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CISO Spotlights

Sector · 26 profiles

Government and public sector

Career lines for Andy Ritter: deputy to ciso, promoted from within merging into the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania seat, appointed 4 February 2026

Andy Ritter

Chief Information Security Officer

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

Career lines for Bertrum Carroll: military service, came up in finance merging into the State of Nevada, Governor's Technology Office seat, appointed 30 March 2026

Bertrum Carroll

State Chief Information Security Officer

State of Nevada, Governor's Technology Office

Career lines for Chad Holmes: vendor side, consulting and audit, government and agencies merging into the Texas Office of the Attorney General seat, appointed June 2026

Chad Holmes

Chief Information Security Officer

Texas Office of the Attorney General

Career lines for Chris Castaldo: military service, government and agencies, repeat ciso merging into the Flock Safety seat, appointed 8 December 2025

Chris Castaldo

Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)

Flock Safety

Career lines for Christopher Carter: consulting and audit, vendor side merging into the V2X seat, appointed September 2024

Christopher Carter

Chief Information Security Officer

V2X

Career lines for Daniel Langley: military service, government and agencies, deputy to ciso, repeat ciso merging into the State of Oklahoma seat, appointed October 2025

Daniel Langley

Chief Information Security Officer

State of Oklahoma

Career lines for Gwen Gann: a single line into the Washington Technology Solutions (WaTech) seat

Gwen Gann

State Chief Information Security Officer

Washington Technology Solutions (WaTech)

Career lines for James Sipe: promoted from within, government and agencies, vendor side merging into the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania seat, appointed February 2026

James Sipe

Executive Deputy Chief Information Officer

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

Career lines for James Wilkinson: military service, came up in finance, government and agencies, consulting and audit merging into the City of Dallas seat, appointed 17 August 2026

James Wilkinson

Chief Information Security Officer

City of Dallas

Career lines for James Wilkinson: military service, government and agencies, consulting and audit, came up in finance merging into the City of Dallas seat, appointed August 2026

James Wilkinson

Chief Information Security Officer

City of Dallas

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 Toney: government and agencies, repeat ciso merging into the State of Vermont seat, appointed 8 April 2024

John Toney

Chief Information Security Officer

State of Vermont

Career lines for Jorge Santos Fonseca: promoted from within merging into the Amper seat, appointed 29 October 2025

Jorge Santos Fonseca

Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)

Amper

Career lines for Katie Arrington: government and agencies, repeat ciso, vendor side, consulting and audit merging into the Department of Defense seat, appointed 3 March 2025

Katie Arrington

Performing the Duties of the Department of Defense Chief Information Officer

Department of Defense

Career lines for Laks Prabhala: repeat ciso, government and agencies, consulting and audit merging into the U.S. Department of Transportation seat

Laks Prabhala

Chief Information Security Officer

U.S. Department of Transportation

Career lines for Merlin Namuth: government and agencies, vendor side, came up in finance merging into the City and County of Denver seat, appointed 16 October 2024

Merlin Namuth

Chief Information Security Officer

City and County of Denver

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 Pamela McLeod: government and agencies, repeat ciso merging into the State of New Hampshire seat, appointed April 2026

Pamela McLeod

Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)

State of New Hampshire

Career lines for Robert Turney: government and agencies merging into the auDA seat, appointed February 2025

Robert Turney

Chief Information Security Officer

auDA

Career lines for Ron Davis: repeat ciso, government and agencies merging into the ASRC Federal seat, appointed September 2024

Ron Davis

Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer

ASRC Federal

Career lines for Russ Gritzo: promoted from within, consulting and audit, government and agencies merging into the SMSI seat

Russ Gritzo

Chief Information Security Officer

SMSI

Career lines for Shannon Lawson: government and agencies, military service, repeat ciso, vendor side merging into the City of San Antonio seat, appointed November 2025

Shannon Lawson

Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)

City of San Antonio

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 Steven Hernandez: government and agencies, repeat ciso, promoted from within merging into the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) seat, appointed January 2025

Steven Hernandez

CISO and Deputy CIO

United States Agency for International Development (USAID)

Career lines for Tabitha Craig: government and agencies, military service merging into the Congressional Budget Office seat, appointed January 2025

Tabitha Craig

Chief Information Security Officer

Congressional Budget Office

Career lines for Zach Furness: deputy to ciso, repeat ciso merging into the MITRE seat, appointed October 2024

Zach Furness

Chief Information Security Officer

MITRE