Jeff Farinich is a visionary technology executive with over 25 years’ experience driving enterprise capabilities leading IT and Security strategy, people, processes, and governance. Since 2019 Jeff has been the SVP Technology Services (IT) and Chief Information Security Officer at New American Funding, a privately owned national direct mortgage lender. Previously Jeff worked in various leadership roles at SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union, Cisco Systems, NDS Group (subsidiary of News Corp), and other organizations. Jeff has a Master of Business Administration from the University of Southern California Marshall School of Business, a Bachelor of Business Administration from California State Polytechnic University, and a CIO Executive Program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management. Jeff holds Project Management Professional, Certified Information Systems Security Professional, Certified Information Security Manager, Certified Information Systems Auditor, and Boardroom Certified Qualified Technology Expert certifications.