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Seattle CISO Community
Gain powerful new perspectives
Join fellow CISOs in the Seattle 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.
- 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
Seattle CISO Governing Body
A regional Governing Body leads the Seattle CISO community, shaping the topics and agendas for your local programs and ensuring that all content is driven by CISOs, for CISOs.
Co-Chairs

Brian Abrahamson
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
CIO

Anja Canfield-Budde
University of Washington
Associate Vice President, Information Management

Darren Challey
Amazon
Director - Director Security Operations and Technology (SOT) / Global Security Operations (GSO)

Chuck Markarian
PACCAR
Chief Information Security Officer

Sean Murphy
BECU
SVP, CISO

James Weaver
State of Washington
CIO
Members
Trey Blalock
Coinstar
CISO
Vinod Brahmapuram
State of Washington
State CISO
Jeff Brausieck
Seattle City Light
CISO
Bob Bruns
Avanade
CIO & CISO
Kelli Burns
Symetra
VP & CISO
Jonathan Cannon
UPS
VP & Chief Information Security Officer
Jerry Cochran
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
CISO
John Criddle
Lithia Motors
Director of Infrastructure & Security
Andrew Cushman
City of Seattle
CISO
Chris Dalton
Weyerhaeuser
Chief Information Security Officer
Ben De Bont
ServiceNow
CISO
Alex Di Giacomo
Sound Transit
CISO
Julie Ellis
The Walt Disney Company
VP, Information Security Architecture
Dave Estlick
Chipotle Mexican Grill
Chief Information Security Officer
Ryan Fusselman
Nike
Chief Information Security Officer
Jim Gibson
Weyerhaeuser
Director, IT Security
Gary Gooden
Seattle Children's
CISO
Ronald Jimerson
Port Of Seattle
CISO
Jesper Johansson
Robinhood
Head of Tech Risk
Gary Johnson
State of Oregon
CISO
Rich Kellen
Qorvo
Chief Information Security Officer & Head of IT Infrastructure
Jim Kelly
Samaritan Health Services
Information Security Officer
Andrew Kirkland
Starbucks
Chief Information Security Officer
Ryan Knisley
Costco Wholesale
Chief Information Security Officer
Jason Lee
Zoom Video Communications
CISO
William Lidster, PhD
AAA Washington
Senior Manager of Information Security and Compliance
Will Longman
Blue Origin
Chief Information Security Officer
Adrian Mayers
Premera Blue Cross
VP & CISO
Kevin Morrison
Alaska Airlines
Chief Information Security Officer
Brennan O'Brien
Columbia
Director of Information Security
Jessica Odom
Lewis & Clark College
Information Security Officer
Steve Person
Cambia Health Solutions
CISO
Morgan Spriggs
Daimler Trucks North America
Information Security Officer (CISO)
Irwan Tjan
Nordstrom
Chief Information Security Officer & SVP Technology of Infrastructure and Security Services
Dennis Tomlin
Multnomah County, OR
CISO
Keith Tresh
State of Idaho
CISO
Brett Wahlin
Amazon
CISO, Amazon Prime Video
Patricia Williams
HomeStreet Bank
CISO
Dave Wolf
Washington Federal
VP & CISO
Adam Zoller
Providence
Chief Information Security Officer
Upcoming Events
Virtual Programs
June 8, 2021
2021 Seattle CISO Virtual Executive Summit
Walk away from this peer-led, half-day virtual program with new connections and actionable insights.
Learn More
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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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