Global CISO Community

Join your peers to discuss the most critical issues impacting CISOs today.

Supporting business agility with risk-based programs
Evaluating, communicating and responding to evolving threats
Building a culture of security to enable smart, secure decision-making

Global CISO Governing Body

A regional Governing Body leads the Global CISO community, shaping the topics and agendas for your local programs and ensuring that all content is driven by CISOs, for CISOs.

Co-Chairs

Rich Agostino

Target
SVP, Chief Information Security Officer

Sara Andrews

Experian
Global CISO

Derek Benz

Coca-Cola Company
Chief Information Security Officer

Tim Callahan

Aflac
Global Chief Information Security Officer

Darren Challey

Amazon
Director - Director Security Operations and Technology (SOT) / Global Security Operations (GSO)

Juan Gomez-Sanchez

Whirlpool Corporation
Global CISO

Marcos Marrero

H.I.G. Capital
Chief Information Security Officer

Tim McKnight

SAP
Executive VP & Chief Security Officer

Marc Varner

Lowe's Companies
Corporate VP & CISO

Kylie Watson

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
CISO

Members

Colin Anderson

Ceridian
SVP, CISO

Ken Athanasiou

VF Corp
Chief Information Security Officer

Martin Bally

Campbell Soup Company
CISO

Tom Bauer

APi Group
Global CISO

James Beeson

Cigna
VP, Chief Information Security Officer

Andrea Bergamini

Orbia
VP, Chief Information Security Officer

Naina Bhattacharya

Danone
Group CISO

Shawn Bowen

World Fuel Services
Vice President & Chief Information Security Officer

Eric Brohm

Wyndham Hotels and Resorts
GVP, CISO

Kevin Brown

SAIC
SVP, CISO

Catharina Budiharto

Phillips66
Digital Security Architect

John Cadavid

Barclays
CISO

Allan Cockriel

Shell
CIO - Global Functions / IRM, and CISO

Trish Collins Weedon

Discovery
SVP and Global Chief Information Security Officer

Mike Coogan

Waste Management
Senior Director, Cybersecurity

Jonathan Coombes

Conagra Brands
Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)

Sheldon Cuffie

American Family Insurance
Vice President & Enterprise Chief Information Security Officer

Noopur Davis

Comcast
EVP, Chief Product & Information Security Officer

Deneen DeFiore McGarvey

United Airlines
VP & CISO

Gene Dieden

LyondellBasell
CISO

Lara Divi

Dine Brands Global, Inc.
VP, CISO

Joe Ellis

Ryder System
VP & Chief Information Security Officer

Gary Eppinger

CSX Corporation
Vice President of Technology and CISO

Dave Estlick

Chipotle Mexican Grill
Chief Information Security Officer

Boulton Fernando

Toyota Financial Services
CISO

Ange Ferrari

IKEA
Group CISO

Adam Fletcher

Blackstone
Chief Security Officer

Nicole Ford

Rockwell Automation
VP and Chief Information Security Officer

John Graham

NetJets
Chief Information Security Officer

Zouhair Guelzim

L'Oreal Americas
VP, Chief Information Security Officer

Meredith Harper

Synchrony Financial
Vice President, Chief Information Security Officer

Vinny Hoxha

General Motors
CISO

Omar Khawaja

Highmark
VP & Chief Information Security Officer

Andrew Kirkland

Starbucks
Chief Information Security Officer

Ryan Knisley

Costco Wholesale
Chief Information Security Officer

John Koester

HD Supply
Senior Director and Chief Information Security Officer

Ricardo Lafosse

The Kraft Heinz Company
Chief Information Security Officer

Mark Leary

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
Chief Information Security Officer

Arthur Lessard

Universal Music Group
SVP & CISO

Brian Lozada

HBO Max
Chief Information Security Officer

Chris Lugo

Blue Cross Blue Shield Association
VP, CISO

Christopher Lukas

Chevron
CISO

Mary Rose Martinez

Marathon Petroleum
VP, CISO

Chris McFarland

Abercrombie & Fitch
VP, Chief Information Security Officer

Patrick Milligan

Ford
CISO

Adam Mishler

Best Buy
VP, Global Chief Information Security Officer

Kevin Morrison

Alaska Airlines
Chief Information Security Officer

Nick Nedostup

Xylem
Chief Information Security Officer

Branden Newman

MGM Resorts International
SVP, CISO

Jim O'Conner

Cargill
CISO

Michael Palmer

Hearst
Chief Information Security Officer

Nasrin Rezai

Verizon
Senior VP & Chief Information Security Officer

Alden Sutherland

AmerisourceBergen
VP, Chief Information Security Officer

Vladimir Svidesskis

Vaco
Director, Head of Security, Compliance & Risk

David Tyburski

Wynn Resorts
Vice President, Chief Information Security Officer

Christine Vanderpool

Florida Crystals Corporation
Vice President & Chief Information Security Officer

Mike Warner

OshKosh
VP & CISO

Deborah Wheeler

Delta Air Lines
Chief Information Security Officer

Adam Williams

Sentry Insurance
AVP, CSO/ CISO

Michael Wilson

Molina Healthcare
SVP and Chief Security Officer

Teresa Zielinski

GE
Chief Information & Product Security Officer

"The CISO Executive Summit is the only event where I am able to sit with a person I don't know and be assured they are largely facing a similar set of opportunities and challenges within their own organization.”

Derek Benz, CISO
The Coca-Cola Company

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Ken Athanasiou, Global CISO
VF Corp

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Jon Moore, CISO
Humana

Upcoming Programs

IN-PERSON

October 12 - 14, 2022 | 3 days

Global CISO Executive Summit

Eaglewood Resort & Spa

A summit for CISOs with global responsibilities to come together and discuss challenges unique to global operations.

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PAST PROGRAMS

Content from your CISO peers

BLOG | JUNE 27, 2022

What Community Brings to Executives

We have written before about the value of community and how important it is in a hybrid world. Here, we reflect on what community means from the perspective of executives. This is how they describe the value of getting together with a community of their peers.

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SURVEY REPORT | JUNE 21, 2022

Top 3 Goals & Challenges for CISOs in 2022

With the increase in cybersecurity threats and more awareness of security breaches, CISOs are in the spotlight more than ever when it comes to protecting their organizations. Here, we take a closer look at their security goals, based on responses from more than 1,000 CISOs in Evanta communities.

PEER PRACTICES | MAY 16, 2022

How CISOs & CIOs Can Collaborate to Effectively Communicate Risk

At Compass Group, Group CISO & CTO Imran Ali and Group CIO Craig Charlton have been on a journey to collaborate and improve the effectiveness of their communications about risk. Learn their strategies for communicating up and down the organisation to keep security at the forefront for stakeholders.

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