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Houston CISO Community
Gain powerful new perspectives
Join fellow CISOs in the Houston community to solve critical leadership challenges through the collective experiences and expertise of the network.
Invaluable network
Build a strong professional network where you live and work. Access the collective expertise of your true peers all in one place. Make new connections and catch up with old friends.
Peer collaboration
Gain new perspectives from peers who understand your most critical priorities and are facing the same challenges -- generate ideas, share real-life experiences and get forward-looking guidance and insights.
Actionable insights
Exchange best practices, validate strategies and walk away with practical insights that are immediately actionable.
Join your peers to discuss the most critical issues impacting CISOs today.
- Accelerating security to match the pace of digital business initiatives
- Managing the risk created from a landscape of new core technologies
- Achieving sustainability for the CISO role without compromising outcomes
Houston CISO Governing Body
A regional Governing Body leads the Houston CISO community, shaping the topics and agendas for your local programs and ensuring that all content is driven by CISOs, for CISOs.
Co-Chairs
Mike Coogan
Waste Management
Senior Director, Cybersecurity
Angelique Grado
TechnipFMC
VP & Chief Information Security Officer
Derek Rude
Weatherford
Director, IT Security
Genady Vishnevetsky
Stewart Title Company
CISO
Members
Mark Adams
Superior Energy
Senior Manager, IT Security and Compliance/ CISO
Jason Adams
AmSty
Manager, Cyber Security
Neel Adhikari
Solvay North America, Inc.
Global Security Program Management
André Allen
ENGIE NA
CISO
Lorenzo Alvarado
PIMCO
Head of Security
Jason Black
Tailored Brands
Vice President & Chief Information Security Officer
Preston Broesche
Kirby Corporation
Director of Information Security
Catharina Budiharto
Baker Hughes
Sr. Director, Cybersecurity Architect & Data Protection
Ted Butler
Global Atlantic Financial Group
AVP Information Security/DCISO
Randy Calhoun
Venator
Risk, Security & Compliance Manager
Anthony Caruso
Apache Corporation
CyberSecurity Advisor
Mohit Chanana
Chevron Phillips Chemical Company
Manager, IT Security
Keith Chapman
Stewart & Stevenson
Mgr. Ntwk. Arch. & Sec.
Muni Chatarpal
Patterson-UTI Energy
Director of Security
Mario Chiock
Schlumberger
Fellow
Marc Crudgington
Woodforest National Bank
CISO & SVP, Information Security
Alan Daines
Fortive
Chief Information Security Officer
Scott DeCandido
Newpark Resources
Director, Cybersecurity, Risk & Compliance
Paul Dial
Hess
CISO
Mary Dickerson
University of Houston System
AVP/AVC IT Security, CISO
Kimberly Ebright
loanDepot
VP & Chief Privacy Officer
Stephanie Franklin-Thomas
Motiva
CISO
Josh Garvey
Aramco Services Company
Security Operations Lead
Aric Getman
Dril-Quip
Manager, IT Cyber Security
Morgan Gothard
Energy Transfer
Sr Director - Identity, Compliance, IT Security
Shuja Haider
LivaNova
Senior Director - IT Compliance & Risk
Matt Harper
Devon Energy
CISO
Keith Herndon
Baker Hughes
CISO
Brad Hollingsworth
Mattress Firm
Director of Cyber Security
Bobby Joseph
Bristow Group
Chief Information Security Officer & Director, SAP Infrastructure
Christopher Kar
Fort Bend Independent School District
Information Security Advisor
Kent Knudsen
Plains GP Holdings
Supervisor, Information Security
Sameer Koranne
Covestro LLC
Global Operational Technology Security Officer
Chris Lanier
Stage Stores
VP - IT Security & Compliance
Justin Le
Par Pacific
IT Director - Information Security
Casey Lee
National Oilwell Varco
Director, IT Security
Sharon Lippe
Huntsman
Global IT Security Manager
Mark Littlejohn
Honeywell
Global Leader, Cyber Security Mg. Svcs.
