Executive record
Barry Childe
Career profile: Barry Childe on CISO Spotlights ↗
Barry Childe is Chief Information Security Officer at Datavault AI Inc. The appointment was announced in the week of July 20, 2026, per SecurityWeek Industry Moves.
Before the appointment: Distinguished Engineer at HSBC, per the same source.
1 tracked move on the Wire · Updated
Career timeline
Every move the record holds for Barry Childe, newest first, with the earlier roles the announcements name.
· Appointment
Named Chief Information Security Officer at Datavault AI Inc.
Source: SecurityWeek Industry Moves (week of 2026-07-20) ↗ · Move record
Before July 2026· Earlier role
Distinguished Engineer at HSBC
Named in the announcement of the Datavault AI Inc. appointment · Source: SecurityWeek Industry Moves (week of 2026-07-20) ↗
The appointment
Announced week of July 20, 2026 · Source: SecurityWeek Industry Moves (week of 2026-07-20) ↗ · Move record
Datavault AI Inc. appointed Barry Childe as its CISO. Childe previously served as a Distinguished Engineer at HSBC and held senior technology roles at Barclays Capital, The Royal Bank of Scotland, and VMware, and co-founded quantum-encryption company Arqit.
According to the company, Childe will lead the cybersecurity strategy of Datavault AI and strengthen data protection across platforms supporting tokenization, valuation and secure data monetization. The company says his mandate covers driving its work in quantum-resistant technologies and AI security, advancing secure infrastructure and protecting critical data.
The release says Childe brings more than 40 years of experience spanning cloud infrastructure, distributed-ledger technology, high-performance computing and cybersecurity. While a Distinguished Engineer at HSBC, Childe led the blockchain and innovation initiatives of the bank, according to the release. The company says that before joining Datavault AI, Childe was Co-Founder and Chief Information Security Officer of Arqit Quantum Inc., where he led development of secure key distribution solutions and post-quantum encryption technologies. The release says Childe contributed to developing enterprise platforms such as We.Trade and R3 Corda. The company says Childe has played a role in creating several commercial technology platforms, among them Arqit TradeSecure, FXCalc and Arqit QuantumCloud.
The release says Childe holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science and has published work on grid, distributed and high-performance computing. The company says Childe is a frequent speaker on quantum technologies, cybersecurity and the future of secure digital infrastructure.
SecurityWeek reports that Datavault AI, listed on NASDAQ as DVLT, provides real-world asset tokenization, credentialing, data monetization and digital engagement technologies. Datavault AI is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA, according to the release. The release says the cloud-based platform of the company has a collaborative focus in its Data Sciences and Acoustic Sciences divisions. According to the release, the Acoustic Sciences division of Datavault AI features the patented WiSA, ADIO and Sumerian technologies.
The company: Datavault AI Inc.
- Sector
- Technology
- Region
- North America
- Company record
- Who runs security at Datavault AI Inc.: 1 confirmed move on the record
- Annual report
- Cybersecurity section of the fiscal 2025 Form 10-K, filed March 18, 2026
- Board oversight
- Named in the filing: Audit Committee.
Appointed in the same period
Other security chiefs in Technology whose appointment was announced within 90 days of Barry Childe's, nearest first (8 of 26). The Technology bench
Assaf Keren, Chief Information Security Officer at Meta
Eric Hammersley, Chief Information Security Officer at IREN Limited
Russ Gritzo, Chief Information Security Officer at SMSI
Todd Dekkinga, Chief Information Security Officer at Sycomp
Michael Coates, Chief Information Security Officer at Solana Foundation
Paul Adams, Chief Information Security Officer at Blue Mountain
Raymond Winder, Chief Information Security Officer at Sierra Orchestration
Robert Yox, Chief Information Security Officer at Lightedge
Record facts
- Time in the seat
- About 3 months since the appointment was announced (week of July 20, 2026), as of November 2026
- Moves on the record
- 1 confirmed move, each with its source
- On the record since
- September 16, 2026
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 Barry Childe
- Who is the CISO of Datavault AI Inc.?
- Barry Childe is Chief Information Security Officer at Datavault AI Inc. The appointment was announced in the week of July 20, 2026, per SecurityWeek Industry Moves.
- When did Barry Childe become CISO of Datavault AI Inc.?
- The appointment was announced in the week of July 20, 2026, per SecurityWeek Industry Moves. The record holds the announcement, not a start date.
- Where did Barry Childe work before Datavault AI Inc.?
- Before the appointment, Barry Childe was Distinguished Engineer at HSBC, according to the announcement (SecurityWeek Industry Moves).
Sources
- 1.SecurityWeek Industry Moves (week of 2026-07-20) ↗: the appointment at Datavault AI Inc., week of July 20, 2026
- 2.SEC EDGAR: Form 10-K, fiscal 2025 ↗: the company's cybersecurity disclosure
- 3.CISO Spotlights career profile ↗: a fuller career profile on a sister site
This record begins with CISO Tribune's tracking in 2026.
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