Who is the CISO of Equinix?

Douglas Merrill is the current Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) of Equinix on CISO Tribune's record, appointed in the week of November 3, 2025.

How many security-leadership moves has CISO Tribune tracked at Equinix?

CISO Tribune has tracked 1 move at Equinix since November 3, 2025.

When was Douglas Merrill appointed at Equinix?

Douglas Merrill's appointment as Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) of Equinix was announced in the week of November 3, 2025, per SecurityWeek Industry Moves (week of 2025-11-03).

Where did Douglas Merrill work before becoming Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) of Equinix?

Douglas Merrill was promoted from within: the record of the appointment gives the previous role as Interim CISO at Equinix.

Who are the security chiefs at other Technology organizations?

On CISO Tribune's record they include Philip Swain at Extreme Networks, Marshall Erwin at Fastly, Inc., Don Pecha at FNTS and Ed Moyle at Future in Tech.

Which board body oversees cybersecurity at Equinix?

Equinix's fiscal 2025 Form 10-K places oversight of cybersecurity risk with the Nominating and Governance Committee.

Company record

Equinix CISO: Douglas Merrill

The current Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) of Equinix, as tracked by CISO Tribune, is Douglas Merrill, whose appointment was announced in the week of November 3, 2025 (SecurityWeek Industry Moves (week of 2025-11-03)). An internal promotion: Douglas Merrill was previously Interim CISO at Equinix. Read the record. The record entered the Wire on September 26, 2026.

Career profile: Douglas Merrill on CISO Spotlights ↗

What Equinix tells the SEC

Its fiscal 2025 Form 10-K, filed February 11, 2026, carries an Item 1C cybersecurity disclosure that describes a Chief Information Security Officer, with oversight by the Nominating and Governance 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 November 3, 2025 · 1 recorded move · every claim links to a sourced record · Updated November 10, 2026

Where Equinix appears on the record (3)

Every page on CISO Tribune and its network that carries this company, 3 in all.

On the Wire: Douglas Merrill named Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Equinix · 2025-11-03
SEC filing: Form 10-K cybersecurity disclosure, fiscal 2025 · Item 1C, filed February 11, 2026
Career profile: Douglas Merrill on CISO Spotlights ↗

About Equinix

CISO Tribune's Leadership Bench files Equinix under Technology and North America. The SEC classifies it under standard industrial classification 6798, Real estate investment trusts, and EDGAR lists its ticker as EQIX. The Wire has one security-leadership move at Equinix on record, announced in the week of November 3, 2025.

What Equinix's 10-K says about security governance

Equinix's fiscal 2025 Form 10-K, filed February 11, 2026, describes its cybersecurity governance in Item 1C. The lines below are that filing's own statements, each with the sentence it comes from.

Top security role, as the filing names it: Chief Information Security Officer.
Board oversight: the Nominating and Governance Committee.
“The Nominating and Governance Committee oversees InfoSec per its charter, reviewing and considering developments related to the program and reporting on the InfoSec activities and recommendations to the full Board.”
How often the board or committee hears about it: quarterly.
“Information security risks have been deemed by our Board to be of critical importance to Equinix, and thus the Nominating and Governance Committee receives quarterly updates on cybersecurity and the full Board receives a report on cybersecurity at least annually.”
Frameworks and standards the filing names: NIST Cybersecurity Framework, ISO/IEC 27001, SOC 2 and PCI DSS.
Experience of the security leadership, as the filing states it:
“Our current CISO brings over 30 years of experience in information technology and cybersecurity, which enables him to ensure alignment of our cybersecurity program with our critical infrastructure strategies.”
Material incidents: the filing states none.
“Although we believe we have a robust program to protect against cybersecurity risks, we may not be able to prevent a cybersecurity incident that could have a material adverse effect on us.”

Plain-English reading and full text of the filing · the filing on sec.gov

Security leadership timeline

2025-11-03

Douglas Merrill named Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Equinix

Equinix has appointed Douglas Merrill as its CISO, where he will oversee global information security operations, risk management, and security platforms.

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 Equinix onward.

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.
GitHub: Alexis Wales, Chief Information Security Officer.
GitLab: Chaim Mazal, Chief Information Security Officer.
Glow: Patti Degnan, Chief Information Security Officer.
Gong: Guy Havusha, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO).

The full Technology bench

Questions CISOs ask about Equinix

Who is the CISO of Equinix?: Douglas Merrill is the current Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) of Equinix on CISO Tribune's record, appointed in the week of November 3, 2025.
How many security-leadership moves has CISO Tribune tracked at Equinix?: CISO Tribune has tracked 1 move at Equinix since November 3, 2025.
When was Douglas Merrill appointed at Equinix?: Douglas Merrill's appointment as Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) of Equinix was announced in the week of November 3, 2025, per SecurityWeek Industry Moves (week of 2025-11-03).
Where did Douglas Merrill work before becoming Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) of Equinix?: Douglas Merrill was promoted from within: the record of the appointment gives the previous role as Interim CISO at Equinix.
Who are the security chiefs at other Technology organizations?: On CISO Tribune's record they include Philip Swain at Extreme Networks, Marshall Erwin at Fastly, Inc., Don Pecha at FNTS and Ed Moyle at Future in Tech.
Which board body oversees cybersecurity at Equinix?: Equinix's fiscal 2025 Form 10-K places oversight of cybersecurity risk with the Nominating and Governance Committee.

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