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Career path · 63 profiles

Engineer or practitioner

Career includes hands-on engineering, research or technical security work. A profile carries this tag only when a sourced fact in it supports the tag.

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Career lines for Aanchal Gupta: promoted from within, repeat ciso, engineer or practitioner, vendor side merging into the Adobe seat, appointed July 2025

Aanchal Gupta

Chief Security Officer (CSO)

Adobe

Career lines for Alan Rosa: military service, engineer or practitioner, repeat ciso merging into the CVS Health seat

Alan Rosa

Chief Information Security Officer and SVP, Infrastructure and Operations

CVS Health

Career lines for Alexander Truskovsky: promoted from within, engineer or practitioner, vendor side merging into the EigenQ seat, appointed 28 July 2026

Alexander Truskovsky

Chief Information Security Officer

EigenQ

Career lines for Alfredo Hickman: repeat ciso, military service, government and agencies, consulting and audit, engineer or practitioner, vendor side merging into the Kai seat, appointed 19 March 2026

Alfredo Hickman

Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)

Kai

Career lines for Amy Herzog: promoted from within, repeat ciso, engineer or practitioner, came up in finance merging into the Amazon Web Services (AWS) seat, appointed June 2025

Amy Herzog

Chief Information Security Officer and Vice President

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Career lines for Andrew Park: repeat ciso, vendor side, came up in finance, engineer or practitioner merging into the UltraViolet Cyber seat, appointed August 2026

Andrew Park

Chief Information Security Officer

UltraViolet Cyber

Career lines for Attila Török: promoted from within, engineer or practitioner, vendor side merging into the GoTo seat, appointed May 2023

Attila Török

Chief Information Security Officer

GoTo

Career lines for Barry Childe: repeat ciso, vendor side, came up in finance, engineer or practitioner merging into the Datavault AI Inc. seat, appointed 16 July 2026

Barry Childe

Chief Information Security Officer

Datavault AI Inc.

Career lines for Bill Dunnion: engineer or practitioner, vendor side merging into the Mitel seat, appointed April 2024

Bill Dunnion

Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)

Mitel

Career lines for Christopher Porter: came up in finance, repeat ciso, engineer or practitioner merging into the Booz Allen Hamilton seat, appointed July 2026

Christopher Porter

Global Chief Information Security Officer

Booz Allen Hamilton

Career lines for CJ Moses: military service, government and agencies, engineer or practitioner, promoted from within merging into the Amazon seat

CJ Moses

Chief Information Security Officer and VP of Security Engineering

Amazon

Career lines for Clay Carter: repeat ciso, vendor side, engineer or practitioner, consulting and audit, came up in finance merging into the Ncontracts seat, appointed 19 August 2025

Clay Carter

Chief Information Security Officer

Ncontracts

Career lines for Cliff Hou: promoted from within, engineer or practitioner merging into the TSMC seat, appointed 1 January 2025

Cliff Hou

Chief Information Security Officer

TSMC

Career lines for Dane Stuckey: repeat ciso, government and agencies, engineer or practitioner merging into the OpenAI seat, appointed October 2024

Dane Stuckey

Co-Chief Information Security Officer

OpenAI

Career lines for Danny Rittman: promoted from within, engineer or practitioner, consulting and audit merging into the Avant Technologies, Inc. seat, appointed 14 March 2024

Danny Rittman

Chief Information Officer

Avant Technologies, Inc.

Career lines for David Cross: military service, vendor side, repeat ciso, engineer or practitioner merging into the Atlassian seat, appointed February 2025

David Cross

Chief Information Security Officer

Atlassian

Career lines for David Nolan: repeat ciso, government and agencies, engineer or practitioner, came up in finance merging into the Trimont seat, appointed 15 June 2026

David Nolan

Chief Security Officer

Trimont

Career lines for David Raymond: military service, promoted from within, engineer or practitioner merging into the Virginia Tech seat, appointed 1 July 2026

David Raymond

Associate Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer

Virginia Tech

Career lines for Dean Macris: military service, government and agencies, vendor side, engineer or practitioner merging into the Dispel seat, appointed 16 May 2024

Dean Macris

Chief Information Security Officer

Dispel

Career lines for Donna Hart: promoted from within, repeat ciso, came up in finance, engineer or practitioner merging into the SMBC seat, appointed 4 February 2026

Donna Hart

Chief Information Security Officer for the Americas

SMBC

Career lines for Doug Bowers: engineer or practitioner, vendor side merging into the MongoDB seat, appointed 27 April 2026

