Career profile
JD Rogers
Vice President & Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), American Financial Group
- Role as of 3 July 2024, the date of the latest source
- June 2024
As of July 2024, JD Rogers is the Vice President & Chief Information Security Officer of American Financial Group, promoted to the role that year.
Career path
Rogers joined American Financial Group in 2008 as Director of Information Security for Great American's Annuity Group, an insurance business within the company.
He assumed leadership of the information security function on an enterprise-wide basis in 2013 and has led the company's Enterprise Information Security Group since its inception that year.
In that role he created a cross-company information security group, described as the first of its kind for the organization.
American Financial Group, an insurance holding company, promoted Rogers, a longtime employee, to Vice President & CISO in 2024.
Before joining American Financial Group, Rogers held information security positions at Toyota, Duke Energy and Cinergy.
He has more than 20 years of information security experience spanning the energy, manufacturing, finance and insurance industries.
Remit and public engagement
As CISO, Rogers leads the IT security vision, strategy and function for the insurance holding company.
He places a strong focus on integrating security into business process and culture, serving as a security evangelist to 36 business units within American Financial Group.
That evangelism includes regularly conducting department-wide presentations as well as one-on-one conversations with staff.
He has also presented at industry conferences including Black Hat, SecureWorld and the Dayton Defense Conference.
Education and certifications
Rogers holds a Bachelor of Science in computer science from Northern Kentucky University and a Master of Science in information systems from the University of Denver.
His certifications include Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC), and GIAC Certified ISO-27000 Specialist (G2700).
