CISO appointment
Lea Kissner named Chief Information Security Officer at LinkedIn
By CISO Tribune Editorial · Published
Lea Kissner is the Chief Information Security Officer of LinkedIn. Lea joins from Twitter, where they served as Chief Information Security Officer (implied: security chief).
Records: LinkedIn · Lea Kissner · Career profile on CISO Spotlights ↗
| Person | Lea Kissner |
|---|---|
| New role | Chief Information Security Officer |
| Company | |
| Previous role | Chief Information Security Officer (implied: security chief), Twitter |
| Announced | week of August 26, 2024 |
| Added to the record | September 26, 2026 |
| Source | SecurityWeek Industry Moves (week of 2024-08-26) |
Context from the record
- LinkedIn is filed under Technology, North America, on our record.
- Lea Kissner's other record on the Wire: Lea Kissner named Chief Information Security Officer at Lacework (May 15, 2023). Every record for Lea is on their page.
Other Technology appointments in the third quarter of 2024
- Andrew Smeaton, Chief Information Security Officer, Jamf
- Jason Lord, Chief Information Security Officer, AutoRABIT
- John Qian, Chief Information Security Officer, Aviatrix
- Alexis Wales, Chief Information Security Officer, GitHub
- Alicia Lynch, Chief Information Security Officer, TD SYNNEX
- Becca Harness, Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), Deltek
- Fahmi Megdiche, Chief Information Security Officer, Medius
- Adrian Ludwig, Chief Information Security Officer, Tools for Humanity (TFH)
What this move signals
LinkedIn has appointed former Twitter security chief Lea Kissner as its new CISO. Kissner replaces Geoff Belknap, who recently moved into a separate leadership role at Microsoft.
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