Executive record
Bill Brinkley
Bill Brinkley is Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at State of Wisconsin. The appointment was announced on June 2, 2025, per Wisconsin Department of Administration.
Before the appointment: Director of Information Technology Operations at National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), per the same source.
1 tracked move on the Wire · Updated
Career timeline
Every move the record holds for Bill Brinkley, newest first, with the earlier roles the announcements name.
· Appointment
Named Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at State of Wisconsin
Source: Wisconsin Department of Administration ↗ · Move record
Before June 2025· Earlier role
Director of Information Technology Operations at National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
Named in the announcement of the State of Wisconsin appointment · Source: Wisconsin Department of Administration ↗
The appointment
Announced June 2, 2025 · Source: Wisconsin Department of Administration ↗ · Move record
Wisconsin's Department of Administration named Bill Brinkley as the state's incoming Chief Information Security Officer, effective June 2, 2025. Brinkley joins from NIOSH, where he served as director of information technology operations, and takes over the role from Troy Stairwalt.
The company: State of Wisconsin
- Region
- North America
- Company record
- Who runs security at State of Wisconsin: 1 confirmed move on the record
Appointed in the same period
Other security chiefs in Government & Public Sector whose appointment was announced within 90 days of Bill Brinkley's, nearest first. The Government & Public Sector bench
Chris Gergen, Chief Information Security Officer at State of North Dakota
Jamie Norton, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC)
Tabitha Craig, Chief Information Security Officer at Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
Record facts
- Time in the seat
- 1 year 5 months since the appointment was announced (June 2, 2025), as of November 2026
- Moves on the record
- 1 confirmed move, each with its source
- On the record since
- September 30, 2026
- Government & Public Sector in 2026
- 14 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 Bill Brinkley
- Who is the CISO of State of Wisconsin?
- Bill Brinkley is Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at State of Wisconsin. The appointment was announced on June 2, 2025, per Wisconsin Department of Administration.
- When did Bill Brinkley become CISO of State of Wisconsin?
- The appointment was announced on June 2, 2025, per Wisconsin Department of Administration. The record holds the announcement, not a start date.
- Where did Bill Brinkley work before State of Wisconsin?
- Before the appointment, Bill Brinkley was Director of Information Technology Operations at National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), according to the announcement (Wisconsin Department of Administration).
Sources
- 1.Wisconsin Department of Administration ↗: the appointment at State of Wisconsin, June 2, 2025
This record begins with CISO Tribune's tracking in 2026.
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