Meet our leaders.

Gary recently retired from USAA where he served as Chief Security Officer for over 11 years. He currently serves on the board of the National Cybersecurity Center and is an adjunct faculty member with the Institute for Advanced Network Security (IANS). He is also a retired Air Force Colonel having served for 25 years in a variety of leadership, operational, and staff assignments within the information technology & cybersecurity career field.

Huldah “Beth-Anne” Bygum is the Chief Security & Compliance Officer at Acxiom, LLC. As a member of Acxiom’s Executive Leadership Team, she is accountable for ensuring the firms security and compliance posture which entails protecting Acxiom’s information systems & products, business information, client data and client environments. Collaborating with leaders across industries and within, she has advances the security programs using an innovative approach that enables digital and cloud transformation strategies.

Leading strategic direction for Acxiom’s Security Engineering & Architecture, Cyber Resilience, Enterprise Risk & GRC and Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery, Beth-Anne has oversight of driving business outcomes have direct impact on annual revenue targets. Beth-Anne leads the corporate Information Risk & Compliance Council and had governance responsibilities into the IPG Enterprise Risk Management program.

Beth-Anne has had broad experience across Technology, Biotech, Healthcare and Consumer Products Goods industries. With over 25+ years in Information Systems and Information Security, Beth-Anne has extensive background in developing technical professionals, advancing information security frameworks, cyber defense, incident response & forensics. Beth-Anne previously drove $157M cyber security investment strategy with operational oversight, as Chief of Staff summarizing performance for Board Members.

Beth-Anne has an undergraduate degree from Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, earned her master’s in Leadership & Management from University of La Verne and is a Certified Business Continuity Expert. She is an author, as well as an Adjunct Professor. Beth-Anne has applied her understanding of Information Security and Cyber Defense as an active mentor, contributor to the Cyber Defenders Council, the Arkansas Cyber Defense Alliance and partner with the Forge Institute to accelerate Arkansas’ economy, home of Acxiom headquarters. Beth-Anne and her husband volunteer on several local committees and advisory boards which are dedicated to advancing the development of women, veterans, and minorities as they transform their careers in science, technology, and cyber security in greater Austin, Texas.

With 20+ years of field cyber experience, Rajiv has held CRO (Chief Revenue Officer) positions at Acceptto USA (acquired by SecureAuth, 2022), Solebit.io Israel (acquired by Mimecast, 2018), Immun.io Canada (acquired by Trend Micro, 2017), and at Cigital USA (acquired by Synopsys, 2016). Prior, Rajiv held management positions at PwC and Oracle in software engineering, product management and security operations. He is currently cofounder of iCISO.org (non-profit), angel investor and advisor to a select group of VCs. Rajiv holds BE/MS degrees in computer science & engineering, social sciences and mathematics, and an MBA from UC Berkeley. Resident in Silicon Valley, he is also a sommelier, cyclist, fitness enthusiast, and enjoys sports with his son, metal concerts with his daughter, and gourmet cooking with his wife.

Tim is the former CISO of TIAA where he was responsible for the information security strategy and governance, technologies, security engineering, and cyber defense and monitoring. He is a seasoned cybersecurity executive with a proven track record of transforming cybersecurity organizations into sustained highly effective organizations. He is a recognized leader in security with broad knowledge of business needs, deep understanding of technology and industry trends. His passion is in developing high performing teams by building a culture that embraces the power of finding the best in each team member and building creative recruiting pipelines into organizations. Tim has spent most of his career working at large financial institutions including Wells Fargo and Bank of America with extensive industry experience.

Rich Baich is a skilled business executive and recognized security leader with extensive information security, risk management, privacy and technology deployment experience. Rich is a collaborative leader with global experience building high-performing teams in corporate, government, professional services and military environments. He is a strategist with the proven ability to balance risk management while developing, improving and implementing information security strategies and culture. He has broad business knowledge of market technology, security, and industry trends; in-depth understanding of the corporate and IT strategies required to meet these emerging challenges.

Assaf serves as Chief Information Security Officer & VP, Enterprise Cyber Security for PayPal where he oversees all aspects of PayPal’s security product and service delivery organization globally.  Assaf provides strategic leadership for PayPal’s Security teams, which build security products, manage security infrastructure, and provide security services for the company’s customer base.

Tim is VP and Global Chief Information Security Officer at the Kellogg Company with global responsibility for information and cybersecurity. Before joining Kellogg, Tim held IT security leadership roles at MasterCard for 13 years, including Senior Director of Global Information Security and Enterprise Security Solutions.

Niall is currently Chief Trust Officer and VP Trust at Workday. He has more than 18 years of experience building and managing Global Information Security, Audit, Fraud, Compliance and Risk Management programs for financial institutions, technology providers and cloud providers.

Christine is CISO of Finance of America. Prior to this role she was Global Head of Morgan Stanley’s Operational Assurance Team. Before that she was Technical Director for the U.S. Department of Defense. A Distinguished Cyber Visiting Fellow of the U.K. government, she holds a degree from SUNY at Buffalo.

Malcolm Harkins is the Chief Security and Trust Officer at Cylance. Malcolm reports to the CEO and is responsible for enabling business growth through trusted infrastructure, systems, and business processes. He has direct organizational responsibility for information risk, security, and privacy policy.

Highly experienced information security leader leading risk-based information security programs while mentoring a new generation of security professionals.

David is a CISO, Advisor and a trusted business partner. His career includes Financial Services like Silicon Valley Bank, and Wells Fargo Bank, Software Product and Services with Intuit, and large diversified Media/Data company with Hearst Corporation with large stakes in TV, Newspapers, Magazines, Healthcare, Transportation and Financial (Fitch Ratings). He is an Advisor to various companies and Venture firms in Security and Technology.

Yaron Levi is CISO for Dolby. He was previously CISO for Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City, InfoSec Director for Cerner, Security Architect for eBay; and Director of Cloud Security for ANX. Yaron is a Research Fellow for the Cloud Security Alliance, holds a B.A in Social Sciences and Management and graduated from the FBI CISO Academy.

As VP and CSO at FireEye, Craig built and now leads the company’s first information security and risk management practice. Prior to FireEye, Craig launched the first security architecture practice at Pacific Gas & Electric.

Yossi Barkalifa is the CISO and Head of Customer Solutions at Laika. Yossi has a deep background in cybersecurity and developing and implementing information security programs for global organizations. Prior to joining Laika, he held leadership roles at DoubleVerify, Amdocs, Teva Pharmaceuticals, and other companies in industries that require the highest levels of information security and regulatory compliance.

Sherry Ryan is Vice President and CISO of Juniper Networks. Previously, Sherry held similar leadership positions at Blue Shield of California, Hewlett-Packard, Safeway and Levi Strauss where she established and led their information security programs.

Brian is responsible for Information Security Strategy and Threat Research across PayPal Holdings, Inc. and PayPal properties globally.

Jody Len, VP of Strategic Partnerships at Guidepoint Security, has over 18 years of sales experience in cybersecurity, growing revenue via partnerships, professional services organizations, and global consultancies. Previously, Jody launched and ran the global partner program at CrowdStrike.

Varun Badhwar is the founder & CEO of RedLock, a venture backed startup in the cyber-security space. Prior to founding RedLock, Varun cofounded CipherCloud where he was responsible for product strategy and worldwide field operations.