Executive record
Shefali Mookencherry
Career profile: Shefali Mookencherry on CISO Spotlights ↗
Shefali Mookencherry was named Chief Information Security Officer at University of Illinois Chicago. The appointment was announced on January 23, 2023, per University of Illinois Chicago newsroom.
Before the appointment: Chief Information Security Officer at Edward-Elmhurst Health, per the same source.
The record holds no later verification of the seat.
1 tracked move on the Wire · Updated
Career timeline
Every move the record holds for Shefali Mookencherry, newest first, with the earlier roles the announcements name.
· Appointment
Named Chief Information Security Officer at University of Illinois Chicago
Source: University of Illinois Chicago newsroom ↗ · Move record
Before January 2023· Earlier role
Chief Information Security Officer at Edward-Elmhurst Health
Named in the announcement of the University of Illinois Chicago appointment · Source: University of Illinois Chicago newsroom ↗
The company: University of Illinois Chicago
- Sector
- Education & Nonprofit
- Region
- North America
- Company record
- Who runs security at University of Illinois Chicago: 1 confirmed move on the record
Appointed in the same period
Other security chiefs in Education & Nonprofit whose appointment was announced within 90 days of Shefali Mookencherry's, nearest first. The Education & Nonprofit bench
Heather Lowrie, Chief Information Security Officer at University of Manchester
Nadia Taggart, Chief Information Security Officer at Western Sydney University
Andrea Simpson, Chief Information Security Officer at Howard University
Record facts
- Moves on the record
- 1 confirmed move, each with its source
- On the record since
- September 30, 2026
- Education & Nonprofit in 2026
- 7 security-leadership appointments announced in the sector on the record
Questions about Shefali Mookencherry
- When did Shefali Mookencherry become CISO of University of Illinois Chicago?
- The appointment was announced on January 23, 2023, per University of Illinois Chicago newsroom. The record holds the announcement, not a start date.
- Is Shefali Mookencherry still the CISO of University of Illinois Chicago?
- The newest source the record holds for this seat is the appointment announced on January 23, 2023. It holds no later verification, so it does not state who holds the seat today.
- Where did Shefali Mookencherry work before University of Illinois Chicago?
- Before the appointment, Shefali Mookencherry was Chief Information Security Officer at Edward-Elmhurst Health, according to the announcement (University of Illinois Chicago newsroom).
Sources
- 1.University of Illinois Chicago newsroom ↗: the appointment at University of Illinois Chicago, January 23, 2023
- 2.CISO Spotlights career profile ↗: a fuller career profile on a sister site
This record begins with CISO Tribune's tracking in 2026.
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