CISO appointment
Michael Sikorski named Chief Information Security Officer at Coinbase
Michael Sikorski is the Chief Information Security Officer of Coinbase. Michael joins from Palo Alto Networks, where they served as CTO and VP of Engineering.
Records: Coinbase · Michael Sikorski · Career profile on CISO Spotlights ↗
| Person | Michael Sikorski |
|---|---|
| New role | Chief Information Security Officer |
| Company | Coinbase |
| Previous role | CTO and VP of Engineering, Palo Alto Networks |
| Announced | week of July 6, 2026 |
| Added to the record | September 16, 2026 |
| Source | SecurityWeek Industry Moves (week of 2026-07-06) |
Context from the record
- Coinbase is filed under Financial Services, North America, on our record.
- Before this move, Michael was CTO and VP of Engineering at Palo Alto Networks.
Other Financial Services appointments in the third quarter of 2026
- Kate Middagh, Chief Information Security Officer, EP Wealth Advisors
- Diana Agaba Tukundane, Chief Information Security Officer, Stanbic Bank Uganda
- Rishi Awasthi, Chief Information Security Officer and Senior Management Personnel, Aditya Birla Sun Life AMC Limited
- Tetsuya Iwase, Director, Managing Executive Officer and Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), The Hyakujushi Bank, Ltd.
- Joel Fulton, Chief Information Security Officer, Veritas Capital
- Oded Blatman, Chief Information Officer and Chief Security Officer, Ledger
- Denis Nesi, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), Bradesco Seguros
- Alankrit Shrivastava, Chief Information Security Officer, 360 ONE Asset Management Limited
17 on our record that quarter. Who runs security in Financial Services.
What this move signals
Michael Sikorski has been appointed CISO at Coinbase. He previously served as CTO VP of Engineering at Palo Alto Networks and VP at Mandiant and FireEye, and was an adjunct assistant professor at Columbia University at the time of the announcement.
SecurityWeek lists the appointment in its Industry Moves roundup for the week of July 6, 2026. The announcement says Michael Sikorski has been appointed Chief Information Security Officer at Coinbase. The entry is one of several people-on-the-move items in the roundup.
According to the announcement, Sikorski previously served as CTO and VP of Engineering at Palo Alto Networks. It also says he held a vice president role at Mandiant and at FireEye. The announcement described him as an adjunct assistant professor at Columbia University at the time of the announcement.
The announcement gives no start date, no reporting line, and no description of what the CISO role covers at Coinbase. It also says nothing about who held the position before him or about tenure at any of his earlier employers.
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