James Wilkinson named Chief Information Security Officer at City of Dallas

James Wilkinson has been named CISO for the City of Dallas. A US Army Cyber Command veteran, he previously served as CEO at Ethan Solutions Inc. and in various cybersecurity leadership positions at MUFG, Lockheed Martin, and Wells Fargo.

The company's website says Wilkinson has more than 25 years of professional IT and security experience. According to Ethan Solutions Inc., the industries he has worked across include aerospace, banking, technology, and the Department of Defense and government.

Ethan Solutions Inc. is headquartered in Texas and serves clients in the US and internationally, its website says. The website describes ESI as a consulting company focused on risk management, information security, cloud security, security assessments, security resiliency and business continuity. According to its capability statement, Ethan Solutions Inc. is a technology management services firm that also distributes parts for repair and overhaul in aerospace and ground support applications. According to Ethan Solutions Inc., the year its business started was 2020. The company says it supplies aerospace hardware to the Department of Defense for production, repair and overhaul operations.

The company says it specializes in IT support services for municipalities and local government. The company says it offers virtual CIO and CISO support, giving outsourced industry experience to help organizations achieve business and IT goals. The company lists its 2023 US Ability One Commission work under contract 950441-23-P-0081 as a prime contract with a dollar value of $350,960.00.