Mike Ruehmkorff serves as system vice president and Chief Information Security Officer for City of Hope National Medical System. Mike has an extensive background in building and leading information security, corporate compliance, audit, and risk management teams. In his current role, his mandate is to reduce City of Hope’s technology risk through a comprehensive program to assess and manage both information security system architecture and processes, as well as new and existing business technology risk. He leads teams of tenured information security professionals that work proactively in the areas of system architecture, monitoring, and response as well as with business units to integrate solutions that safeguard the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the organization’s information and systems. This work also extends to protecting the sensitive information of City of Hope’s members, employees, and physicians.