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Kathy Jobes named Chief Information Security Officer at Cook Children's Health Care System

By CISO Tribune Editorial · Published

Kathy Jobes is the Chief Information Security Officer of Cook Children's Health Care System.

Records: Cook Children's Health Care System · Kathy Jobes

PersonKathy Jobes
New roleChief Information Security Officer
CompanyCook Children's Health Care System
AnnouncedJanuary 26, 2026
Added to the recordAugust 1, 2026
SourceCDO Magazine

Context from the record

Other Healthcare appointments in the first quarter of 2026

  • Robert Carvajal, Chief Information Security Officer, BayCare
  • Dennis Leber, Chief Information Security Officer, Erlanger Health System
  • Gordon Groschl, Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer, City of Hope

Who runs security in Healthcare.

What this move signals

Cook Children's Health Care System named Kathy Jobes as Chief Information Security Officer, effective January 26, 2026, CDO Magazine reported. (Corrected 2026-09-25: this record previously carried a month-level date of January 2026.)

Pediatric health systems carry a distinct threat profile: children's identities are the most valuable on fraud markets precisely because the theft can go undetected for years.

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