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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.
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
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
Michael Boyd
Qorvo
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
Ira Ham
Orora
VP, CISO
Jason Hester
Columbia Bank
Chief Innovation and Information Officer
Ronald Jimerson
Port Of Seattle
CISO
Jesper Johansson
Robinhood
Head of Tech Risk
Gary Johnson
State of Oregon
CISO
Rich Kellen
Wind River Systems
Vice President & Chief Information Security Officer
Jim Kelly
Samaritan Health Services
Information Security Officer
Andrew Kirkland
Starbucks
Chief Information Security Officer
Ryan Knisley
Costco Wholesale
Chief Information Security Officer
Steve Kolombaris
Sotheby's
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
Chief Information Security Officer
Morgan Spriggs
Daimler Trucks North America
Information Security Officer (CISO)
Christa Stout
Portland Trail Blazers
SVP Innovation and Technology
JR Tietsort
Darktrace
CISO
Irwan Tjan
Nordstrom
Chief Information Security Officer & SVP Technology of Infrastructure and Security Services
Dennis Tomlin
Multnomah County, OR
CISO
Virginia Tomlinson
Central Washington University
Assc VP of Info Services & Security/CIO
Keith Tresh
State of Idaho
CISO
Brett Wahlin
Amazon
CISO, Amazon Prime Video
Patricia Williams
HomeStreet Bank
CISO
Dave Wolf
Washington Federal
Vice President, Chief Information Security Officer
Adam Zoller
Providence
Chief Information Security Officer
"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 16, 2021
2021 Seattle CISO Executive Summit Q4
Grand Hyatt Seattle
Walk away from this peer-led, one-day program with new connections and actionable insights.
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December 14, 2021
2021 Seattle CISO Inner Circle
Columbia Tower Club
An evening with peers to discuss timely topics over dinner in a private setting.
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Virtual Programs
September 28, 2021
2021 Seattle CISO Virtual Town Hall - September
With One Cyberattack, Everything Changed. What’s Next?
An interactive, peer-led discussion on current topics and priorities.
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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 | SEPTEMBER 20, 2021
BLOG | SEPTEMBER 20, 2021
Who’s Answering the Next Big Question? Cybersecurity Chief Kurt John of Siemens USA
On The Next Big Question podcast, we ask C-level executives to reflect on a big, timely business question. Here are highlights from our conversation with Kurt John, Chief Cybersecurity Officer of Siemens USA, who discusses how IT and security leaders can navigate an exploding vendor landscape and keep their organizations secure.
VIEW POSTPODCAST | SEPTEMBER 9, 2021
PODCAST | SEPTEMBER 9, 2021
The Next Big Question, Episode 20
Chief Cybersecurity Officer Kurt John of Siemens USA joins the podcast to discuss how to manage the noise in your organization’s crowded technology ecosystem. Kurt explains how digitalization, speed to market, and a plethora of products are contributing to that noise and how to manage risk in this environment.
LISTEN NOWBLOG | AUGUST 23, 2021
BLOG | AUGUST 23, 2021
6 Things We Learned in a Survey of Security Leaders
We recently reached out to our CISO communities to gauge their views about returning to a semblance of normalcy. Here are six things we learned from almost 250 security leaders from top organizations around the world.
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