Yonesy Núñez serves as Managing Director and Chief Cybersecurity Risk Officer at The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), reporting into the Group Chief Risk Office (GCRO). In this role, Yonesy leads the second line of defense for cybersecurity oversight, responsible for cybersecurity policies, standards, risk assessments, monitoring, and independent validation across the enterprise. His team provides independent challenge to cybersecurity controls, enhances cyber risk management effectiveness, and supports a proactive security posture aligned to DTCC’s regulatory and operational resiliency objectives.
Prior to assuming his current role, Yonesy served as DTCC’s Chief Information Security Officer, leading the firm’s Information Security and Technology Risk Management efforts as it advanced its modernization strategy. Before joining DTCC, he was CISO at Jack Henry & Associates and held senior cyber roles at Wells Fargo, Citi, and PricewaterhouseCoopers.
He is President Emeritus and co-founder of the InfraGard Chapter of Long Island, New York. He currently serves on the Boards of Directors for Pentegra Retirement Services, Chain Bridge Bancorp, Chain Bridge Bank N.A., the STEM Advisory Board for Mercy College, and the Hispanic Security Executive Council (Hi-SEC). He is also a member of the Latino Corporate Directors Association and the Black Board Initiative and holds numerous industry certifications.
Yonesy earned a Doctorate in Computing from Pace University, a Master of Science in Information Systems Engineering from NYU Tandon School of Engineering, and a Bachelor of Science in Finance and Computer Information Systems from Manhattan College. He has been recognized on the Hispanic IT Executives Council’s list of the Top 100 Most Influential Hispanic Leaders in Technology.