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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
Krishnan Chellakarai
Gilead Sciences
Head of Information Security & Data Privacy (CISO)
Al Ghous
Envision Digital
CISO
Jeff Trudeau
Chime
CISO
Members
Selim Aissi
Ellie Mae
CISO
Colin Anderson
Levi Strauss & Co.
Global Chief Information Security Officer
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, CA
CISO
JP Calderon
The Clorox Company
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, 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 Electronics America Inc
Chief Security Officer
Chris Jacquet
Hitachi Vantara
VP & CISO
Brad Jones
Seagate Technology
VP of Information Security
Ken Kerrick
University of the Pacific
AVP, CISO
Tolgay Kizilelma
University of California - Merced
Chief Information Security Officer
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
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
Clover Health
VP Information Security - 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
VSP Global
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
Virtual Programs
March 24, 2021
San Francisco CISO Virtual Boardroom
San Francisco CISO Virtual Boardroom
An intimate and interactive conversation framed around a hot topic or priority.
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April 14, 2021
San Francisco CISO Virtual Boardroom
San Francisco CISO Virtual Boardroom
An intimate and interactive conversation framed around a hot topic or priority.
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May 4, 2021
San Francisco CISO Virtual Executive Summit
Walk away from this peer-led, half-day virtual program with new connections and actionable insights.
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October 12 - 13, 2021
Global CISO Virtual Executive Summit
A virtual gathering for CISOs with global responsibilities to discuss challenges unique to international operations.
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Content from your CISO peers
BLOG | MARCH 2, 2021
BLOG | MARCH 2, 2021
What We’ve Learned About Building Communities Virtually
After 900 virtual events with more than 32,000 executives, we learned that C-level leaders were eager to connect with peers and share their experiences. Here’s what else we learned about providing the best opportunities to collaborate virtually.
VIEW POSTBLOG | FEBRUARY 25, 2021
BLOG | FEBRUARY 25, 2021
Who’s Answering the Next Big Question? CISO Meredith Harper
On the podcast, we interview C-level executives and thought leaders about a timely business question. Read highlights of our conversation with VP and CISO Meredith Harper of Eli Lilly talking about diversity and the workplace of the future.
VIEW POSTPEER PRACTICES | FEBRUARY 24, 2021
PEER PRACTICES | FEBRUARY 24, 2021
Powerful Partnership — How FortisBC Created a Holistic Inclusion Program
At FortisBC Energy, executives created a holistic inclusion program that starts at the very top and extends beyond raising awareness. Read about their approach to fostering open dialogue and increasing diversity in their workforce.
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