CISO appointment
Michael Lockhart named Chief Information Security Officer at Vensure Employer Solutions
Michael Lockhart is the Chief Information Security Officer of Vensure Employer Solutions. Michael joins from EagleView, where they served as Chief Information Security Officer.
Records: Vensure Employer Solutions · Michael Lockhart · Career profile on CISO Spotlights ↗
| Person | Michael Lockhart |
|---|---|
| New role | Chief Information Security Officer |
| Company | Vensure Employer Solutions |
| Previous role | Chief Information Security Officer, EagleView |
| Announced | August 20, 2026 |
| Source | prnewswire.com |
Context from the record
- Vensure Employer Solutions is filed under Professional Services, North America, on our record.
Other Professional Services appointments in the third quarter of 2026
- Jordan Avnaim, Global Chief Information Security Officer, Allied Universal
- Christopher Porter, Global Chief Information Security Officer, Booz Allen Hamilton
- George Totev, VP of Security and Chief Information Security Officer, Clio
What this move signals
Vensure Employer Solutions appointed Michael Lockhart as CISO, responsible for leading cybersecurity strategy, governance, and enterprise risk management across the company and its family of employer services brands. Lockhart most recently served as CISO at EagleView and previously held leadership positions at Salesforce, including Director of Governance for MuleSoft's API platform.
According to the announcement, published on August 20, 2026, Vensure Employer Solutions appointed Michael Lockhart as Chief Information Security Officer. The role is responsible for leading cybersecurity strategy, governance, and enterprise risk management initiatives across Vensure Employer Solutions and its family of employer services brands. The announcement says he will oversee efforts to strengthen Vensure's security capabilities and support its growth across global operations.
The announcement says Lockhart has nearly 30 years of technology and cybersecurity experience, spanning DevOps, software engineering, security operations, penetration testing, and at-scale architecture. Before joining Vensure, he held several leadership positions at Salesforce, including Director of Governance for MuleSoft's application programming interface (API) platform. He most recently served as Chief Information Security Officer for EagleView. The announcement also says he has guided organizations through mergers and acquisitions and advanced compliance initiatives, including SOC 2 and ISO 27001 certifications.
It describes his approach as a security operating model built around four pillars: minimum viable security, security maturity, cyber-risk management, and external governance. Lockhart is quoted as saying, "Security should enable growth, not slow it down."
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