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Everything we have on record from 2025.

A profile sits under the month of the most recent dated event it records, usually an appointment or the latest source; newest first. Every page was written on or after 27 September 2026 from public records, not published in 2025.

December 20253 pages

  1. Career lines for Dror Hevlin: military service, government and agencies, repeat ciso, vendor side merging into the Cynomi seat, appointed 7 January 2025Profile · Dror HevlinChief Information Security Officer, Cynomi
  2. Career lines for David Overton: vendor side merging into the Pathify seat, appointed October 2025Profile · David OvertonVice President of IT and Chief Information Security Officer, Pathify
  3. Career lines for Igor Tsyganskiy: engineer or practitioner merging into the Microsoft seatProfile · Igor TsyganskiyChief Information Security Officer, Microsoft

November 20259 pages

  1. Career lines for John Bruce: repeat ciso, came up in finance, vendor side merging into the Quorum Cyber seat, appointed November 2025Profile · John BruceChief Information Security Officer, Quorum Cyber
  2. Career lines for Shannon Lawson: government and agencies, military service, repeat ciso, vendor side merging into the City of San Antonio seat, appointed November 2025Profile · Shannon LawsonChief Information Security Officer (CISO), City of San Antonio
  3. Career lines for Monte Ratzlaff: promoted from within, repeat ciso, came up in finance merging into the University of California seat, appointed 23 April 2025Profile · Monte RatzlaffChief Information Security Officer (CISO), University of California
  4. Career lines for Bill O'Connell: consulting and audit, vendor side merging into the Commvault seat, appointed 31 March 2025Profile · Bill O'ConnellChief Security Officer (CSO), Commvault
  5. Career lines for Shefali Mookencherry: repeat ciso, consulting and audit merging into the University of Illinois Chicago seat, appointed 23 January 2023Profile · Shefali MookencherryChief Information Security Officer and Chief Privacy Officer, University of Illinois Chicago
  6. Career lines for Jacob DePriest: government and agencies, vendor side, deputy to ciso, engineer or practitioner merging into the 1Password seat, appointed 2 September 2024Profile · Jacob DePriestChief Information Security Officer and Chief Information Officer, 1Password
  7. Career lines for Jadee Hanson: repeat ciso, consulting and audit, vendor side merging into the Vanta seat, appointed 10 January 2024Profile · Jadee HansonChief Information Security Officer, Vanta
  8. Career lines for Matthew McCormack: came up in finance, government and agencies, vendor side, repeat ciso merging into the Finastra seat, appointed November 2025Profile · Matthew McCormackChief Information Security Officer, Finastra
  9. 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 2025Profile · Douglas MerrillChief Information Security Officer, Equinix

October 20252 pages

  1. Career lines for Jorge Santos Fonseca: promoted from within merging into the Amper seat, appointed 29 October 2025Profile · Jorge Santos FonsecaChief Information Security Officer (CISO), Amper
  2. Career lines for Raj Umadas: vendor side, promoted from within merging into the RAD Security seat, appointed 13 October 2025Profile · Raj UmadasChief Information Security Officer, RAD Security

September 20256 pages

  1. Career lines for Todd Spight: came up in finance merging into the HDI Global Insurance Company (HGIC) seat, appointed September 2025Profile · Todd SpightChief Information Security Officer, HDI Global Insurance Company (HGIC)
  2. Career lines for Andrew Rose: repeat ciso, vendor side, came up in finance merging into the SoSafe seat, appointed 7 February 2024Profile · Andrew RoseChief Security Officer, SoSafe
  3. Career lines for Aaron Momin: repeat ciso, consulting and audit, vendor side merging into the Synechron seat, appointed 27 May 2024Profile · Aaron MominChief Information Security Officer, Synechron
  4. Career lines for Joan Pepin: repeat ciso, vendor side merging into the Edge Delta seat, appointed May 2025Profile · Joan PepinChief Information Security Officer, Edge Delta
  5. Career lines for Ravi Soin: repeat ciso, vendor side merging into the Smartsheet seat, appointed 9 September 2025Profile · Ravi SoinChief Information Security Officer, Smartsheet
  6. Career lines for Stan Black: repeat ciso, consulting and audit, vendor side merging into the D-Wave Quantum Inc. seat, appointed 2 September 2025Profile · Stan Blackchief information security officer (CISO), D-Wave Quantum Inc.