Martin Littmann
Kelsey-Seybold
CTO & CISO
Linda Marcone
Conn's
VP & CISO
Deron McElroy
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
Chief of Cybersecurity Services
John Mowery
ConocoPhillips
Director of Global Information Security
Dave Naples
McDermott International
Manager, Cyber Information Risk
Thinh Nguyen
Invesco
Global Technical Security Officer/ Chief Security Architect
Tim Nguyen
BHP
Information Security Manager - CISO
Rob Nolan
Noble Energy
CISO
Nibin Philip
Landry's Inc.
Vice President, Chief Information Security Officer
Dr. Tim Proffitt
Insperity
Managing Director, Information Security
Ajoy Rao
Luby's
Director of Governance and Compliance
Mike Reynolds
Pacific Drilling
IT Security Manager - CISO
Nick Rose
Genesis Energy
Chief Information Officer
Tony Savelsbergh
Aramco Services Company
IT GRC Supervisor
Marc Scarborough
Rice University
CISO
Eric Seagren
Oceaneering International
Chief Information Security Officer
Robert Shaffer
UTMB Health
Associate Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer
Steve Slawson
Occidental Petroleum
Director IT Security, Governance, Risk and Compliance
René Smeraglia
NASA Johnson Space Center
JSC - Chief Information Security Officer
Tim Smith
Westlake Chemical
Global CISO
Scott Smith
City of Bryan
Chief Information Security Officer
Cynthia Soares
Baylor College of Medicine
Director, IT Information Security
Diego Souza
United Airlines
Managing Director - Security Technology
Adam Traylor
Wilsonart
CISO, Director of Information Security
Keith Turpin
The Friedkin Group Inc
CISO
Stuart Wagner
Enterprise Products Partners
Director, IT Sec. & Compliance
Kevin Weaver
CommonSpirit
Information Security Officer
Bryan Whiteside
Cameron a Schlumberger Company
Program Director, Microsoft Office 365
James Williamson
Intertek Group plc
CISO
Chris Wolski
Port of Houston Authority
CISO
Craig Wood
Tricon Energy
Director of Infrastructure and Security
"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
"The peer interactions I get with the Evanta events are the best I’ve had in my career. These events help to establish a strong peer network that is regularly refreshed.”
Ken Athanasiou, Global CISO
VF Corp
"The format of the CISO Executive Summit absolutely lives up to its billing of being ‘by CISOs, for CISOs.’ The ability to collaborate with peers to discuss today’s issues is worth every minute.”
Jon Moore, CISO
Humana
Upcoming Programs
In-person Programs
December 7, 2021
Houston CISO Executive Summit
Hyatt Regency Houston
Walk away from this peer-led, one-day program with new connections and actionable insights.
Learn More
Virtual Programs
October 12 - 13, 2021
Global CISO Virtual Executive Summit
A virtual gathering for CISOs with global responsibilities to discuss challenges unique to international operations.
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Content from your CISO peers
BLOG | SEPTEMBER 20, 2021
BLOG | SEPTEMBER 20, 2021
Who’s Answering the Next Big Question? Cybersecurity Chief Kurt John of Siemens USA
On The Next Big Question podcast, we ask C-level executives to reflect on a big, timely business question. Here are highlights from our conversation with Kurt John, Chief Cybersecurity Officer of Siemens USA, who discusses how IT and security leaders can navigate an exploding vendor landscape and keep their organizations secure.
VIEW POSTPODCAST | SEPTEMBER 9, 2021
PODCAST | SEPTEMBER 9, 2021
The Next Big Question, Episode 20
Chief Cybersecurity Officer Kurt John of Siemens USA joins the podcast to discuss how to manage the noise in your organization’s crowded technology ecosystem. Kurt explains how digitalization, speed to market, and a plethora of products are contributing to that noise and how to manage risk in this environment.
LISTEN NOWBLOG | AUGUST 23, 2021
BLOG | AUGUST 23, 2021
6 Things We Learned in a Survey of Security Leaders
We recently reached out to our CISO communities to gauge their views about returning to a semblance of normalcy. Here are six things we learned from almost 250 security leaders from top organizations around the world.
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CISO Thought Leader
