Michael Carano

Michael Carano

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Officer of the Board at ChicagoFIRST

  • Education

    • Southern Illinois University, Carbondale

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      AAS Computer Science
    • The University of Chicago Booth School of Business

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      Master of Business Administration - MBA Strategy, Finance
    • Loyola University Chicago

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      BBA Information Systems Management
  • Experience

    • Federal Reserve Bank

      Jan 1987 - Mar 2004
      Assistant Vice President

      Business Continuity Officer - Successfully established a Business Continuity Office in 2002 to manage risk for the Seventh Federal Reserve District. Strategic Planning and PMO Officer - Reorganized corporate planning, measurement and reporting, and project management standards.IT Division Manager - Managed software development and support for IBM, NT and UNIX processing platforms.Group Leader - Software development for Fedwire and related payment and settlement systems.

    • ABN AMRO / LaSalle Bank

      Mar 2004 - Mar 2008
      Chief Privacy Officer, Chief Continuity Officer

      Chief Privacy Officer - Coordinated and integrated the privacy efforts of ABN AMRO North America, including LaSalle Bank, to safeguard nonpublic personal information, in any form, from unauthorized or inadvertent disclosure or use.Chief Continuity Officer - Led the effort to establish a North American business continuity management function to coordinate Crisis Management, Business Process Recovery and Technology Recovery plans..

    • Carano Consulting LLC

      Apr 2008 - Jul 2013
      Principal

      Revitalize corporate emergency preparedness by bringing together crisis management and communications, business process recovery and technology recovery under one cohesive program that ensures the organization can effectively respond to emergencies. Develop Information Security Programs to safeguard customer and employee information, in any form, from unauthorized or inadvertent disclosure or use.

    • Cook County Government

      Jul 2013 - May 2015
      Continuity of Government

      Develop and implement a continuity of government program for Cook County operations.

    • ChicagoFIRST

      May 2015 - now

      Develop operational strategies and programs for ChicagoFIRST, a pioneering association of Chicago-area firms dedicated to addressing homeland security, business continuity, physical security and cyber security issues by coordinating plans and communications among critical private sector entities and local, state, and federal government agencies. Affiliations include:- Co-Chair of the Chicago Public Private Task Force with Executive Director of Chicago OEMC;- Executive Committee of Financial Services Sector Coordinating Council;- Steering Committee of US Secret Service Chicago Electronic Crimes Task Force. Show less

      • Officer of the Board

        Feb 2019 - now
      • Executive Director

        May 2015 - Feb 2019
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Certified Busines Contnuity Professional (CBCP)

    • Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP)

    • Project Management Professional (PMP)

    • Critical Infrastructure Protection

      Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service