I strongly believe that Information Governance supports better and safer patient care and increases customer satisfaction by providing a framework for using and sharing information in a safe and lawful manner.

As the Business Information Security Officer within the leading private healthcare organisation in the UK, I serve as the bridge between information security and our business units, ensuring that protection of sensitive data is seamlessly integrated with our clinical and operational goals:

• Liaison between business & cyber security
• Strategic alignment of security initiatives
• Risk management leadership
• Regulatory compliance oversight
• Advocacy and Education
• Security enablement without disruption
• Third-Party & Vendor Risk Management

I have worked within IT for over 15 years. I developed a passion for promoting Information Governance as a key enabler of sharing patient data in a save, effective manner to increase the satisfaction of clients receiving services in the modern fast paced care settings. I have a keen interest in using RFID and barcode technology to improve the safety and efficiency in healthcare.

I worked as a Lead Governance Risk & Compliance Security Analyst for an American Healthcare IT company. Nowadays I am the GRC Lead for HCA Healthcare in the UK where I provide leadership throughout the entire development life cycle of Information Security solutions. This includes developing policy, procedures and standards, providing governance support for architectures, and providing strategic security guidance to the business through threat modelling and risk analysis.

In my spare time I like travelling around Southeast Asia (especially Indonesia), cooking Indonesian food and studying trends in health informatics development in the Far East.

People say that you can learn so much when you travel around the world. That could not be any truer in my case. Back in 2008 I met my wife while being on holiday in Indonesia. She is of Chinese origin, but her family lived for generations in Jakarta. We got married there in 2009 and now live in London.