Elaine Flesch is an accomplished cybersecurity and technology executive with experience in leading global cyber and risk programs. She is the Chief Information Security Officer at Taxwell (a leading digital tax filing platform). She also serves as an Executive Board Member to TXCPA and an Advisory Board Member to the University of Texas at Dallas MS Accounting program. Elaine has an MBA from The University of Texas at Dallas. She also has a Master and a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from UFMG (Brazil). She is a licensed Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in the state of Texas. She actively holds multiple professional and cybersecurity certifications, including the National Association of Corporate Directors’ Directorship Certified (NACD.DC), Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), and Certified Information Security Manager (CISM).