Executive record
Bob Turner
Career profile: Bob Turner on CISO Spotlights ↗
Bob Turner was named Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Penn State University. The appointment was announced in the week of September 16, 2024, per SecurityWeek Industry Moves.
Before the appointment: CISO at University of Wisconsin-Madison, 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 Bob Turner, newest first, with the earlier roles the announcements name.
· Appointment
Named Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Penn State University
Source: SecurityWeek Industry Moves (week of 2024-09-16) ↗ · Move record
Before September 2024· Earlier role
CISO at University of Wisconsin-Madison
Named in the announcement of the Penn State University appointment · Source: SecurityWeek Industry Moves (week of 2024-09-16) ↗
The company: Penn State University
- Sector
- Education & Nonprofit
- Region
- North America
- Company record
- Who runs security at Penn State University: 1 confirmed move on the record
Appointed in the same period
Other security chiefs in Education & Nonprofit whose appointment was announced within 90 days of Bob Turner's, nearest first. The Education & Nonprofit bench
Janet L. Rathod, VP and CISO at Johns Hopkins University
Jake Johansen, Chief Information Security Officer at University of Utah
Gregg R. Kendrick, Chief Information Security Officer at Vanderbilt University
Jared Bartel, Chief Information Security Officer at Idaho State University
Scott Swartzentruber, Chief Information Security and Privacy Officer at Western Carolina University
Record facts
- Moves on the record
- 1 confirmed move, each with its source
- On the record since
- September 26, 2026
- Education & Nonprofit in 2026
- 7 security-leadership appointments announced in the sector on the record
Questions about Bob Turner
- When did Bob Turner become CISO of Penn State University?
- The appointment was announced in the week of September 16, 2024, per SecurityWeek Industry Moves. The record holds the announcement, not a start date.
- Is Bob Turner still the CISO of Penn State University?
- The newest source the record holds for this seat is the appointment announced in the week of September 16, 2024. It holds no later verification, so it does not state who holds the seat today.
- Where did Bob Turner work before Penn State University?
- Before the appointment, Bob Turner was CISO at University of Wisconsin-Madison, according to the announcement (SecurityWeek Industry Moves).
Sources
- 1.SecurityWeek Industry Moves (week of 2024-09-16) ↗: the appointment at Penn State University, week of September 16, 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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