CHARLESTON, S.C., July 26,
2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Blackbaud (NASDAQ:
BLKB), the world's leading cloud software company
powering social good, today announced that Deneen DeFiore, vice president and global chief
information security officer for United Airlines, has joined its
board of directors.
DeFiore brings more than 20 years of experience in technology
and cybersecurity. Prior to her role at United Airlines, DeFiore
served as senior vice president, global chief information and
product security officer at GE Aviation.
"We're delighted to welcome Deneen to the Blackbaud board of
directors," said Andrew M. Leitch,
chairman of the Blackbaud board. "She brings invaluable experience
in cybersecurity as well as a strong track record of executive
leadership, and she will be a great asset to the board."
"Cybersecurity is a top priority for our company as we continue
to grow and invest in our program, and we look forward to having
Deneen's expertise as we navigate this area," said Mike Gianoni, president and CEO, Blackbaud. "In
addition, Deneen has an extensive background in helping
corporations grow, working across both the private and public
sector, and innovating cutting-edge technology solutions. We're
thrilled to welcome her."
During her 19-year tenure at General Electric, DeFiore held
various leadership positions across GE Corporate, GE Aviation and
GE Power. She was instrumental in helping to build cybersecurity
capabilities on a corporate level and worked closely with the U.S.
Department of Defense, multiple government agencies and policy
groups, and became an active voice in the industry to shape
policies for defense department implementations. In her current
role at United Airlines, DeFiore is responsible for cybersecurity
strategy, overseeing and reducing risk and improving cyber
resilience. She led the company's COVID-19 technology crisis
response efforts and implemented and enabled secure remote
workforce capabilities across all business operations.
"I'm looking forward to joining the Blackbaud board as the
company continues to provide technology and solutions for the
global social good community," said DeFiore. "Blackbaud is well
positioned for success, their customers are making a real
difference in our world, and I am excited to be a part of it."
In addition to DeFiore, Blackbaud's board of directors includes
Andrew M. Leitch (chairman),
George H. Ellis, Timothy Chou, Ph.D., Michael (Mike) P. Gianoni, D. Roger Nanney, Sarah E.
Nash and Joyce M.
Nelson.
About Blackbaud
Blackbaud (NASDAQ: BLKB) is the world's leading cloud
software company powering social good. Serving the entire social
good community—nonprofits, higher education institutions, K–12
schools, healthcare organizations, faith communities, arts and
cultural organizations, foundations, companies and individual
change agents—Blackbaud connects and empowers organizations to
increase their impact through cloud software, services, expertise
and data intelligence. The Blackbaud portfolio is tailored to the
unique needs of vertical markets, with solutions for fundraising
and CRM, marketing, advocacy, peer-to-peer fundraising, corporate
social responsibility (CSR) and environmental, social and
governance (ESG), school management, ticketing, grantmaking,
financial management, payment processing and analytics. Serving the
industry for more than four decades, Blackbaud is a remote-first
company headquartered in Charleston,
South Carolina, with operations in the United States, Australia, Canada, Costa
Rica and the United
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