Being a Purpose-Driven CIO | Andrea Bergamini, VP & CIO, Orbia

Be Fearless Podcast by SquareX

Andrea Bergamini, VP and CIO of Orbia, started as a telco engineer 20 years ago when cybersecurity barely existed, but went into the field due to his audit work at GE, which sparked his fascination with risk and controls. Fast forward to today, and he's not just the VP and CISO at Orbia—a $8 billion purpose-driven company—but he recently made the leap to CIO as well, adding infrastructure to his security responsibilities. In this conversation, we dive deep into the balance between friction and protection being part of a purpose-driven company, and the importance of taking calculated risks.
0:00 Episode highlights and introduction
2:16 From telco engineer to CISO: Andrea's cybersecurity journey
6:29 Orbia's purpose-driven mission and Andrea’s motivation for joining
14:37 The CISO’s next chapter: Becoming a CIO
21:44 Handling unmanaged assets and browser security
32:10 Navigating the balance between user friction and security
40:59 Using an Executive MBA to reopen closed career paths
43:57 Why risk taking is crucial for aspiring CISOs

🔔 Follow Andrea and Aleksandra on:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/bergamini/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/aleksandra-melnikova-1012/

🔥 Powered by SquareX
Deployed as a lightweight extension, SquareX turns any browser, on any device, into a secure enterprise browser. Find out more about SquareX at https://hubs.la/Q03rPcbf0

Chapters

1. Episode highlights and introduction (00:00:00)

2. From telco engineer to CISO: Andrea's cybersecurity journey (00:02:16)

3. Orbia's purpose-driven mission and Andrea’s motivation for joining (00:06:29)

4. The CISO’s next chapter: Becoming a CIO (00:14:37)

5. Handling unmanaged assets and browser security (00:21:44)

6. Navigating the balance between user friction and security (00:32:10)

7. Using an Executive MBA to reopen closed career paths (00:40:59)

8. Why risk taking is crucial for aspiring CISOs (00:43:57)