Michael Lashlee is executive vice president, deputy chief security officer for Mastercard. In this role, he is responsible for Physical Security and Executive Protection, Vulnerability and Security Event Management, Enterprise Security Architecture & Innovation, Threat Intelligence, Enterprise Resilience, Investigations and Cyber Forensics. He represents Mastercard to the Analysis and Research Center for Systemic Risk (ARC) and sits on the Board of Directors for the Global Cyber Alliance (GCA). Mr. Lashlee also sits on the Advisory Board of the European Cyber Crime an Fraud Investigators (ECCFI) and is past Chair of the American Transaction Processors Coalition (ATPC) Cyber Council.
Mr. Lashlee joined Mastercard in 2016 after a 25-year career with the United States Secret Service (USSS.) Mr. Lashlee was a Special Agent and supervisor on the protective details for Presidents Clinton, George W. Bush and Obama; and was the supervisor for the Counter Assault Team (CAT), providing dynamic tactical support for the President. His last two postings were as Special Agent in Charge of the Forensic Services Division and the Technical Security Division,
with responsibility for all technical protective countermeasures at the White House and other USSS protected facilities.