Michael Latza

Mike Latza, CPP, CISM
Regional Chief Security Officer
Mastercard Eastern Europe, Middle East & Africa

Mike Latza, based in Dubai, is responsible for protecting Mastercard critical assets and assisting the business to build trust in the cyber domain so we can ensure trust at scale for the Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa region.

Prior to his current role, Mike served 8 years as a Special Agent in the U.S. State Department Diplomatic Security Service at various locations domestically and throughout the Middle East & Africa. Mike also served as a U.S. Army Engineer officer in Iraq, and Afghanistan.

Mike holds the Certified Protection Professional designation from the American Society for Industrialized Security, the Certified Information Security Manager certification from ISACA, a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations from the University of Dayton, Ohio and a Masters of Science in Security Management and Information Security from the University of Denver, Colorado.