Kevin Hamel

Kevin Hamel, CISM

Kevin has nearly 25 years of experience and proven leadership in cybersecurity and IT management in the financial and healthcare sectors.  Prior to joining Baystate Health, Kevin was the Chief Information Security Officer for COCC, a managed IT services provider for banks and credit unions.  He was at COCC for over 13 years and led cyber and physical security as well as corporate risk management.  Prior to COCC, he was Vice President of Information Technology at PeoplesBank in Holyoke, and he also worked at Dow Jones & Company early in his career.

Kevin holds a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from Westfield State University, and an MBA from Western New England University.  He is a Certified Information Security Manager and is a 2016 graduate of the FBI’s Citizens Academy program.  He is a member of the External IT Advisory Board at Western New England University, and is a member of the Bay Path University Cybersecurity Advisory Council.

While in the financial industry, Kevin served on the FS-ISAC Education Committee, the MassBankers Cybersecurity Task Force, and frequently spoke at industry events.

 

Posted November 2019