Mr. F. W. (Ted) Gerbracht, Jr.
Director and Global Head of IT Risk
and Chief Information Security Officer
Credit Suisse First Boston, New York

Mr. Ted Gerbracht is a Director and Global Head of IT Risk and Chief Information Security Officer, Credit Suisse First Boston, New York, NY. In this role, he manages a global risk and information security function responsible for IT risk and security policy, communication, strategy, and monitoring, with staff in New York, London, and Asia Pacific locations. He also serves as a member of the Credit Suisse Group Global Information Technology Security Co-Cooperation Committee.

Prior to joining CSFB in July 2000, Ted held senior information technology management positions at Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc, Chase Manhattan Bank, NA, and the IBM Corporation, all in New York, NY. He serves on the advisory boards of the Stanton-Heiskell Center for Public Policy in Telecommunications and Information Systems and the Institute for Software Design and Development, both at the City University of New York Graduate Center. He has chaired the American Bankers Association Information Security Committee, been a member of the President’s Export Council Subcommittee on Encryption (PECSENC), and chaired the Financial Services Industry vulnerability task force as a part of the Clinton administration’s Critical Infrastructure Protection initiative. He is a member of the BITS (Banking Industry Technology Secretarieat) Security and Risk Assessment Executive Committee. He has masters degrees in history and political science, Asian history, and business administration and a Ph. D. in history.