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2025 on CISO Spotlights

90 profiles are filed under 2025. The newest are Bill Brinkley, Elyse Gunn and Eric Freeman, the latest published 13 November 2026.

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.

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December 20254 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
  4. Career lines for Natalia Oropeza: repeat ciso, consulting and audit merging into the Siemens seat, appointed January 2018Profile · Natalia OropezaGlobal Chief Cybersecurity Officer, Siemens

November 202512 pages

  1. Career lines for Patrick Pitchappa: came up in finance merging into the Equiti Group seat, appointed 25 November 2025Profile · Patrick PitchappaChief Information Security Officer, Equiti Group
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. Career lines for Bill Brinkley: a single line into the State of Wisconsin seatProfile · Bill BrinkleyChief Information Security Officer, State of Wisconsin
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. 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
  11. 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
  12. Career lines for Nitin Raina: a single line into the Thoughtworks seatProfile · Nitin RainaGlobal Chief Information Security Officer, Thoughtworks

October 20255 pages

  1. Career lines for Eric Freeman: vendor side merging into the WRITER seat, appointed 21 August 2025Profile · Eric FreemanChief Information Security Officer, WRITER
  2. 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
  3. Career lines for Don Pecha: promoted from within, repeat ciso merging into the FNTS seat, appointed March 2022Profile · Don PechaChief Information Security Officer, FNTS
  4. 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
  5. Career lines for Esther Pinto: military service, consulting and audit, vendor side, repeat ciso merging into the Guardz seat, appointed 19 December 2024Profile · Esther PintoChief Information Security Officer, Guardz

September 20258 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 Laura Deaner: repeat ciso, came up in finance, consulting and audit merging into the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) seat, appointed June 2025Profile · Laura DeanerChief Information Security Officer, Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC)
  5. Career lines for Ty Sbano: repeat ciso, came up in finance, vendor side merging into the Webflow seat, appointed 10 September 2025Profile · Ty SbanoChief Information Security Officer, Webflow
  6. 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
  7. Career lines for Ravi Soin: repeat ciso, vendor side merging into the Smartsheet seat, appointed 9 September 2025Profile · Ravi SoinChief Information Security Officer, Smartsheet
  8. 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 20259 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 Elyse Gunn: vendor side merging into the Nasuni seat, appointed 10 June 2025Profile · Elyse GunnChief Information Security Officer, Nasuni
  6. 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
  7. Career lines for James Johnson: engineer or practitioner, promoted from within, repeat ciso merging into the Deere & Company seatProfile · James JohnsonVice President and Chief Information Security Officer, Deere & Company
  8. 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
  9. 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 20257 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 Frank Aiello: consulting and audit, repeat ciso merging into the Maximus seat, appointed August 2018Profile · Frank AielloChief Information Security Officer, Maximus
  5. 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
  6. Career lines for Jim Hart: repeat ciso, vendor side, consulting and audit, came up in finance merging into the Paymentology seat, appointed 2 April 2025Profile · Jim HartChief Information Security Officer, Paymentology
  7. 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 20259 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 Sandy Dunn: repeat ciso, vendor side merging into the SplxAI seat, appointed March 2025Profile · Sandy DunnChief Information Security Officer, SplxAI
  3. 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
  4. Career lines for Vari Bindra: came up in finance merging into the Life360 seat, appointed 19 March 2025Profile · Vari BindraChief Information Security Officer, Life360
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. 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 20254 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 Heather Lowrie: government and agencies, came up in finance, engineer or practitioner, consulting and audit merging into the CyberEdBoard seatProfile · Heather LowrieIndependent Advisor, CyberEdBoard
  3. 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
  4. 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 202512 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 Larry Jarvis: a single line into the Iron Mountain seatProfile · Larry JarvisSVP, Chief Information Security Officer, Iron Mountain
  8. 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.
  9. 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
  10. 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
  11. 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
  12. Career lines for Tim Bandos: vendor side, repeat ciso, promoted from within merging into the Critical Start seatProfile · Tim BandosField CISO, Critical Start