Bob Carver CISM, CISSP, M.S. started working in the financial industry in network management and capacity management, BC/DR (Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery). He currently handles network security for Verizon Wireless, the largest U.S. wireless customer network, where he started the first dedicated security monitoring and incident response team. His role includes monitoring botnet activity, interrupting malicious traffic and working on various security projects including overall security strategy, architecture and risk management to reduce the overall cyber security risk profile of the company. Carver has been a popular speaker, moderator and expert panelist at various cybersecurity conferences across North America. He has presented on many topics such as Securing the Internet of Things Ecosystem, Insider Threat and Leveraging Threat Intelligence. 

He also serves on advisory boards for several security conferences. Carver earned a bachelor’s in business administration from Arizona State University and a master’s from the University of Texas-Arlington.

Bruce G. Dubinsky has more than 30 years of financial investigative and consulting experience, including roles in forensic accounting, fraud investigations and commercial dispute consulting. He has testified as an expert witness in nearly 50 bench and jury trials involving criminal and civil fraud, commercial business damages, federal income taxation, accounting malpractice and standard of care cases, including the Madoff Ponzi Case. Dubinsky is a nationally recognized expert in fraud investigations, forensic accounting and dispute consulting, and has served on the board of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE). He earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of Maryland, and a master’s from Georgetown University.

Fraud-fighting vision: My fraud fighting vision centers around the concept of attacking the fraud problem holistically by combining a multi-disciplinary team approach centered around gaining a better understanding of the mind of the fraudster, dissecting the schemes utilized and studying the various methods by which the frauds were perpetrated to create a more effective fraud prevention and detection domain. Combined with continued sharing of information on the frauds, this vision can become a reality.

Tom Kaschalk has more than 30 years’ experience in the Property and Casualty Insurance industry, including leadership roles at Progressive Insurance, Reliant Insurance and Direct General, where he held C-suite positions in operations and claims across the United States and Canada. Kaschalk has served on the Board of Governors of the National Insurance Crime Bureau. In his current role as a consultant, he has helped create long-term organizational impact and sustainable results for multiple clients. He is a graduate of Cleveland State University. 

Fraud fighting-vision: United efforts across industries to prevent, identify and combat fraud at the earliest possible stages.

As ISG’s Chief Executive Officer, Bob Reardon has responsibility for strategic direction, leadership, innovation, teamwork and company growth. He previously founded and served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer for BMEGateway, a medical management firm, where he had oversight responsibility for the growth of the organization throughout the United States. Before this venture, Reardon worked for McGladrey as a Certified Public Accountant, and business and tax consultant. 

He is involved with many non-profit organizations and serves as Advisor and Board Member to numerous businesses. He earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Merrimack College.

Zhong-Jian has managed credit bust-out and credit abuse prevention strategies for U.S. and International Markets at American Express since 2003. He is a voting member for the company’s Global Authorizations and Case-Presentment Committee, and was awarded Risk and Information Management Fellow in 2011. Previously, he was the director for U.S. Fraud Customer Management Strategies. Zhong-Jian joined American Express in 1996 and has held various leadership positions in RIM. Zhong-Jian earned a Ph.D. in economics from Rutgers University and M.S. in system engineering and management engineering from Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics. 

Fraud-fighting vision: Fraud is committed through false and deceptive information, and we can fight fraud better with access to better information.