Jen Grzbek Buckner

About Jen Grzbek Buckner

Senior executive and seasoned board director with a distinguished record of leading complex organizations and global operations in dynamic environments. I bring deep expertise across security strategy, technology leadership, cybersecurity, geopolitical and enterprise risk, corporate governance, threat and business intelligence, and risk frameworks and analytics — enabling organizations to anticipate, adapt, and thrive.With a history of building trusted partnerships across the U.S. government, international institutions, financial services, and technology sectors, I specialize in connecting strategy to execution, driving governance excellence, and operationalizing robust risk management. I have a proven ability to deliver innovative technology solutions ahead of emerging threats and to align multidisciplinary teams around strategic priorities.As a former U.S. Army General Officer, I commanded large, complex organizations, led combat operations, and managed cross-functional mission execution at scale — experiences that inform my disciplined approach to leadership and decision-making.In board and executive roles, I focus on strengthening oversight in areas such as cyber risk governance, digital transformation risk, compliance and ethics, strategic resilience, and enterprise risk integration — helping boards navigate an environment where technology risk is core to organizational performance and stakeholder trust.

Experience

1. Senior Vice President, Technology Risk

   Mastercard

   Feb 2024 — Present · Purchase, NY, US

   Leads Mastercard’s Second Line of Defense Technology Risk team, ensuring effective governance and oversight of security and technology risk management practices, including risk framework, policies, and procedures aligned with industry best practices and regulatory expectations, objective risk assessment, challenge, monitoring, and reporting, and collaborative internal and industry partnerships.

Education

• Carnegie Mellon University - Heinz College of Information Systems and Public Policy

  Certificate, Chief Risk Officer CRO-C

• Harvard Business School Executive Education

  Cybersecurity: Intersection of Policy and Technology

  2014 — 2014

• National Defense University

  Joint Forces Staff College, Joint and Combined Warfighting; Interagency Operations

  2006 — 2006

• The United States Army War College

  Senior Service College Interagency Fellowship, National Security Agency Cyber Fellow

  2011 — 2012

• Central Michigan University

  MSA, Human Resources Management

• U.S. Army Command and General Staff College

  Leader Development; Full spectrum Joint, Interagency and Multinational Operations

• Touro University California

  Master of Business Administration - MBA, Management

• United States Military Academy at West Point

  BS, Mechanical Engineering, Management

  1986 — 1990