Executive record
Christopher Porter
Career profile: Christopher Porter on CISO Spotlights ↗
Christopher Porter is Global Chief Information Security Officer at Booz Allen Hamilton. The appointment was announced in the week of July 6, 2026, per SecurityWeek Industry Moves.
Before the appointment: SVP Chief Security Officer at Fannie Mae, per the same source.
1 tracked move on the Wire · Updated
Career timeline
Every move the record holds for Christopher Porter, newest first, with the earlier roles the announcements name.
· Appointment
Named Global Chief Information Security Officer at Booz Allen Hamilton
Source: SecurityWeek Industry Moves (week of 2026-07-06) ↗ · Move record
Before July 2026· Earlier role
SVP Chief Security Officer at Fannie Mae
Named in the announcement of the Booz Allen Hamilton appointment · Source: SecurityWeek Industry Moves (week of 2026-07-06) ↗
The company: Booz Allen Hamilton
- Sector
- Professional Services
- Region
- North America
- Company record
- Who runs security at Booz Allen Hamilton: 1 confirmed move on the record
- Annual report
- Cybersecurity section of the fiscal 2026 Form 10-K, filed May 22, 2026
- Board oversight
- Named in the filing: Audit Committee.
- Vendor directory
- Booz Allen Hamilton sells security products, filed under Security consulting and advisory. What it sells
In their own words
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Elsewhere
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Appointed in the same period
Other security chiefs in Professional Services whose appointment was announced within 90 days of Christopher Porter's, nearest first. The Professional Services bench
George Totev, VP of Security and Chief Information Security Officer at Clio
Joe Giannetti, Chief Information Officer and Chief Information Security Officer at Lexitas
Dave McKenna, Chief Information Officer and Chief Information Security Officer at IDC
Jordan Avnaim, Global Chief Information Security Officer at Allied Universal
Michael Lockhart, Chief Information Security Officer at Vensure Employer Solutions
Record facts
- Time in the seat
- About 4 months since the appointment was announced (week of July 6, 2026), as of November 2026
- Moves on the record
- 1 confirmed move, each with its source
- On the record since
- September 16, 2026
- Professional Services in 2026
- 6 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 Christopher Porter
- Who is the CISO of Booz Allen Hamilton?
- Christopher Porter is Global Chief Information Security Officer at Booz Allen Hamilton. The appointment was announced in the week of July 6, 2026, per SecurityWeek Industry Moves.
- When did Christopher Porter become Global CISO of Booz Allen Hamilton?
- The appointment was announced in the week of July 6, 2026, per SecurityWeek Industry Moves. The record holds the announcement, not a start date.
- Where did Christopher Porter work before Booz Allen Hamilton?
- Before the appointment, Christopher Porter was SVP Chief Security Officer at Fannie Mae, according to the announcement (SecurityWeek Industry Moves).
Sources
- 1.SecurityWeek Industry Moves (week of 2026-07-06) ↗: the appointment at Booz Allen Hamilton, week of July 6, 2026
- 2.SEC EDGAR: Form 10-K, fiscal 2026 ↗: 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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