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Southern California CISO Community
Gain powerful new perspectives
Join fellow CISOs in the Southern California 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
Southern California CISO Governing Body
A regional Governing Body leads the Southern California CISO community, shaping the topics and agendas for your local programs and ensuring that all content is driven by CISOs, for CISOs.
Co-Chairs
Matt Crouse
Taco Bell
CISO
Lara Divi
Dine Brands Global, Inc.
VP, CISO
Todd Friedman
ResMed
CISO
Gary Hayslip
SoftBank Corporation
CISO
Arthur Lessard
Universal Music Group
SVP & CISO
Dan Meacham
Legendary
VP, Global Security and Corporate Operations, CISO
Jessica Sica
PETCO Animal Supplies
CISO
David Tyburski
Wynn Resorts
Vice President, Chief Information Security Officer
Steven Young
Advantage Solutions
VP Information Security & Compliance, CISO
Members
Jeffrey Aguilar
Los Angeles County, CA
CISO
Louis Anumudu
Los Angeles Care Health Plan
Information Security Officer
Awwab Arif
East West Bank
SVP & CISO
Kapil Assudani
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
Chief Information Security Officer
Todd Barnum
GoPro
CISO
Steve Begalman
Boyd Gaming
Vice President - Information Security
Andrew Bereczky
Automobile Club of Southern California
CISO
Alex Bermudez
Fisker Automotive
CISO
Jean-Philippe Berreitter
Farmers Insurance
Head of Information Security Business Integration
Jeff Blair
CAA-GBG
CISO
Anthony Chogyoji
Riverside County
CISO
Jonathan Chow
Genesys
Chief Information Security Officer
Quincey Collins
Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton
Chief Security Officer
Brett Cumming
Skechers
Sr. Director, Information Security Officer
Mike Cushing
Patagonia
Head of Global Information Security
Aaron DeSpain
Hoag Hospital
Chief Information Security Officer
Webb Deneys
Cardinal Financial Company
SVP, Information Technology, CISO
Dave Estlick
Chipotle Mexican Grill
Chief Information Security Officer
Anson Fong
Los Angeles World Airports
CISO
Douglas Gaboya III
Yamaha Motor Corporation USA
Head of IT Security / CISO
Eddie Galang
Port of Long Beach
Chief Information Security Officer
Vipin Gautam
Centene Corporation
Director IT Security
Nemi George
Pacific Dental Services
Vice President, Information Security Officer
Adrian Giboi
Solenis LLC
CISO
Sudhakar Gummadi
Hawaii Medical Service Association
CISO & Privacy Officer
Raj Gupta
Pacific Life Insurance
BISO
Dylan Hack
Smile Brands Group
Vice President, Security.
Christopher Hall
Pacific Life Insurance
CISO
Alex Hall
International Vitamin Corporation
Senior Director, Information Security (CISO)
Chris Joerg
Radiology Partners
CISO
Ralph Johnson
LA Times
Chief Information Security Officer
Jeff Johnson
Siemens Healthineers
Global Head of Cyber Security Defense and Response
Kevin Kealy
Scientific Games Corporation
Chief Information Security Officer
Shawn Kelly
University of California
Lead Information Security & Risk Analyst
George Khalil
City of Riverside, CA
Chief Innovation Officer
Umer Khan
SpaceX
VP of IT & Security
Jill Knesek
Cheetah Digital
Chief Security Officer
Thomas Lamog
Gibson Dunn
CISO
Timothy Lee
City of Los Angeles, CA
CISO
Ernie Liu
United Talent Agency
CISO
Paul Love
CO-OP Financial Services
Senior Vice President, Chief Information Security and Privacy Officer
Karl Ma
CTBC Bank
SVP & CISO
Jake Margolis
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
CISO
Michael Mongold
Deckers Brands
Vice President, Information Security and Chief Information Security Officer
Doug Murray
AltaMed Health Services
CISO
Greg Nelson
Smart & Final Stores
Director, Compliance and Cybersecurity
Branden Newman
MGM Resorts International
SVP, CISO
Scott Niebuhr
Aerospace Corporation
Director, Cyber Engineering
Billy Norwood
FFF Enterprises
Chief Information Security Officer
Emily O'Carroll
Callaway Golf Company
Sr. Director, Global Information Security & IT Compliance
Dr. Robert Pittman
San Bernardino County, CA
CISO
Shoaib Qazi
XPO Logistics
Chief Information Security Officer
Nick Reva
Snap
Technical Manager, Security Engineering
John Rojas
Air Lease Corporation
VP, Head of IT (CIO/CISO)
Shyama Rose
Affirm
CISO
James Rothman
VCA
Vice President, Information Security
Bob Schlotfelt
LACERA
CISO
Steve Schwartz
LionsGate Entertainment
Vice President and CISO
David Shaw
University of California - Los Angeles
CISO
Marty Simmons
Iovance Biotherapeutics
Executive Director, IT Security
Jeremy Smith
Avery Dennison
Global Head of IT Risk & Security
A.J. Soria
Age of Learning
Director of Information Security
Cyrus Tibbs
PennyMac
CISO
David Toy
Cornerstone OnDemand
Chief Information Security Officer
Steve Tran
Democratic National Committee
CISO
John Underwood
Big 5 Sporting Goods
Director, Information Security
George Viegas
Chapman University
CISO
Kris Virtue
Qualcomm
VP, Cybersecurity
Terrence Weekes
Jack in the Box
CISO
Jose Yong
Pacific City Bank
SVP & Info.Security Officer
Wael Younan
CalOptima
CIO
Richard Yun
Masimo
CISO
Tony Zhong
Port of Los Angeles
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
June 15, 2022 | 1 day
Southern California CISO Executive Summit
Sofitel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills
Walk away from this peer-led program with new connections and with actionable insights.
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IN-PERSON
September 14, 2022 | an evening
Southern California CISO Inner Circle
The Palm Los Angeles Downtown
A gathering with peers to discuss timely topics over dinner in a private setting.
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IN-PERSON
October 12 - 14, 2022 | 3 days
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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 13, 2022 | 1 day
Southern California CISO Executive Summit
Omni Los Angeles Hotel at California Plaza
Walk away from this peer-led program with new connections and with actionable insights.
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PAST PROGRAMS
Southern California CISO Inner Circle - 03/31/2022
Southern California CISO Virtual Town Hall - 02/23/2022
Southern California CISO Executive Summit - 12/14/2021
Southern California CISO Inner Circle - 10/26/2021
Southern California CISO Virtual Boardroom - 09/14/2021
Southern California CISO Virtual Executive Summit - 05/26/2021
Southern California CISO Virtual Boardroom - 04/22/2021
Southern California CISO Virtual Boardroom - 03/30/2021
Southern California CISO Virtual Boardroom - 03/18/2021
Southern California CISO Virtual Town Hall - 02/25/2021
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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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