Gary S. Chan is System Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer at SSM Health, an $11 billion multi-state healthcare system. He has more than two decades of experience leading enterprise security programs, architecting anti-fraud systems for state agencies, advising cybersecurity startups, and serving as President of the FBI St. Louis Citizens Academy Alumni Association. He holds four security certifications and a degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from MIT.

Gary is known for his ability to influence, blending psychology, game theory, and training in negotiation, mediation, and interrogation to help leaders build trust, gain support, and move security decisions forward. As a security mentalist, he brings a distinctive human approach to executive communication and organizational buy-in.