guard Street, he serves as a cybersecurity advisor to multiple midsize and large organizations, provides cybersecurity content for global organizations reaching 15 million employees, hosts the Guard Street Cybersecurity radio show / webcast on WJOB, he is Vice President of the National Alumni Board of Loras College, mentors college students as they launch their careers and is founder of The Signature Network with over 1,100 members.

Vince holds an MBA from Benedictine University and a BA from Loras College. He is also Six Sigma Quality GE Green Belt Certified and a Certified Security Awareness Practitioner.