About the Speaker
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    Shafia Zubair
    Manager, Information Security, Morningstar

    Shafia is a Manager of Information Security at Morningstar, where she is responsible for the Information Security program management and governance. This requires working across security operations, threat intel, application security, compliance, and with the product teams to ensure secure, resilient, and recoverable applications. Prior to Morningstar, Shafia was a Director of Product Management at UBS. Shafia has a Master's in Electrical Engineering from Texas A&M University and an MBA in Management and Finance from Tulane University. She is the President of Women In Cybersecurity (WiCyS) Chicago Affiliate and volunteers as a coach/mentor for the FIRST robotics leagues. She also holds industry certifications such as Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and Certified Information Security Manager (CISM).