Evanta: CISO San Francisco

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.

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

"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

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

An interactive, peer-led discussion on current topics and priorities.

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IN-PERSON

October 12 - 14, 2022 | 3 days

Global CISO Executive Summit

Eaglewood Resort & Spa

A summit for CISOs with global responsibilities to come together and discuss challenges unique to global operations.

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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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PAST PROGRAMS

Content from your CISO peers

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.

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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.

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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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San Francisco CISO Community

Gain powerful new perspectives

Invaluable network

Peer collaboration

Actionable insights

San Francisco CISO Governing Body

Co-Chairs

Members

Colin Anderson

Mahesh Ayyala

Sujeet Bambawale

Greg Bown

Glen Carson

Ajay Chandramouly

Gene Chen

Gary Coverdale

Pallavi Damle

Floyd Fernandes

Marzena Fuller

Jay Gonzales

Roger Hale

Chris Jacquet

Brad Jones

Tolgay Kizilelma

Jeff Klaben

Albert Lam

Ody Lupescu

Michael McAlpen

Lucia Milica

Leda Muller

Kevin Neely

Austin O'Flynn

Sean Oldham

Harry O’Laughlin

Max Palumbo

Melody Pereira

Kannan Perumal

Joe Sagona

David Tugwell

Guy Turner

Mark Van Divner

Bill Ward

Friedrich Wetschnig

Mike Wolfe

Elwin Wong

"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

August 16, 2022 | an evening

San Francisco CISO Inner Circle

Learn More

September 14, 2022 | 1 hour

San Francisco CISO Virtual Town Hall

Learn More

October 12 - 14, 2022 | 3 days

Global CISO Executive Summit

Learn More

December 7, 2022 | 1 day

San Francisco CISO Executive Summit

Learn More

Content from your CISO peers

PEER PRACTICES | MAY 16, 2022

PEER PRACTICES | MAY 16, 2022

How CISOs & CIOs Can Collaborate to Effectively Communicate Risk

BLOG | MAY 11, 2022

BLOG | MAY 11, 2022

The CISO’s Perspective: Third-Party Risk Management

BLOG | MAY 5, 2022

BLOG | MAY 5, 2022

3 Areas of Focus for C-Suite Leaders in 2022

Your Community Partners

Global Thought Leader

CISO Thought Leaders

Derek Benz, CISO
The Coca-Cola Company

Ken Athanasiou, Global CISO
VF Corp

Jon Moore, CISO
Humana