Ben LeClaire is a cybersecurity principal at Plante Moran. His role is to ensure his team effectively evaluates the IT environment and learns what makes you function.  Most of his clients are financial institutions focusing on community banks with assets typically about $250 million to $5 billion in asset size.  His experience includes information technology general controls, privacy (GLBA), SAS70/SSAE 16/SOC, identity theft/red flag, RFPs and other regulatory (Sarbanes-Oxley) compliance audits.

Kiah Lau Haslett is the Banking & Fintech Editor for Bank Director. Kiah is responsible for editing web content and works with other members of the editorial team to produce articles featured online and published in the magazine. Her areas of focus include bank accounting policy, operations, strategy, and trends in mergers and acquisitions.