Biographical Info

Mikhail Falkovich is the Director of Information Security for Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc., one of the nation’s largest investor-owned energy companies, providing electric, gas and steam service for New York City and Westchester County, New York. Falkovich is a utility industry professional with expertise in information technology, reliability, and cybersecurity efforts. Mikhail creates secure network infrastructures for control centers and corporate environments, and supports the development of Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) standards for the utility industry. Falkovich previously chaired the regional ReliabilityFirst CIP Committee and led the Control Systems Security Working Group within the NERC CIP Committee. He is currently the vice chair of the NYS Security Working Group. He is a graduate of Cornell University where he received a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in Electrical Engineering and built a world champion team of soccer playing robots.