CISO appointment
Joel Fulton named Chief Information Security Officer at Veritas Capital
Joel Fulton is the Chief Information Security Officer of Veritas Capital. Joel joins from Cyderes, where they served as SVP of Cybermesh CISO.
Records: Veritas Capital · Joel Fulton · Career profile on CISO Spotlights ↗
| Person | Joel Fulton |
|---|---|
| New role | Chief Information Security Officer |
| Company | Veritas Capital |
| Previous role | SVP of Cybermesh CISO, Cyderes |
| Announced | week of September 14, 2026 |
| Source | SecurityWeek Industry Moves (last week) |
Context from the record
- Veritas Capital is filed under Financial Services, North America, on our record.
- Before this move, Joel was SVP of Cybermesh CISO at Cyderes.
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.
- 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
- Sean Bruton, Chief Information Security Officer, Illumia
17 on our record that quarter. Who runs security in Financial Services.
What this move signals
Veritas Capital has appointed Joel Fulton as CISO. Fulton co-founded Silicon Valley CISO Investments (SVCI) and previously served as SVP of Cybermesh CISO at Cyderes, CEO at Lucidum, CISO at Splunk, deputy CSO at Symantec, and Global Head of Risk at Google.
According to SecurityWeek's Industry Moves column for the week of September 14, 2026, Veritas Capital has appointed Joel Fulton as Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). The entry is one of several people-on-the-move items in that column, and the announcement gives no detail about what the role covers.
The announcement described Fulton as a co-founder of Silicon Valley CISO Investments, also known as SVCI, at the time of the announcement. It lists his earlier positions as SVP of Cybermesh and CISO at Cyderes, CEO at Lucidum, CISO at Splunk, deputy CSO at Symantec, and Global Head of Risk at Google.
The announcement adds that Lucidum was acquired by Cyderes. It does not give start dates, tenure figures, qualifications, or any statement from Fulton or Veritas Capital.
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