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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.
- 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
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
Selim Aissi
ICE Mortgage Technology
CISO
Krishnan Chellakarai
Gilead Sciences
CISO, Head of Information Security & Data Privacy
Cassie Crossley
Schneider Electric
Director, Cybersecurity
Devin Ertel
Menlo Security
Chief Information Security Officer
Al Ghous
Envision Digital
CISO
Jeff Trudeau
Chime
CISO
Members
Colin Anderson
Ceridian
SVP, CISO
Mahesh Ayyala
Bank of the West
SVP Engineering & Technology
Sujeet Bambawale
7-Eleven
CISO
Todd Berman
Arch
CISO
Greg Bown
Napa County, CA
CISO
Glen Carson
California Natural Resources Agency
CISO
Ajay Chandramouly
Oracle
Chief Security Officer
Gene Chen
Synaptics
CISO
Gary Coverdale
Mono County
CISO
Frederick Cox
Varian Medical Systems
Director, Information Security
Pallavi Damle
Netgear
Senior Director - Head of Cybersecurity
Floyd Fernandes
CBS Interactive
VP & CISO
Marzena Fuller
SignalFX
CSO
Jay Gonzales
Samsung Semiconductor
Chief Information Security Officer
Roger Hale
BigID
CSO
Chris Jacquet
Hitachi Vantara
VP & CISO
Brad Jones
Seagate Technology
VP of Information Security
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
Global Resident CISO
Leda Muller
Stanford University
CISO/Assistant Director of Support Services
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
State of California - California Department of Insurance
CISO
Max Palumbo
Intuitive Surgical
Head of Information Security
Melody Pereira
Curai Health
CISO
Kannan Perumal
Applied Materials
Managing Director & 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 - 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 Bank
CISO
Bill Ward
SRI International
CISO
Friedrich Wetschnig
Flex
CISO
Michael Wolfe
Blue Shield of California
Principal Cyber-Security Consultant
Elwin Wong
Ross Stores
VP & CISO
"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
November 4, 2021
San Francisco CISO Inner Circle
Domenico Winery
An evening with peers to discuss timely topics over dinner in a private setting.
Learn More
December 7, 2021
San Francisco CISO Executive Summit
InterContinental San Francisco
Walk away from this peer-led, one-day program with new connections and actionable insights.
Learn More
Content from your CISO peers
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BLOG | OCTOBER 18, 2021
6 Learnings from Our Survey on the Great Resignation
With record numbers of workers leaving their current jobs in 2021, we asked C-level executives if this is a temporary shift or something bigger? Read what 900 C-suite leaders in Evanta communities are saying about the Great Resignation and how it's impacting their outlook for 2022.
VIEW POSTINFOGRAPHIC | OCTOBER 18, 2021
INFOGRAPHIC | OCTOBER 18, 2021
CISO Community Pulse on the Impact of the Great Resignation
Record numbers of employees are leaving their jobs in 2021, so we asked CISOs in Evanta communities if this is a temporary shift or something bigger? Read what over 225 security leaders are saying about the “Great Resignation” and how it is impacting their outlook for 2022 and beyond.
VIEW RESULTSINFOGRAPHIC | OCTOBER 18, 2021
INFOGRAPHIC | OCTOBER 18, 2021
C-Suite Community Pulse on the Impact of the Great Resignation
With record numbers of workers leaving their current jobs in 2021, we asked C-level executives if this is a temporary shift or something bigger? Read what 900 C-suite leaders are saying about the “Great Resignation” and how it is impacting their outlook for 2022 and beyond.
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