Rob Suárez Email & Phone Number

Rob Suárez is a VP, Chief Information Security Officer at CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield. He possess expertise in security, software development, testing, project management, software engineering and 30 more skills. He is proficient in Portuguese. Colleagues describe him as "Shortly after BD acquired CareFusion (in 2015-16), someone at BD made the smart decision to hire Rob away from Siemens to lead Product Security. I had been working on a similar "Security by Design" program at CareFusion prior to the acquisition and we were making incremental progress socializing the effort into BD. But when Rob came in, the entire Product Security mission took off like a moonshot. I'll admit, I bristled initially at Rob's audacity; but, dammit, I couldn't help but like this guy and the truth is that he KNEW what the hell he was talking about! He quickly got the attention of the BD leadership team, got key senior players across the company focused, and designed and built a Product Security program that in many ways set the bar for medical device manufacturers globally and to this day serves as a model for the entire healthcare industry. So, it came as no surprise to me when, a few years later, BD decided to give Rob their entire Security portfolio. Where I more or less "evolved" into a CISO role, Rob was BORN for this stuff. He has the technical security chops, the organizational skills, the leadership strengths and the self-awareness and maturity to know when and where to delegate and to mentor others that make a great CISO. And, frankly, he can charm the pants off a snake when needed — which comes in really handy when dealing with engineers and executives alike. I'd work with or for Rob in a heartbeat ... and if you're reading this wondering if you should, the answer is YES."

Listed skills include Security, Software Development, Testing, Project Management, and 31 others.