Esmond Kane currently serves as Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Steward Health Care, a 35 hospital, multi-state healthcare organization that provides world class care to millions of patients annually. In his role at Steward, Esmond’s focus has been on transforming Steward’s approach to information security, threat, and risk management to comply with industry frameworks, regulations and best practices. Esmond has over 20 years’ experience leading IT and Security programs in multiple industries. Before joining Steward he served as Deputy CISO at Partners Healthcare in Boston, working with executives and advisors on cyber security and business practice