Howard Berkis
About Howard Berkis
Howard Berkis is the Senior Vice President of Information Security at Jefferies, with extensive experience in implementing security policies and managing security operations.
Title
Howard Berkis is the Senior Vice President of Information Security at Jefferies. He has held this position since 2010, following his role as Vice President of Information Security at the same company, which began in 2006.
Career at Jefferies
Howard Berkis has been with Jefferies since 2006, starting as AVP of Information Security and rising through the ranks to become Vice President in 2010 and then Senior Vice President of Information Security. His tenure at Jefferies has been marked by his leadership in implementing robust security policies and managing critical security operations.
Previous Roles in Information Security
Prior to joining Jefferies, Howard Berkis served as Technical Services Manager at Mithril Technology in 2006, and as Director and Senior Security Specialist at CIBC from 2004 to 2005. He also held various director-level positions focused on network and infrastructure security at CIBC World Markets from 1999 to 2004.
Early Career and Technical Support
Howard Berkis began his career in technical support roles. From 1994 to 1999, he worked at Oppenheimer & Co., Inc., starting as a Help Desk Analyst and advancing to Groupware Technology Associate. He also gained experience as a Technical Support Specialist at Willard & Schullman, Inc. from 1993 to 1994.
Education and Expertise
Howard Berkis holds a BA in Computer Science from Iona University, completed in 1997, and an AA in Computer Science from Rockland Community College, completed in 1991. His expertise includes implementing security policies, managing security operations, conducting security audits, and handling technologies such as URL filtering, IDS, WiFi, firewalls, and VPNs.