Gernette Wright

IT Security Officer, Americas
Schneider Electric

Gernette Wright has over 25 years of experience transforming and building cyber security and information systems. He began his career on the technical side of IT, working in various roles around systems administration, and infrastructure management, before moving into more security-focused roles serving as Senior Manager for Security Operations, VP of Information Security and most recently IT Security Officer for Americas at Schneider Electric.  He holds advanced security certifications from IAPP, ISC2, ISACA, & EC-Council, is a Computer Science graduate of Stockton University in NJ, holds a Graduate Certificate in Cybersecurity from the Van Loan School at Endicott College, and an Executive Certificate in Management & Leadership from MIT Sloan’s School of Management.