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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.
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
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
Jason Adams
Cornerstone Building Brands
Director, Cyber Security
Neel Adhikari
Solvay North America, Inc.
Global Security Program Management
André Allen
ENGIE NA
Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)
Lorenzo Alvarado
PIMCO
Head of Security
Catharina Budiharto
Phillips66
Digital Security Architect
Randy Calhoun
Preventice Solutions Group
Information Technology Security Manager
Anthony Caruso
Apache Corporation
CyberSecurity Advisor
Keith Chapman
Stewart & Stevenson
Mgr. Ntwk. Arch. & Sec.
Muni Chatarpal
Patterson-UTI Energy
Chief Information Security Officer
Mario Chiock
Schlumberger
Schlumberger Fellow
Alan Daines
Fortive
Chief Information Security Officer
Scott DeCandido
Eastdil Secured LLC
Information Security Officer
Yunique Demann
NTT Global Data Centers Americas
Senior Director, Privacy Strategic Lead
Paul Dial
AECOM
CISO
Mary Dickerson
University of Houston System
AVP/AVC IT Security, CISO
Kimberly Ebright
loanDepot
VP & Chief Privacy Officer
Stephanie Franklin-Thomas
ABM
VP & CISO
Andy Freeman
DistributionNOW
Director, Information Security
Josh Garvey
Aramco Services Company
Security Operations Lead
Aldo Gonzalez
Chevron Phillips Chemical Company
IT Security Supervisor
Shuja Haider
LivaNova
Senior Director - IT Compliance & Risk
Matt Harper
Devon Energy
CISO
Brad Hollingsworth
Mattress Firm
Director of Cyber Security
Christopher Kar
Fort Bend Independent School District
Information Security Advisor
Kent Knudsen
Enterprise Products Partners
Manager IT Security
Sameer Koranne
IBM
OT Lead, X-Force Incident Response
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.
Linda Marcone
Conn's
VP & CISO
Mario Martinez
Plains GP Holdings
Sr. Director of Infrastructure and Cyber Defense
Deron McElroy
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
Chief of Cybersecurity Services
John McLeod
National Oilwell Varco
CISO
John Mowery
Motiva
CISO
Thinh Nguyen
Invesco
Global Technical Security Officer & Chief Security Architect
Tim Nguyen
BHP
Information Security Manager - CISO
Nibin Philip
Landry's Inc.
VP, Chief Information Security Officer
Dr. Tim Proffitt
Insperity
Managing Director, Information Security
Ajoy Rao
Luby's
Director Compliance, Governance & Security
Mike Reynolds
SpeedCast
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
René Smeraglia
NASA Johnson Space Center
Chief Information Security Officer (NASA-JSC)
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
Cummins
Global Chief Information Security Officer
Keith Turpin
The Friedkin Group Inc
CISO
Stuart Wagner
Enterprise Products Partners
Director, IT Sec. & Compliance
Kevin Weaver
CommonSpirit
Division Cybersecurity Officer
Bryan Whiteside
Baker Hughes
Senior Director Cyber Security
Reid Wisa
Tailored Brands
Head of Information Security
Chris Wolski
Port of Houston Authority
CISO
Craig Wood
Tricon Energy
Director of Infrastructure and Security
Upcoming Programs
VIRTUAL
June 28, 2022 | 1 hour
Houston CISO Virtual Town Hall
Optimizing the Workforce for Cyber Crisis Resilience — An Interactive Simulation
An interactive, peer-led discussion on current topics and priorities.
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VIRTUAL
August 23, 2022 | 1 hour
Houston CISO Virtual Town Hall
Houston CISO Virtual Town Hall
An interactive, peer-led discussion on current topics and priorities.
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IN-PERSON
September 14, 2022 | an evening
Houston CISO Inner Circle
The Grove
A gathering with peers to discuss timely topics over dinner in a private setting.
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IN-PERSON
November 30, 2022 | 1 day
Houston CISO Executive Summit
C. Baldwin Curio Collection by Hilton
Walk away from this peer-led program with new connections and with actionable insights.
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Content from your CISO peers
PEER PRACTICES | MAY 16, 2022



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.
READ ARTICLEBLOG | MAY 11, 2022



BLOG | MAY 11, 2022
The CISO’s Perspective: Third-Party Risk Management
Third-party risk management is a necessary but broad concept, often used to describe all of an organization’s efforts to defend itself from a breach of a partner’s network. Today, it ranks in the top two priorities for CISOs overall. Here’s a look at what CISOs are telling us about third-party risk management.
VIEW POSTBLOG | MAY 5, 2022



BLOG | MAY 5, 2022
3 Areas of Focus for C-Suite Leaders in 2022
After a couple of highly unusual years filled with business uncertainty on the back of a global pandemic, what are C-suite leaders focused on this year? Read the 3 areas executives cited in our survey as their most important priorities for 2022.
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