Doug Bowers

Chief Information Security Officer

MongoDB

Career lines for Douglas Merrill: promoted from within, repeat ciso, consulting and audit, engineer or practitioner, came up in finance merging into the Equinix seat, appointed 6 November 2025

Douglas Merrill

Chief Information Security Officer

Equinix

Career lines for Drew McCombs: repeat ciso, engineer or practitioner, vendor side merging into the Cylerity seat, appointed June 2026

Drew McCombs

Chief Technology Officer and Chief Information Security Officer

Cylerity

Career lines for Eric Hammersley: vendor side, government and agencies, engineer or practitioner merging into the IREN Limited seat, appointed 15 July 2026

Eric Hammersley

Chief Information Security Officer

IREN Limited

Career lines for Fredrick Lee: repeat ciso, came up in finance, engineer or practitioner merging into the Reddit seat, appointed 31 July 2023

Fredrick Lee

Chief Information Security Officer

Reddit

Career lines for Gerald Beuchelt: repeat ciso, vendor side, engineer or practitioner merging into the Acronis seat, appointed January 2025

Gerald Beuchelt

Chief Information Security Officer

Acronis

Career lines for Greg Akers: vendor side, government and agencies, engineer or practitioner merging into the Dispersive Stealth Networking seat, appointed 25 February 2025

Greg Akers

Advisor and Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)

Dispersive Stealth Networking

Career lines for Hemant Chaskar: repeat ciso, vendor side, engineer or practitioner merging into the Nile seat, appointed 28 January 2025

Hemant Chaskar

Chief Information Security Officer

Nile

Career lines for Igor Tsyganskiy: engineer or practitioner merging into the Microsoft seat

Igor Tsyganskiy

Chief Information Security Officer

Microsoft

Career lines for Jacob DePriest: government and agencies, vendor side, deputy to ciso, engineer or practitioner merging into the 1Password seat, appointed 2 September 2024

Jacob DePriest

Chief Information Security Officer and Chief Information Officer

1Password

Career lines for Jameeka Green Aaron: military service, repeat ciso, vendor side, engineer or practitioner merging into the Headspace seat

Jameeka Green Aaron

Chief Information Security Officer

Headspace

Career lines for James Scobey: government and agencies, vendor side, repeat ciso, engineer or practitioner merging into the Keeper Security, Inc. seat, appointed October 2024

James Scobey

Chief Information Security Officer

Keeper Security, Inc.

Career lines for Joel Fulton: repeat ciso, vendor side, consulting and audit, came up in finance, deputy to ciso, engineer or practitioner merging into the Veritas Capital seat, appointed 14 September 2026

Joel Fulton

Chief Information Security Officer

Veritas Capital

Career lines for John Godfrey: repeat ciso, consulting and audit, engineer or practitioner, government and agencies merging into the State of Kansas, Kansas Information Security Office (KISO) seat, appointed 2 February 2024

John Godfrey

Chief Information Security Officer

State of Kansas, Kansas Information Security Office (KISO)

Career lines for John Qian: vendor side, engineer or practitioner merging into the Aviatrix seat, appointed 10 September 2024

John Qian

Chief Information Security Officer

Aviatrix

Career lines for John Walton: deputy to ciso, engineer or practitioner merging into the Nubank seat

John Walton

Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)

Nubank

Career lines for Joshua Reedy: engineer or practitioner merging into the Kordia Group seat, appointed March 2023

Joshua Reedy

Chief Information Security Officer

Kordia Group

Career lines for Justin Greer: promoted from within, engineer or practitioner merging into the Purdue University seat, appointed January 2024

Justin Greer

Chief Information Security Officer

Purdue University

Career lines for Lea Kissner: repeat ciso, vendor side, engineer or practitioner, consulting and audit merging into the LinkedIn seat, appointed August 2024

Lea Kissner

Chief Information Security Officer and Vice President

LinkedIn

Career lines for Leon Rishniw: engineer or practitioner, vendor side merging into the 1Fort seat, appointed September 2023

Leon Rishniw

founding Chief Information Security Officer

1Fort

Career lines for Lucas Moody: repeat ciso, consulting and audit, engineer or practitioner, vendor side merging into the Astera Labs seat

Lucas Moody

Chief Information Security Officer

Astera Labs

Career lines for Mat Steinlin: repeat ciso, vendor side, engineer or practitioner merging into the Opti9 seat, appointed 14 October 2026

