Jeff Kennedy
CISO
Regions Bank

Jeff joined Regions in January 2015. He serves as EVP and Chief Information Security Officer and has enterprise-wide responsibility for information/cyber security, disaster recovery, and business continuity. Regions is a top U.S. bank-holding company headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, with $125 billion in assets, operating approximately 1,600 banking offices in 16 states. Previously, Jeff was the Director of Operational Risk at BOK Financial Corporation, where he was responsible for Information Security, Corporate Purchasing, IT Risk Management, and Enterprise Operational Risk Management. Jeff started his career at Synovus, spending 21 years with the company. The last 5 years he served as the IT Group Executive, where he was responsible for all aspects of technology strategy and delivery.

Jeff earned his bachelor’s degree in accounting from Columbus State University in Columbus, Georgia and is a Certified Public Accountant.