Elad serves as the Deputy Chief Information Security Officer of AllianceBernstein, his areas of responsibility include: threat detection and response, vulnerability management, security risk assessments and security assurance. Elad joined AllianceBernstein in 2015 as the Director of IT Audit before joining the information security team as Director of Cyber Risk. Prior to this, Elad was the IT Audit Manager for the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), where he worked for 8 years in both London and New York. Elad also spent several years in the Israeli Defense Forces communication corps. His areas of expertise include cybersecurity, application development and IT infrastructure. Elad holds a Bachelor’s of Science in Computer Engineering and a Master’s of Science in Computer Science from NYU, as well as the following professional certifications: Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Computer Hacking Forensics Investigator (CHFI) and Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH).