Joyce Brocaglia
About Joyce Brocaglia
Joyce Brocaglia, President & CEO, Alta Associates; Founder of The Executive Women's Forum In 1986 Joyce Brocaglia founded Alta Associates, the leading boutique executive search firm specializing in Information Security, Cybersecurity and IT Risk Management. Named as one of the top 50 executive search firms in the United States; Alta has filled many of the most high profile Chief Information Security Officer roles and built world class Information Security, Cybersecurity and IT Risk organizations. Joyce founded the Executive Women’s Forum on Information Security, Risk Management and Privacy in 2002. Today the EWF is the largest member organization dedicated to engaging, developing and advancing emerging leaders as well as the most prominent and influential female executives in their field. Joyce’s Awards and Milestones include: Board of Trustees of Drew University in NJ Advisory Board Member - RSA Conference Advisory Board Member - NYIT Women's Technology Council Advisory Board Member - Shared Assessments 2019 Industry Wired Top Transformational Business Leader 2019 PrivSec Top 200 in Cybersecurity & Privacy 2018 Named Top 50 Women Entrepreneurs in NJ 2017 Created the EWF Cybersecurity Women on Capitol Hill Public Private Symposium 2017 Co-Authored the Women in Cybersecurity Study 2016 SmartCEO Award 2015 CSO Compass Award 2015 Strategic Advisory Board of the International Consortium of Minority Cybersecurity Professionals 2014 SANS Difference Maker Award 2014 Top 25 Women Entrepreneurs of New Jersey. 2013 EWF Joyce Brocaglia Scholarship established at Carnegie Mellon IN 2003 Information Security Magazine honored Joyce with a Women of Vision award naming her one of the 25 most influential women in the information security industry. Joyce is a trusted advisor to corporations building cybersecurity, information security, GRC, technology and privacy teams. She is a recognized leader in executive search and women’s leadership development and is quoted frequently in industry publications, the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and Newsweek.