Diane
Brown
VP, IT Risk Management
Ulta Beauty
Diane Brown is the VP/CISO of IT Risk Management at Ulta Beauty located in Bolingbrook, IL. In this role, Diane is accountable for the security of the retail stores, eCommerce, cyber threat intel, infrastructure, security engineering, data protection/privacy, third-party risk assessments, vulnerability management, Directory Services, SOX & PCI compliance, application security, security awareness and Identity Management.
Diane has more than three decades of IT experience in the retail environment and has honed her expertise in information technology leadership with a focus on risk management for the past 25 years. She values her strategic alliances with the business focusing on delivery of secure means to deploy new technologies, motivating people and managing an expanding technology portfolio. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Information Security and CISSP/ISSAP certifications and is a member of the NRF Executive Security Council and is on the Board of the RH-ISAC.
Diane has more than three decades of IT experience in the retail environment and has honed her expertise in information technology leadership with a focus on risk management for the past 25 years. She values her strategic alliances with the business focusing on delivery of secure means to deploy new technologies, motivating people and managing an expanding technology portfolio. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Information Security and CISSP/ISSAP certifications and is a member of the NRF Executive Security Council and is on the Board of the RH-ISAC.
