Elsa Ferreira

• Senior Managing Director, Chief Information Security Officer
• Corporate Group Leadership
• New York

Elsa Ferreira is a senior managing director and Evercore’s chief information security officer (CISO). She leads the firm’s information security strategy and is responsible for establishing and maintaining the Enterprise Information Security program and ensuring the availability and protection of Evercore’s information assets.

Before she was appointed CISO, Ms. Ferreira was a director in the firm’s internal audit and risk management department, where she was responsible for auditing business processes, designing and assessing controls, and managing risks associated with changes in the information technology and security landscape.

Prior to joining Evercore, Ms. Ferreira was a manager at EisnerAmper, where she worked with public and private financial and insurance organizations to conduct operational reviews, system evaluations, and audits to ensure compliance with applicable regulatory authorities.

Ms. Ferreira earned a B.S. in information technology from Syracuse University and an MBA from Ellis University.