Chris McCurdy, General Manager and Vice President of Worldwide IBM Security Services at IBM, has more than 25 years in the IT Consulting Services industry and has been with IBM Security since 2006 through the acquisition of Internet Security Systems. McCurdy has extensive experience working with large enterprise and government clients around the world. His focus is to help clients reduce cyber risk, support compliance, and drive overall security maturity. Before joining IBM, McCurdy was a Managing Consultant at several consulting firms, including Andersen, International Network Services, and Lucent Technologies. He was also a former CIO at a large retail automotive group located across the United States. McCurdy holds a BBA in Information Systems from Baylor University.