From pioneering the cloud as a systems engineer to serving as a two-time CISO and recognized industry thought leader, my career is marked by pushing the limits of cybersecurity and business enablement.
I have built and led robust security programs and driven technological innovation, consistently achieving business results in top-tier organizations.
• 2010 - 2013 [Security Leader]: Established a Global Identity and Access Management organization at Applied Materials (Fortune 500), during the rise of the APTs.
• 2013 - 2014 [vCISO]: Cofounded Slalom Consulting's ($500M in revenue) first Cybersecurity practice and served as a vCISO, advocating for cloud adoption.
• 2014 - 2023 [SVP, CISO]: Built a Global Security program at Oportun ($1B+ in revenue). Led cloud-native transformation efforts, supported IPO, and managed a $100M+ technology budget.
• 2023 - 2024 [CISO]: Rebooted Aledade's ($3B+ valuation) Cybersecurity program, aligning security architecture and roadmap to business goals, and established Platform Engineering capability.
• 2024 [CISO in Residence]: Co-founded the Professional Association of CISOs (PAC).
- Professional Association of CISOs - CISO in Residence (July 2024 - Present)
- Cymetry One - Principle (May 2024 - Present)
- Glynn 100 - Limited Partner (May 2022 - Present)
- Team8 - Advisory Board Member (April 2022 - Present)
- Aledade, Inc. - CISO → Security Advisor (April 2023 - August 2024)
- Intel Corporation - Member, Intel Capital Security Leaders Council (January 2022 - January 2024)
- Oportun - SVP, CISO (October 2014 - March 2023)
- San Jose State University - Advisor, Silicon Valley Big Data & Cybersecurity Center (June 2019 - January 2021)
- Slalom Consulting - Solution Principal (November 2013 - October 2014)
- Applied Materials - Senior Manager | Identity & Security Services (August 2010 - November 2013)
- Convergent Computing - Senior Consultant | Security and Automation Practice Lead (August 2003 - August 2010)
- Sun Microsystems - Systems Engineer (February 2001 - August 2003)
- Sun Microsystems - Network Engineer (August 1999 - February 2001)
- Sarasota Family YMCA - Systems Analyst (August 1997 - August 1999)
