CISO appointment
LinkedIn appoints Lea Kissner as Chief Information Security Officer
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
| 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) |
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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