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Diane Brown

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VP IT Risk Management at Ulta Beauty
📍 Bolingbrook, Illinois, United States

Diane Brown is a retired cybersecurity executive with over three decades of experience in the retail industry, culminating in her role as VP of IT Risk Management and CISO at Ulta Beauty. She holds CISSP/ISSAP certifications and is recognized as a leader, serving as chair of the NRF IT Security Council.

Since retiring, Diane has focused on personal values, emphasizing the importance of ethical conduct in business. She is passionate about mentoring and actively helps people who have been laid off find new positions where they are appreciated and treated with respect.

She is a founding member of the Retail and Hospitality Information Sharing and Analysis Center (RH-ISAC), where she also serves on the Board of Directors.

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Experience
36 Years
Current Role
VP IT Risk Management
Job Level
Senior
Location
Bolingbrook, Illinois, United States
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Retail Cybersecurity
Her entire career was dedicated to this field at Ulta Beauty, and she is a recognized industry leader, receiving the NRF Retail Cybersecurity Leadership Award.
Industry Collaboration
As a founding member and board member of the RH-ISAC, she has demonstrated a long-standing commitment to sharing threat intelligence and best practices within the industry.
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Career

Work history

1-2022
VP IT Risk Management
Ulta Beauty
1-2022 - 1-2022
VP IT Risk Management
ULTA Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc.
3-2018 - 1-2022
Sr. Director, IT Risk Management
Ulta Beauty
4-2015 - 3-2018
Director, IT Risk Management
Ulta Beauty
4-2008 - 4-2015
Architect, IT Risk Management
Ulta Beauty
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Education
2007 - 2011
Bachelor
Baker College Business and Corporate Services
1972 - 1976
High School
St. Francis Academy
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