Mat Steinlin

Chief Information Security Officer

Opti9

Career lines for Matt Kimpel: promoted from within, engineer or practitioner, vendor side merging into the Magna5 seat, appointed 1 January 2025

Matt Kimpel

Chief Information Security Officer

Magna5

Career lines for Michael Adams: repeat ciso, vendor side, government and agencies, engineer or practitioner, deputy to ciso merging into the Docusign seat, appointed 29 April 2025

Michael Adams

Group Vice President (GVP) and Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)

Docusign

Career lines for Michael Lockhart: repeat ciso, vendor side, engineer or practitioner merging into the Vensure Employer Solutions seat, appointed 20 August 2026

Michael Lockhart

Chief Information Security Officer

Vensure Employer Solutions

Career lines for Michael Sikorski: vendor side, engineer or practitioner, government and agencies merging into the Coinbase seat, appointed 6 July 2026

Michael Sikorski

Chief Information Security Officer

Coinbase

Career lines for Mike Hanley: repeat ciso, vendor side, government and agencies, engineer or practitioner merging into the General Motors seat, appointed December 2024

Mike Hanley

Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer

General Motors

Career lines for Mike Marshall: government and agencies, engineer or practitioner merging into the California Department of Technology seat, appointed 21 August 2026

Mike Marshall

State Chief Information Security Officer

California Department of Technology

Career lines for Nicholas Kathmann: vendor side, engineer or practitioner merging into the LogicGate seat, appointed 24 January 2023

Nicholas Kathmann

Chief Information Security Officer

LogicGate

Career lines for Olivia Brännlund: promoted from within, deputy to ciso, vendor side, engineer or practitioner merging into the Outpost24 seat, appointed 18 August 2025

Olivia Brännlund

Chief Information Security Officer

Outpost24

Career lines for Paras Malhotra: vendor side, engineer or practitioner merging into the Starburst seat, appointed 3 June 2026

Paras Malhotra

Chief Information Security Officer

Starburst

Career lines for Philip Martin: military service, repeat ciso, engineer or practitioner merging into the Uber seat, appointed June 2026

Philip Martin

Chief Information Security Officer

Uber

Career lines for Pritesh Parekh: repeat ciso, engineer or practitioner merging into the PagerDuty seat, appointed 1 October 2024

Pritesh Parekh

Chief Information Security Officer

PagerDuty

Career lines for Scott Metro: promoted from within, consulting and audit, came up in finance, engineer or practitioner merging into the Hazeltree seat

Scott Metro

Chief Technology Officer

Hazeltree

Career lines for Sean Cassidy: vendor side, engineer or practitioner merging into the Plaid seat, appointed June 2026

Sean Cassidy

Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)

Plaid

Career lines for Sebastian Welsh: vendor side, engineer or practitioner merging into the SwitchDin seat, appointed December 2023

Sebastian Welsh

Chief Information Security Officer

SwitchDin

Career lines for Stephen Ford: engineer or practitioner, vendor side merging into the Rockwell Automation seat, appointed 12 March 2024

Stephen Ford

Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer

Rockwell Automation

Career lines for Steve Hodges: government and agencies, engineer or practitioner merging into the Georgia Technology Authority seat, appointed 9 January 2023

Steve Hodges

State Chief Information Security Officer

Georgia Technology Authority

Career lines for Summer Craze Fowler: repeat ciso, engineer or practitioner, came up in finance merging into the Torc Robotics seat

Summer Craze Fowler

Chief Information Security Officer

Torc Robotics

Career lines for Talha Tariq: promoted from within, repeat ciso, consulting and audit, engineer or practitioner, vendor side merging into the HashiCorp seat, appointed 8 January 2024

Talha Tariq

Chief Information Officer and Chief Security Officer

HashiCorp

Career lines for Terrence Driscoll: vendor side, came up in finance, repeat ciso, engineer or practitioner merging into the Cyware seat, appointed 30 July 2024

Terrence Driscoll

Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)

Cyware

Career lines for Warren Bailey: promoted from within, engineer or practitioner merging into the Foundation Source seat, appointed 16 April 2024

Warren Bailey

Chief Information Security Officer

Foundation Source

Career lines for William Bengtson: vendor side, engineer or practitioner, came up in finance merging into the ConductorOne seat, appointed January 2026

William Bengtson

Chief Information Security Officer

ConductorOne