Top CISOs

Phil Venables is one of the most respected security executives in the industry. After four years as the first CISO of Google Cloud, he now serves as a Partner at Ballistic Ventures, a Senior Advisor at Warburg Pincus, and a part-time strategic security advisor to Google Cloud.

Geoff Belknap is Corporate Vice President and Deputy CISO at Microsoft, leading security for core infrastructure, corporate applications, and M&A integration under the company's Secure Future Initiative.

Jason Chan built and led the Netflix information security team for over a decade before retiring from full-time operating roles in 2021. He is now an Operating Advisor at Bessemer Venture Partners and advises a range of cybersecurity startups.

Wendy Nather is one of the most widely read voices in CISO thought leadership. She is Senior Research Initiatives Director at 1Password and a Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council's Cyber Statecraft Initiative.

Bobby Ford is Chief Strategy & Experience Officer at Doppel, helping define the emerging social engineering defense category. Previously he was Senior Vice President and Global CISO at Hewlett Packard Enterprise.

Dr. Chenxi Wang is the founder and managing general partner of Rain Capital, a cybersecurity-focused venture fund. She is a public board director, long-time security technologist, and prolific industry voice.

David Shipley is CEO and co-founder of Beauceron Security, a Canadian-headquartered cyber awareness and human risk platform used by more than 1,300 organizations and over one million users. He also serves as Beauceron's Field CSO.

Dan Lohrmann is Field CISO for Public Sector at Presidio, advising state and local government leaders across the U.S. on cybersecurity strategy, identity and AI-driven threats.

Helen Patton is a Cybersecurity Executive Advisor at Cisco and a prolific author and speaker, known for her work on security leadership, risk, and the cybersecurity workforce.

George Finney is Chief Security Officer at Southern Methodist University and CEO of Well Aware Security, and an award-winning author on zero trust and the human side of security.

Andy Ellis is Advisory CISO at Orca Security and Operating Partner at YL Ventures, a CSO Hall of Fame inductee and author known for his writing and speaking on security leadership.

Caleb Sima chairs the Cloud Security Alliance's AI Safety Initiative and is building WhiteRabbit, with 25+ years in cybersecurity and a prominent voice on AI security.

Jadee Hanson is Chief Information Security Officer at Vanta, overseeing security engineering, operations, IT, and GRC, and is a frequent speaker and media commentator on security leadership.

Emily Heath is a General Partner at venture firm Cyberstarts, advising early-stage security founders, and a former enterprise CISO and frequent keynote speaker.

Mike Hanley is VP and Chief Information Security Officer at General Motors, leading enterprise security for the automaker. He was previously a public voice on developer and supply-chain security as GitHub's CSO.

Diana Kelley has held CISO/security-executive roles at Noma Security, Protect AI, Microsoft (Cybersecurity CTO), IBM Security, and Symantec, and is co-author of the book Practical Cybersecurity Architecture.

Jamil Farshchi joined Equifax as CISO in the aftermath of its 2017 data breach and has been unusually public about the recovery process, frequently discussing transparency and post-breach culture change in national media.