The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), a provider of post-trade market infrastructure for the global financial services industry, has appointed Nashira Spencer as chief security officer (CSO), effective 7 November, 2022. 

In this role, Spencer will be responsible for managing DTCC’s enterprise-wide global information security, physical security, employee safety, and crisis/incident management functions, ensuring a comprehensive and holistic approach to risk management and resilience across the organisation. Spencer will report to Tim Cuddihy, DTCC’s Group Chief Risk Officer.
 
Spencer brings 20 years of leadership and expertise in security management to DTCC, including serving the last six years as Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) and, most recently, Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at Anywhere Real Estate (formerly Realogy), a leading provider of US residential real estate services. As CISO, Spencer’s innovative approach enabled her to successfully conceive and execute the firm’s enterprise-wide global cyber security and data privacy program during its digital transformation. Prior to that, Spencer served as Executive Director of Privacy and Information Security at Time Warner and also held security-related roles at other large financial institutions, including Prudential Financial, Citigroup and Bloomberg LP.
  
Spencer holds a Master of Science in Telecommunication Networks from the Polytechnic Institute of New York University and obtained a BS in Computer Science from the University of Pennsylvania.