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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.
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
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
UiPath
SVP, CISO

Selim Aissi
ICE Mortgage Technology
CISO

Krishnan Chellakarai
Gilead Sciences
CISO, Head of Information Security & Data Privacy

Cassie Crossley
Schneider Electric
VP, Deputy Product Security Officer

Devin Ertel
Menlo Security
Chief Information Security Officer

Al Ghous
Snapdocs
CISO

Jeff Trudeau
Chime
CISO
Members
Colin Anderson
Ceridian
SVP, CISO
Mahesh Ayyala
Square
Director of Security
Sujeet Bambawale
7-Eleven
VP, 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
Pallavi Damle
Netgear
Senior Director - Head of Cybersecurity
Floyd Fernandes
Credit Karma
CSO
Marzena Fuller
SignalFX
CSO
Jay Gonzales
Samsung Electronics America
Chief Security Officer
Roger Hale
agora.io
CSO
Chris Jacquet
Hertz Global
SVP & CISO
Brad Jones
Seagate Technology
VP of Information Security
Tolgay Kizilelma
University of California - Merced
CISO
Jeff Klaben
Santa Clara University
Adjunct Professor
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
CISO
Kannan Perumal
Applied Materials
Managing Director & Chief Information Security Officer
Joe Sagona
Beachbody
Senior Vice President, Security
David Tugwell
Agilent Technologies
Senior Director, Information Security/CISO
Guy Turner
VSP Global
CISO
Mark Van Divner
First Republic Bank
CISO
Bill Ward
SRI International
CISO
Friedrich Wetschnig
Flex
CISO
Mike Wolfe
Blue Shield of California
vCISO, Chief Security Architect
Elwin Wong
Ross Stores
VP & CISO
Upcoming Programs
IN-PERSON
August 16, 2022 | an evening
San Francisco CISO Inner Circle
Oracle Park
A gathering with peers to discuss timely topics over dinner in a private setting.
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VIRTUAL
September 14, 2022 | 1 hour
San Francisco CISO Virtual Town Hall
San Francisco CISO Virtual Town Hall
An interactive, peer-led discussion on current topics and priorities.
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IN-PERSON
December 7, 2022 | 1 day
San Francisco CISO Executive Summit
San Francisco Marriott Marquis
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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