Company record
Datavault AI Inc. CISO: Barry Childe
The current Chief Information Security Officer of Datavault AI Inc., as tracked by CISO Tribune, is Barry Childe, whose appointment was announced in the week of July 20, 2026 (SecurityWeek Industry Moves (week of 2026-07-20)). Previously Distinguished Engineer at HSBC. Read the record. The record entered the Wire on .
Career profile: Barry Childe on CISO Spotlights ↗
What Datavault AI Inc. tells the SEC
Its fiscal 2025 Form 10-K, filed March 18, 2026, carries an Item 1C cybersecurity disclosure, with oversight by the Audit Committee. Read the section verbatim or the filing on sec.gov. A filing describes governance as of its date, not today's seat.
Tracked by the Wire since July 20, 2026 · 1 recorded move · every claim links to a sourced record · Updated
Where Datavault AI Inc. appears on the record (3)
Every page on CISO Tribune and its network that carries this company, 3 in all.
- On the Wire
- SEC filing
- Form 10-K cybersecurity disclosure, fiscal 2025 · Item 1C, filed March 18, 2026
- Career profile
About Datavault AI Inc.
CISO Tribune's Leadership Bench files Datavault AI Inc. under Technology and North America. The SEC classifies it under standard industrial classification 7389, Services-business services, nec, and EDGAR lists its ticker as DVLT. The Wire has one security-leadership move at Datavault AI Inc. on record, announced in the week of July 20, 2026.
What Datavault AI Inc.'s 10-K says about security governance
Datavault AI Inc.'s fiscal 2025 Form 10-K, filed March 18, 2026, describes its cybersecurity governance in Item 1C. The lines below are that filing's own statements, each with the sentence it comes from.
Board oversight: the Audit Committee.
“Our Board recognizes cybersecurity as a critical enterprise risk and exercises oversight primarily through the Audit Committee, which receives regular updates on cybersecurity matters, including risk assessments, strategy implementation, incident response readiness, and the effectiveness of controls.”
Frameworks and standards the filing names: NIST (publication not named).
Material incidents: the filing states none.
“To date, we have not experienced any cybersecurity incidents that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our business strategy, results of operations, or financial condition.”
Plain-English reading and full text of the filing · the filing on sec.gov
Security leadership timeline
Security chiefs at other Technology organizations
Other organizations CISO Tribune files under Technology with a named security chief on record: those in North America first, in alphabetical order from Datavault AI Inc. onward.
Dayforce: Colin Anderson, Chief Information Security Officer.
Docusign: Michael Adams, Group Vice President (GVP) and Chief Information Security Officer (CISO).
Elastic: Mandy Andress, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO).
Equinix: Douglas Merrill, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO).
Extreme Networks: Philip Swain, Chief Information Security Officer.
Fastly, Inc.: Marshall Erwin, Chief Information Security Officer.
FNTS: Don Pecha, Chief Information Security Officer.
Future in Tech: Ed Moyle, Chief Information Security Officer.
Questions CISOs ask about Datavault AI Inc.
- Who is the CISO of Datavault AI Inc.?
- Barry Childe is the current Chief Information Security Officer of Datavault AI Inc. on CISO Tribune's record, appointed in the week of July 20, 2026.
- How many security-leadership moves has CISO Tribune tracked at Datavault AI Inc.?
- CISO Tribune has tracked 1 move at Datavault AI Inc. since July 20, 2026.
- When was Barry Childe appointed at Datavault AI Inc.?
- Barry Childe's appointment as Chief Information Security Officer of Datavault AI Inc. was announced in the week of July 20, 2026, per SecurityWeek Industry Moves (week of 2026-07-20).
- Where did Barry Childe work before becoming Chief Information Security Officer of Datavault AI Inc.?
- The record of the appointment gives Barry Childe's previous role as Distinguished Engineer at HSBC.
- Who are the security chiefs at other Technology organizations?
- On CISO Tribune's record they include Colin Anderson at Dayforce, Michael Adams at Docusign, Mandy Andress at Elastic and Douglas Merrill at Equinix.
- Which board body oversees cybersecurity at Datavault AI Inc.?
- Datavault AI Inc.'s fiscal 2025 Form 10-K places oversight of cybersecurity risk with the Audit Committee.
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