Executive record
Adam Zoller
Adam Zoller is Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Nike. The appointment was announced in the week of October 12, 2026, per SecurityWeek Industry Moves.
Before the appointment: CISO at CrowdStrike, per the same source.
3 tracked moves on the Wire · Updated
Career timeline
Every move the record holds for Adam Zoller, newest first, with the earlier roles the announcements name.
· Appointment
Named Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Nike
Source: SecurityWeek Industry Moves (this week) ↗ · Move record
· Departure
Departure as Chief Information Security Officer of CrowdStrike
Source: SecurityWeek Industry Moves (week of Oct 12, 2026) ↗ · Move record
· Appointment
Named Chief Information Security Officer at CrowdStrike
Source: SecurityWeek Industry Moves (week of 2025-01-06) ↗ · Move record
Before January 2025· Earlier role
Security leadership role at Providence
Named in the announcement of the CrowdStrike appointment · Source: SecurityWeek Industry Moves (week of 2025-01-06) ↗
The moves, from the record
Joining Nike
Announced week of October 12, 2026 · Source: SecurityWeek Industry Moves (this week) ↗ · Move record
Adam Zoller has joined Nike as CISO, coming from CrowdStrike where he also served as CISO. He has previously held CISO roles at Providence and GE Healthcare, and earlier worked at the US Department of Homeland Security.
Correction, October 16, 2026: an earlier version of this record spelled the name "Adam Zolle", as the SecurityWeek roundup this record cites prints it. The correct spelling is Adam Zoller, as CrowdStrike listed its CISO. A second, unconfirmed entry for the same appointment has been merged into this record.
The announcement is SecurityWeek's Industry Moves roundup for the week of October 12, 2026, which lists several security appointments. It says Adam Zoller has joined Nike as Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). The announcement prints his surname as "Zolle"; this entry uses the spelling Zoller.
According to the announcement, he joined Nike from CrowdStrike, where he served as CISO. It also says he has held other CISO roles at large healthcare organizations including Providence and GE Healthcare.
The announcement describes him as a US Army veteran. It says he worked at the US Department of Homeland Security in various information security roles earlier in his career. It gives no start date, no tenure figures, and no description of what the role covers at Nike beyond the title.
Leaving CrowdStrike
Announced week of October 12, 2026 · Source: SecurityWeek Industry Moves (week of Oct 12, 2026) ↗ · Move record
Adam Zoller departed CrowdStrike, where he served as CISO, to join Nike as CISO, SecurityWeek's industry moves roundup reported. The roundup misspells his name "Zolle"; CrowdStrike's own site lists him as "Adam Zoller" (see the correction on /moves/nike-adam-zoller).
SecurityWeek's industry moves roundup for the week of October 12, 2026 says that Adam Zolle has joined Nike as Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). The announcement spells the surname "Zolle". According to the announcement, he joined Nike from CrowdStrike, where he served as CISO.
The announcement says he has held other CISO roles at large healthcare organizations including Providence and GE Healthcare. It also says he is a US Army veteran and worked at the US Department of Homeland Security in various information security roles earlier in his career.
The announcement gives no start date, no tenure figures, no reason for the move, and no description of what the Nike role covers. The entry is one of several people listed in the weekly roundup, which the page describes as coverage of hiring announcements, promotions, and career achievements within the cybersecurity community.
The company: Nike
- Sector
- Retail & Consumer
- Region
- North America
- Company record
- Who runs security at Nike: 1 confirmed move on the record
- Annual report
- Cybersecurity section of the fiscal 2026 Form 10-K, filed July 15, 2026
- Reporting line
- The filing describes the role that runs security as Vice President, Foundational Technology & Services, reporting to the Chief Technology Officer.
- Board oversight
- Named in the filing: Audit & Finance Committee.
Appointed in the same period
Other security chiefs in Retail & Consumer whose appointment was announced within 90 days of Adam Zoller's, nearest first. The Retail & Consumer bench
Gary Hunter, Chief Information Security Officer at PENN Entertainment
Maxine Harrison, Chief Information Security Officer at Tabcorp
Daniel Dubowski, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer at Marriott International
John Opala, Chief Information Security Officer at Ralph Lauren
Record facts
- Time in the seat
- About 1 month since the appointment was announced (week of October 12, 2026), as of November 2026
- Moves on the record
- 3 confirmed moves, each with its source
- On the record since
- September 26, 2026
- Retail & Consumer in 2026
- 8 security-leadership appointments announced in the sector on the record
How these are counted. Time in the seat: Counted in whole months from the announcement of the appointment, the date the record holds; announcements rarely give a start date.
Questions about Adam Zoller
- Who is the CISO of Nike?
- Adam Zoller is Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Nike. The appointment was announced in the week of October 12, 2026, per SecurityWeek Industry Moves.
- When did Adam Zoller become CISO of Nike?
- The appointment was announced in the week of October 12, 2026, per SecurityWeek Industry Moves. The record holds the announcement, not a start date.
- Where did Adam Zoller work before Nike?
- Before the appointment, Adam Zoller was CISO at CrowdStrike, according to the announcement (SecurityWeek Industry Moves).
- Who does the head of security at Nike report to?
- In its fiscal 2026 annual report (Form 10-K, filed July 15, 2026), Nike describes the role that runs security as Vice President, Foundational Technology & Services, reporting to the Chief Technology Officer.
Sources
- 1.SecurityWeek Industry Moves (this week) ↗: the appointment at Nike, week of October 12, 2026; the departure from CrowdStrike, week of October 12, 2026
- 2.SecurityWeek Industry Moves (week of 2025-01-06) ↗: the appointment at CrowdStrike, week of January 6, 2025
- 3.SEC EDGAR: Form 10-K, fiscal 2026 ↗: the company's cybersecurity disclosure
This record begins with CISO Tribune's tracking in 2026.
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