Robert Eastwood
- Senior Vice President, Chief Information Security Officer
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Robert Eastwood is Senior Vice President, Chief Information Security Officer at WSFS Bank. He has more than 25 years of experience in the information security field, including 20 years at WSFS, most recently as Vice President, Information Security Officer, where he developed and executed a multi-year strategic plan for Information Security. He also holds a number of professional certifications and memberships in the Information Security, IT and financial services fields.
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