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San Francisco CISO Community
Gain powerful new perspectives
Join fellow CISOs in the San Francisco 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.
- Strategies for a risk-aligned, resilient organization
- Developing and investing in the security workforce of tomorrow
- Creating business value and supporting agile business operations
San Francisco CISO Governing Body
A regional Governing Body leads the San Francisco CISO community, shaping the topics and agendas for your local programs and ensuring that all content is driven by CISOs, for CISOs.
Co-Chairs
Yassir Abousselham
Splunk
CISO
Krishnan Chellakarai
Gilead
Head of Information Security & Data Privacy (CISO)
Al Ghous
ServiceMax
CSO and Head of Security
Steve Martino
Cisco
Senior VP & Chief Information Security Officer
Jeff Trudeau
Chime
CISO
Members
Selim Aissi
Ellie Mae
CISO
Colin Anderson
Levi Strauss & Co.
Global CISO
Thomas August
John Muir Health
CISO
Mahesh Ayyala
Bank of The West
SVP Engineering & Technology
Sujeet Bambawale
7-Eleven
CISO
Chris Bates
SentinelOne
CISO
Todd Berman
Arch
CISO
Greg Bown
Napa County
CISO
JP Calderon
Clorox
VP/CISO Global Architecture
Glen Carson
California Natural Resources Agency
CISO
Ajay Chandramouly
Oracle
Chief Security Officer
Gene Chen
Synaptics
CISO
Daniel Chiang
Stitch Fix
VP of Security
Winston Chir
Eventbrite
CISO
Kevin Clark
Slack
Director, Security Operations
Gary Coverdale
Mono County
CISO
Frederick Cox
Varian Medical Systems
Director, Information Security
Cassie Crossley
Schneider Electric
Director, Product & Systems Cybersecurity
Pallavi Damle
NETGEAR
Senior Director - Head of Cybersecurity
Mario Duarte
Snowflake Computing
VP of Security
Devin Ertel
Blackhawk Network
CISO
Floyd Fernandes
CBS Interactive
VP & CISO
Marzena Fuller
SignalFX
CSO
Jay Gonzales
Samsung
Chief Information Security Officer
Chris Jacquet
Hitachi Vantara
VP & CISO
Brad Jones
Seagate
VP of Information Security
Ken Kerrick
University of the Pacific
AVP, CISO
Tolgay Kizilelma
University of California - Merced
Chief Information Security Officer
Jeff Klaben
SRI International
Executive Director, Trusted Technologies
Albert Lam
California Department of Community Services & Development
ISO
Ody Lupescu
Ethos Group
VP of Security/CISO
Michael McAlpen
8x8
Head of Global Security, Compliance and Fraud
Lucia Milica
Proofpoint
Resident CISO
Kevin Neely
Pure Storage
Director of Corporate Security
Austin O'Flynn
CommonSpirit
Legal leader for Cybersec. & Tech. Innovation
Sean Oldham
Broadcom
Chief Information Security Officer
Harry O’Laughlin
California Department of Insurance
CISO
Max Palumbo
Intuitive
Head of Information Security
Melody Pereira
Clover Health
VP Information Security - CISO
Kannan Perumal
Applied Materials
Chief Information Security Officer
David Rusting
University of California, Office of the President
Chief Information Security Officer
Joe Sagona
Beachbody
Senior Vice President, Security
Nadean Shavor
State of California Franchise Tax Board
Chief Security Officer
Sankara Shunmugasundaram
AppDirect
Senior Director, Security and Compliance
Varun Singla
Micron Technology
VP, Chief Security Officer
David Tugwell
Agilent Technologies
Senior Director, Information Security/CISO
Guy Turner
Vision Service Plan
CISO
Mark Van Divner
First Republic
CISO
Bill Ward
SRI International
CISO
Friedrich Wetschnig
Flex
CISO
Michael Wolfe
Blue Shield of California
Principal Security Architect
Elwin Wong
Ross Stores
VP & CISO
Upcoming programs
September 21, 2020
2020 Global CISO Executive Summit
Ritz-Carlton Dove Mountain
A three-day summit for CISOs with global responsibilities to come together and discuss challenges unique to global operations.
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September 24, 2020
2020 San Francisco CISO Inner Circle Q3
Oracle Park
An evening with peers to discuss timely topics over dinner in a private setting.
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December 8, 2020
2020 San Francisco CISO Executive Summit Q4
Hilton San Francisco Union Square
Walk away from this peer-led, one-day program with new connections and actionable insights.
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"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
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