Leadership Bench · Industry
Who runs security in Government & Public Sector
45 organizations · 19 named leaders · 3 open seats · every entry links to its record
City of Hamilton
Seat open
Kush Sharma left September 25, 2026
State of California
Seat open
Vitaliy Panych left July 28, 2026
Department of the Air Force
Seat open
James 'Aaron' Bishop left week of March 9, 2026
Maximus
Frank Aiello · Chief Information Security Officer
verified October 24, 2026
CSIRO
Luke Forsyth · Chief Information Security Officer
since week of October 8, 2026
Accenture Federal Services
Nate Parker · Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)
since October 5, 2026
The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey
Sherman Chu · Chief Information Security Officer
since week of September 28, 2026
Washington Technology Solutions (WaTech)
Gwen Gann · State Chief Information Security Officer
since September 18, 2026
California Department of Technology
Mike Marshall · State Chief Information Security Officer
since week of August 24, 2026
City of Dallas
James Wilkinson · Chief Information Security Officer
since week of August 3, 2026
Texas Office of the Attorney General
Chad Holmes · Chief Information Security Officer
since June 2026
Accela
Alex Burinskiy · Chief Information Security Officer
since May 2026
State of New Hampshire
Pamela McLeod · Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)
since week of April 6, 2026
State of Nevada
Bertrum Carroll · Chief Information Security Officer
since March 30, 2026
Knox Systems
Hemant Baidwan · Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)
since week of March 23, 2026
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Andy Ritter · Chief Information Security Officer
since March 2026
US Department of Defense
James 'Aaron' Bishop · Deputy Chief Information Officer (Cybersecurity) and Chief Information Security Officer
since March 2026
City of San Antonio
Shannon Lawson · Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)
since week of November 24, 2025
State of Oklahoma
Daniel Langley · Chief Information Security Officer
since October 6, 2025
State of North Dakota
Chris Gergen · Chief Information Security Officer
since July 8, 2025
State of Wisconsin
Bill Brinkley · Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)
since June 2, 2025
Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC)
No publicly named CISO
Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
No publicly named CISO
NSW Government
No publicly named CISO
auDA
No publicly named CISO
Department of Defense
No publicly named CISO
City of Phoenix
No publicly named CISO
United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
No publicly named CISO
Conference of State Bank Supervisors
No publicly named CISO
State of Alabama
No publicly named CISO
MITRE
No publicly named CISO
City and County of Denver
No publicly named CISO
CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation)
No publicly named CISO
ASRC Federal
No publicly named CISO
Federal Housing Finance Agency
No publicly named CISO
V2X
No publicly named CISO
Australia Post
No publicly named CISO
Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H)
No publicly named CISO
State of Vermont
John Toney · Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)
verified October 23, 2026
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
No publicly named CISO
State of Kansas
No publicly named CISO
SA Water
No publicly named CISO
City of Arlington, Texas
No publicly named CISO
Alpha Omega Integration
No publicly named CISO
State of Georgia
No publicly named CISO
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