August 20258 pages

  1. 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 2025Profile · Clay CarterChief Information Security Officer, Ncontracts
  2. Career lines for Nita Awatramani: a single line into the Kansas State University seat, appointed May 2025Profile · Nita AwatramaniAssistant Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer, Kansas State University
  3. Career lines for Guy Shamilov: repeat ciso, vendor side, came up in finance merging into the Forcepoint seat, appointed 19 March 2025Profile · Guy ShamilovChief Information Security Officer, Forcepoint
  4. Career lines for Tracy Griffin: promoted from within merging into the Bon Secours Mercy Health seat, appointed 11 August 2025Profile · Tracy GriffinChief Information Security Officer, Bon Secours Mercy Health
  5. Career lines for CJ Moses: military service, government and agencies, engineer or practitioner, promoted from within merging into the Amazon seatProfile · CJ MosesChief Information Security Officer and VP of Security Engineering, Amazon
  6. Career lines for Diana Kelley: repeat ciso, vendor side, consulting and audit merging into the Noma Security seat, appointed 4 August 2025Profile · Diana KelleyChief Information Security Officer (CISO), Noma Security
  7. Career lines for Ryan Davis: repeat ciso, vendor side, government and agencies merging into the New Charter Technologies seat, appointed 4 August 2025Profile · Ryan DavisChief Information Security Officer, New Charter Technologies
  8. Career lines for Pritesh Parekh: repeat ciso, engineer or practitioner merging into the PagerDuty seat, appointed 1 October 2024Profile · Pritesh ParekhChief Information Security Officer, PagerDuty

July 20255 pages

  1. Career lines for Aanchal Gupta: promoted from within, repeat ciso, engineer or practitioner, vendor side merging into the Adobe seat, appointed July 2025Profile · Aanchal GuptaChief Security Officer (CSO), Adobe
  2. Career lines for Susan Chiang: repeat ciso, deputy to ciso, consulting and audit, vendor side merging into the Headway seat, appointed August 2024Profile · Susan ChiangChief Information Security Officer, Headway
  3. Career lines for Donna Kidwell: promoted from within, consulting and audit merging into the University of Toronto seat, appointed 1 May 2025Profile · Donna KidwellChief Information Officer, University of Toronto
  4. Career lines for Garo Doudian: repeat ciso, came up in finance merging into the NextGen Healthcare seat, appointed 8 May 2024Profile · Garo DoudianChief Information and Security Officer (CIO/CISO), NextGen Healthcare
  5. Career lines for Randolph Barr: repeat ciso, vendor side merging into the Cequence Security seat, appointed 15 October 2024Profile · Randolph BarrChief Information Security Officer, Cequence Security

June 20257 pages

  1. Career lines for Justin Greer: promoted from within, engineer or practitioner merging into the Purdue University seat, appointed January 2024Profile · Justin GreerChief Information Security Officer, Purdue University
  2. 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 2025Profile · Amy HerzogChief Information Security Officer and Vice President, Amazon Web Services (AWS)
  3. Career lines for Rinki Sethi: repeat ciso, vendor side merging into the Upwind seat, appointed 12 June 2025Profile · Rinki SethiChief Security Officer, Upwind
  4. Career lines for Ian Thornton-Trump: military service, government and agencies, repeat ciso, vendor side, consulting and audit merging into the Inversion6 seat, appointed 19 November 2024Profile · Ian Thornton-TrumpChief Information Security Officer (CISO), Inversion6
  5. Career lines for Renana Friedlich: military service, consulting and audit, came up in finance, deputy to ciso merging into the LPL Financial seat, appointed 2 December 2024Profile · Renana FriedlichExecutive Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer, LPL Financial
  6. Career lines for Richard Marcus: promoted from within, came up in finance, vendor side merging into the AuditBoard seat, appointed April 2024Profile · Richard MarcusChief Information Security Officer, AuditBoard
  7. Career lines for Jason Lord: military service, government and agencies, vendor side, came up in finance, consulting and audit, repeat ciso merging into the AutoRABIT seat, appointed 17 September 2024Profile · Jason LordChief Information Security Officer, AutoRABIT

May 20257 pages

  1. Career lines for Alex Ryals: promoted from within, vendor side merging into the MicroAge seat, appointed 8 January 2025Profile · Alex RyalsChief Information Security Officer and Senior Vice President of Solutions, MicroAge
  2. Career lines for Jeremy Koppen: consulting and audit, vendor side, came up in finance merging into the Equifax seat, appointed May 2025Profile · Jeremy KoppenChief Information Security Officer, Equifax
  3. Career lines for Nicholas Kathmann: vendor side, engineer or practitioner merging into the LogicGate seat, appointed 24 January 2023Profile · Nicholas KathmannChief Information Security Officer, LogicGate
  4. Career lines for Ron Davis: repeat ciso, government and agencies merging into the ASRC Federal seat, appointed September 2024Profile · Ron DavisVice President and Chief Information Security Officer, ASRC Federal
  5. Career lines for Shane Barney: government and agencies, promoted from within, repeat ciso, vendor side merging into the Keeper Security seat, appointed 20 May 2025Profile · Shane BarneyChief Information Security Officer (CISO), Keeper Security
  6. Career lines for John Toney: government and agencies, repeat ciso merging into the State of Vermont seat, appointed 8 April 2024Profile · John ToneyChief Information Security Officer, State of Vermont
  7. Career lines for Robert Turney: government and agencies merging into the auDA seat, appointed February 2025Profile · Robert TurneyChief Information Security Officer, auDA

