Executive record
Adrian Ludwig
Adrian Ludwig was named Chief Information Security Officer at Tools for Humanity (TFH). The appointment was announced in the week of July 1, 2024, per SecurityWeek Industry Moves.
Before the appointment: Chief Information Security Officer and Chief Trust Officer at Atlassian, per the same source.
The record holds no later verification of the seat.
1 tracked move on the Wire · Updated
Career timeline
Every move the record holds for Adrian Ludwig, newest first, with the earlier roles the announcements name.
· Appointment
Named Chief Information Security Officer at Tools for Humanity (TFH)
Source: SecurityWeek Industry Moves (week of 2024-07-01) ↗ · Move record
Before July 2024· Earlier role
Chief Information Security Officer and Chief Trust Officer at Atlassian
Named in the announcement of the Tools for Humanity (TFH) appointment · Source: SecurityWeek Industry Moves (week of 2024-07-01) ↗
The appointment
Announced week of July 1, 2024 · Source: SecurityWeek Industry Moves (week of 2024-07-01) ↗ · Move record
Adrian Ludwig has been hired as Chief Information Security Officer at Tools for Humanity, the technology company developing tools for the crypto project Worldcoin. He will oversee data security internally and externally; he previously served at Atlassian as CISO and Chief Trust Officer, and before that at Google as director of Android security.
The company: Tools for Humanity (TFH)
- Sector
- Technology
- Region
- North America
- Company record
- Who runs security at Tools for Humanity (TFH): 1 confirmed move on the record
Appointed in the same period
Other security chiefs in Technology whose appointment was announced within 90 days of Adrian Ludwig's, nearest first (8 of 12). The Technology bench
John Visneski, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Sumo Logic
Fahmi Megdiche, Chief Information Security Officer at Medius
Becca Harness, Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Deltek
Clayton C. Peddy, Chief Information Security Officer at ABBYY
Alicia Lynch, Chief Information Security Officer at TD SYNNEX
Lea Kissner, Chief Information Security Officer at LinkedIn
Leonard Kleinman, Chief Information Security Officer at Enablis
Chris Bates, Chief Information Security Officer at SandboxAQ
Record facts
- Moves on the record
- 1 confirmed move, each with its source
- On the record since
- September 26, 2026
Questions about Adrian Ludwig
- When did Adrian Ludwig become CISO of Tools for Humanity (TFH)?
- The appointment was announced in the week of July 1, 2024, per SecurityWeek Industry Moves. The record holds the announcement, not a start date.
- Is Adrian Ludwig still the CISO of Tools for Humanity (TFH)?
- The newest source the record holds for this seat is the appointment announced in the week of July 1, 2024. It holds no later verification, so it does not state who holds the seat today.
- Where did Adrian Ludwig work before Tools for Humanity (TFH)?
- Before the appointment, Adrian Ludwig was Chief Information Security Officer and Chief Trust Officer at Atlassian, according to the announcement (SecurityWeek Industry Moves).
Sources
- 1.SecurityWeek Industry Moves (week of 2024-07-01) ↗: the appointment at Tools for Humanity (TFH), week of July 1, 2024
This record begins with CISO Tribune's tracking in 2026.
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