Executive record
Becca Harness
Career profile: Becca Harness on CISO Spotlights ↗
Becca Harness was named Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Deltek. The appointment was announced in the week of July 29, 2024, per SecurityWeek Industry Moves.
Before the appointment: Vice President and CISO at Quickbase, 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 Becca Harness, newest first, with the earlier roles the announcements name.
· Appointment
Named Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Deltek
Source: SecurityWeek Industry Moves (week of 2024-07-29) ↗ · Move record
Before July 2024· Earlier role
Vice President and CISO at Quickbase
Named in the announcement of the Deltek appointment · Source: SecurityWeek Industry Moves (week of 2024-07-29) ↗
The company: Deltek
- Sector
- Technology
- Region
- North America
- Company record
- Who runs security at Deltek: 1 confirmed move on the record
Appointed in the same period
Other security chiefs in Technology whose appointment was announced within 90 days of Becca Harness's, nearest first (8 of 14). The Technology bench
Fahmi Megdiche, Chief Information Security Officer at Medius
Adrian Ludwig, Chief Information Security Officer at Tools for Humanity (TFH)
Alicia Lynch, Chief Information Security Officer at TD SYNNEX
Lea Kissner, Chief Information Security Officer at LinkedIn
Alexis Wales, Chief Information Security Officer at GitHub
John Visneski, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Sumo Logic
Jason Lord, Chief Information Security Officer at AutoRABIT
Record facts
- Moves on the record
- 1 confirmed move, each with its source
- On the record since
- September 26, 2026
Questions about Becca Harness
- When did Becca Harness become CISO of Deltek?
- The appointment was announced in the week of July 29, 2024, per SecurityWeek Industry Moves. The record holds the announcement, not a start date.
- Is Becca Harness still the CISO of Deltek?
- The newest source the record holds for this seat is the appointment announced in the week of July 29, 2024. It holds no later verification, so it does not state who holds the seat today.
- Where did Becca Harness work before Deltek?
- Before the appointment, Becca Harness was Vice President and CISO at Quickbase, according to the announcement (SecurityWeek Industry Moves).
Sources
- 1.SecurityWeek Industry Moves (week of 2024-07-29) ↗: the appointment at Deltek, week of July 29, 2024
- 2.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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