April 20255 pages

  1. Career lines for Sean Malone: repeat ciso, vendor side, consulting and audit merging into the BeyondTrust seat, appointed 28 April 2025Profile · Sean MaloneChief Information Security Officer, BeyondTrust
  2. Career lines for Patrick Opet: a single line into the JPMorganChase seatProfile · Patrick OpetGlobal Chief Information Security Officer, JPMorganChase
  3. Career lines for Christopher Burger: repeat ciso, vendor side, promoted from within, came up in finance merging into the F5 seat, appointed April 2025Profile · Christopher BurgerChief Information Security Officer, F5
  4. Career lines for Matt Biber: promoted from within, consulting and audit merging into the Qantas seat, appointed 11 March 2024Profile · Matt BiberGroup Chief Information Security Officer, Qantas
  5. Career lines for Steve Sparkes: promoted from within, repeat ciso, came up in finance merging into the TD Bank seat, appointed April 2025Profile · Steve SparkesSenior Vice President, Chief Information Security Officer, TD Bank

March 20258 pages

  1. Career lines for Phillip Miller: repeat ciso, consulting and audit, vendor side merging into the H&R Block seat, appointed 31 March 2025Profile · Phillip MillerVice President and Chief Information Security Officer, H&R Block
  2. Career lines for Jim Higgins: repeat ciso, came up in finance, consulting and audit, government and agencies merging into the CoreWeave seat, appointed 27 February 2025Profile · Jim HigginsChief Information Security Officer, CoreWeave
  3. Career lines for Vari Bindra: came up in finance merging into the Life360 seat, appointed 19 March 2025Profile · Vari BindraChief Information Security Officer, Life360
  4. Career lines for Paul Calatayud: military service, repeat ciso, vendor side merging into the Archipelo seat, appointed 17 March 2025Profile · Paul CalatayudChief Information Security Officer and Chief Strategy Officer, Archipelo
  5. Career lines for Tabitha Craig: government and agencies, military service merging into the Congressional Budget Office seat, appointed January 2025Profile · Tabitha CraigChief Information Security Officer, Congressional Budget Office
  6. Career lines for Harold Rivas: repeat ciso, vendor side, came up in finance merging into the Absolute Security seat, appointed 10 March 2025Profile · Harold RivasChief Information Security Officer (CISO), Absolute Security
  7. Career lines for Tim Roemer: government and agencies, vendor side, promoted from within merging into the Global Market Innovators seat, appointed March 2025Profile · Tim RoemerCEO, Global Market Innovators
  8. 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 2025Profile · Katie ArringtonPerforming the Duties of the Department of Defense Chief Information Officer, Department of Defense

February 20253 pages

  1. Career lines for Greg Akers: vendor side, government and agencies, engineer or practitioner merging into the Dispersive Stealth Networking seat, appointed 25 February 2025Profile · Greg AkersAdvisor and Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), Dispersive Stealth Networking
  2. Career lines for Merritt Baer: vendor side, government and agencies, consulting and audit merging into the Reco seat, appointed 17 June 2024Profile · Merritt BaerChief Information Security Officer, Reco
  3. Career lines for Ryan Gurney: repeat ciso, vendor side merging into the LVT (LiveView Technologies) seat, appointed 6 February 2025Profile · Ryan GurneyChief Information Security Officer, LVT (LiveView Technologies)

January 202511 pages

  1. Career lines for Hemant Chaskar: repeat ciso, vendor side, engineer or practitioner merging into the Nile seat, appointed 28 January 2025Profile · Hemant ChaskarChief Information Security Officer, Nile
  2. Career lines for Chris Bates: repeat ciso, promoted from within, vendor side, consulting and audit merging into the Cyberhaven seat, appointed 23 January 2025Profile · Chris BatesChief Security Officer, Cyberhaven
  3. Career lines for James Scobey: government and agencies, vendor side, repeat ciso, engineer or practitioner merging into the Keeper Security, Inc. seat, appointed October 2024Profile · James ScobeyChief Information Security Officer, Keeper Security, Inc.
  4. Career lines for Justin Bingham: military service, vendor side merging into the Park Place Technologies seat, appointed January 2025Profile · Justin BinghamChief Information Security Officer, Park Place Technologies
  5. 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 2025Profile · Steven HernandezCISO and Deputy CIO, United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
  6. Career lines for Amy Bogac: repeat ciso merging into the Baker Tilly seat, appointed 13 January 2025Profile · Amy BogacChief Information Security Officer, Baker Tilly
  7. Career lines for Josh Lemos: repeat ciso, vendor side, consulting and audit merging into the GitLab Inc. seat, appointed 13 June 2023Profile · Josh LemosChief Information Security Officer, GitLab Inc.
  8. Career lines for Gerald Beuchelt: repeat ciso, vendor side, engineer or practitioner merging into the Acronis seat, appointed January 2025Profile · Gerald BeucheltChief Information Security Officer, Acronis
  9. Career lines for Cliff Hou: promoted from within, engineer or practitioner merging into the TSMC seat, appointed 1 January 2025Profile · Cliff HouChief Information Security Officer, TSMC
  10. Career lines for Matt Kimpel: promoted from within, engineer or practitioner, vendor side merging into the Magna5 seat, appointed 1 January 2025Profile · Matt KimpelChief Information Security Officer, Magna5
  11. Career lines for Tim Bandos: vendor side, repeat ciso, promoted from within merging into the Critical Start seatProfile · Tim BandosField CISO, Critical Start