Many cybersecurity leaders don’t follow a traditional path into security. For Shefali Mookencherry, the journey began in healthcare, where early experience managing medical records provided a firsthand understanding of the value, movement, and governance of sensitive data.
Shefali Mookencherry, CISO at UIC, shares how her career evolved from medical records clerk to healthcare administrator, security executive, Chief Information Security Officer, and Chief Privacy Officer. The discussion highlights how expertise across healthcare operations, data management, privacy, and governance helped shape her unique approach to cybersecurity leadership.