Company record
Solana Foundation CISO: Michael Coates
The current Chief Information Security Officer of Solana Foundation, as tracked by CISO Tribune, is Michael Coates, whose appointment was announced in the week of July 6, 2026 (SecurityWeek Industry Moves (week of July 6, 2026)). Read the record. The record entered the Wire on .
Career profile: Michael Coates on CISO Spotlights ↗
Tracked by the Wire since July 6, 2026 · 1 recorded move · every claim links to a sourced record · Updated
Where Solana Foundation appears on the record (2)
Every page on CISO Tribune and its network that carries this company, 2 in all.
- On the Wire
- Career profile
About Solana Foundation
CISO Tribune's Leadership Bench files Solana Foundation under Technology and North America. The Wire has one security-leadership move at Solana Foundation on record, announced in the week of July 6, 2026.
Security leadership timeline
What Michael Coates has said in public
CISO Tribune's Voices section carries 4 public posts and talks by Michael Coates. The most recent are listed with their dates.
On slash-command invocation syntax for skills, X, October 26, 2026.
On AI-driven vulnerability discovery trends, LinkedIn, October 21, 2026.
On AI-driven vulnerability discovery and exploitation trends, X, October 21, 2026.
On internet-connected device cybersecurity underinvestment, X, October 13, 2026.
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 Solana Foundation onward.
SolarWinds: Justin Henkel, Chief Information Security Officer.
Starburst: Paras Malhotra, Chief Information Security Officer.
Sumo Logic: Jeremy Powell, Chief Information Security Officer.
Sycomp: Todd Dekkinga, Chief Information Security Officer.
Teradata: Ken Ricketts, Chief Information Security Officer.
Thoughtworks: Nitin Raina, Global Chief Information Security Officer.
TiDB: Robert Wood, Chief Information Security Officer.
Tricentis: Erika Dean, Chief Information Security Officer.
Questions CISOs ask about Solana Foundation
- Who is the CISO of Solana Foundation?
- Michael Coates is the current Chief Information Security Officer of Solana Foundation on CISO Tribune's record, appointed in the week of July 6, 2026.
- How many security-leadership moves has CISO Tribune tracked at Solana Foundation?
- CISO Tribune has tracked 1 move at Solana Foundation since July 6, 2026.
- When was Michael Coates appointed at Solana Foundation?
- Michael Coates' appointment as Chief Information Security Officer of Solana Foundation was announced in the week of July 6, 2026, per SecurityWeek Industry Moves (week of July 6, 2026).
- Who are the security chiefs at other Technology organizations?
- On CISO Tribune's record they include Justin Henkel at SolarWinds, Paras Malhotra at Starburst, Jeremy Powell at Sumo Logic and Todd Dekkinga at Sycomp.
- Has Michael Coates spoken or written publicly?
- CISO Tribune's Voices section carries 4 public posts and talks by Michael Coates, the most recent dated October 26, 2026.
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