NRC Health’s Chief Security and Privacy Officer Recognized as One of the Top 100 CISOs in the Country
July 08 2021 - 4:15PM
NRC Health, the leading provider of in-depth customer insights in
healthcare, today announced that the company’s Chief Security and
Privacy Officer, Cris Ewell was named as one of the Top 100 CISOs
by CISOs Connect for its inaugural C100 awards. Ewell was nominated
by his industry peers and selected for the award by a panel of
esteemed CISO judges for his outstanding achievements in creating
and executing security strategy and solving complex security
challenges over the course of his career.
“It is gratifying to see one of our own being recognized for
such an important award, especially in such a challenging sector as
information technology and security,” said Helen Hrdy, Chief Growth
Officer at NRC Health. “Since Cris joined our team at NRC Health,
he has worked diligently to secure our organization and help us
continue our mission of bringing Human Understanding to healthcare.
We are overjoyed to see his hard work pay off with this award!”
Ewell’s background and more than 15 years of expertise in the
industry further signifies his qualification for the award. In
addition to his current role at NRC Health, Ewell is an associate
faculty member at the City University of Seattle, fellow at the
Institute for Critical Infrastructure Technology and was previously
UW Medicine’s first-ever CISO where he was in charge of developing
the organization’s risk management and information security
strategy and led the organization’s Identity and Access Management
program. Based on his work leading information security programs,
Cris was recognized for multiple years in a row as one of the
“Hospital and Health System CISOs to Know” by Becker’s Hospital
Review and has also received the ISE North America Healthcare
Executive Award.
“It is an honor to receive this award from such a well-regarded
group of individuals within our shared industry,” said Ewell. “I am
proud of the work we are doing at NRC and am humbled to see the
work being recognized by my peers. Since joining the firm earlier
this year, I’ve had the opportunity to strengthen the
organization’s security program and execute on risk management
initiatives resulting in improved situational awareness,
protection, and resiliency. I look forward to continuing to evolve
NRC Health’s security and privacy in the years to come.”
Award winners were officially announced during a formal ceremony
on July 7 and include CISOs from Intel, Microsoft, Bank of America,
Chipotle, Delta Air Lines and other notable organizations.
About NRC HealthFor 40 years, NRC Health (NASDAQ:
NRC) has been committed to achieving Human Understanding and
bringing healthcare organizations closer to their customers than
ever before by illuminating and improving the key moments that
define an experience and build trust. Guided by their uniquely
empathic heritage, proprietary methods, skilled associates, and
holistic approach, NRC Health helps its customers design
experiences that exceed expectations,inspire loyalty, and improve
well-being among patients, residents, physicians, nurses, and
staff. For more information, write to info@nrchealth.com,
or visit www.nrchealth.com.
Press Contact:Jennifer LyleBarokas
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