Executive record
David Cook
Career profile: David Cook on CISO Spotlights ↗
David Cook was named Chief Information Security Officer at Sequoia. The appointment was announced on January 18, 2023, per PR Newswire.
Before the appointment: a security leadership role at Databricks, per the same source.
The record holds no later verification of the seat.
1 tracked move on the Wire · Updated
Background
David Cook's professional background as Sequoia newsroom ↗ states it, read November 10, 2026.
David Cook is the Chief Information Security Officer at Sequoia. In that role, Cook is responsible for building a technology-rich security program that protects Sequoia and serves as a company differentiator.
Cook wrote a Sequoia blog post in the Risk Management category, dated February 17, 2023, announcing the company's bug bounty program. As Sequoia's CISO, he brought the private Bug Bounty program into the company's security portfolio. Cook wrote that he had shared this strategy at other companies.
Career timeline
Every move the record holds for David Cook, newest first, with the earlier roles the announcements name.
· Appointment
Before January 2023· Earlier role
Security leadership role at Databricks
Named in the announcement of the Sequoia appointment · Source: PR Newswire (company announcement) ↗
The company: Sequoia
- Sector
- Professional Services
- Region
- North America
- Company record
- Who runs security at Sequoia: 1 confirmed move on the record
Appointed in the same period
Other security chiefs in Professional Services whose appointment was announced within 90 days of David Cook's, nearest first. The Professional Services bench
David Dunn, Chief Information Security Officer at Kroll
Record facts
- Moves on the record
- 1 confirmed move, each with its source
- On the record since
- September 30, 2026
- Professional Services in 2026
- 6 security-leadership appointments announced in the sector on the record
Questions about David Cook
- When did David Cook become CISO of Sequoia?
- The appointment was announced on January 18, 2023, per PR Newswire. The record holds the announcement, not a start date.
- Is David Cook still the CISO of Sequoia?
- The newest source the record holds for this seat is the appointment announced on January 18, 2023. It holds no later verification, so it does not state who holds the seat today.
- Where did David Cook work before Sequoia?
- Before the appointment, David Cook was in a security leadership role at Databricks, according to the announcement (PR Newswire).
Sources
- 1.PR Newswire (company announcement) ↗: the appointment at Sequoia, January 18, 2023
- 2.Sequoia newsroom ↗: professional background, read November 10, 2026
- 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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