The Gate 15 Interview EP 57 – Adriana Villasenor on info sharing, resilience, and racing

April 20, 2025

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In this episode of The Gate 15 Interview, Andy Jabbour speaks with Adriana Villasenor. Adriana is a Senior Director in FTI Consulting, based in New York. She has more than 20 years of experience managing tech, crisis, cyber, and litigation communications for publicly traded and privately held organizations, from global financial technology firms to billion-dollar consumer brands. Prior to joining FTI Consulting, she was the Chief Marketing and Communications Officer at the Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center (FS-ISAC), where she led the financial services industry’s media response during large-scale cyber threats and incidents facing the sector. During her tenure, Adriana helped launch member-facing platforms, created new products in response to emerging risks, and enabled the firm’s international expansion. Learn more about Adriana on LinkedIn

In the discussion Adriana and Andy cover:

  • Adriana’s Background. 
  • Info Sharing. 
  • ISACs today, ISACs tomorrow. 
  • Crypto ISAC!
  • Resilience.
  • We play 3 Questions!
  • Lots more!

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  • The Gate 15 Interview, is a monthly interview between Gate 15’s founder and Managing Director, Andy Jabbour and guests from throughout the homeland security risk management community addressing a wide range of all-hazards topics and issues.
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  • Venue Security, The IAVM Podcast Series was a 2024 limited series podcast as Gate 15’s founder and Managing Director, Andy Jabbour hosted a series of short interviews with venue safety and security experts from the International Association of Venue Managers’ (IAVM) Venue Safety and Security Committee (VSSC) and other special guests from the IAVM community.
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