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David Overton

CISO Tribune executive record: David Overton, VP of IT and CISO at Pathify

Career profile: David Overton on CISO Spotlights ↗

David Overton is Vice President of IT and Chief Information Security Officer at Pathify. The appointment was announced on December 16, 2025, per PR Newswire.

Before the appointment: Chief Information Officer at Charleston Southern University, per the same source.

1 tracked move on the Wire · Updated

Career timeline

Every move the record holds for David Overton, newest first, with the earlier roles the announcements name.

  1. · Appointment

    Named Vice President of IT and Chief Information Security Officer at Pathify

    Source: PR Newswire (company announcement) ↗ · Move record

  2. Before December 2025· Earlier role

    Chief Information Officer at Charleston Southern University

    Named in the announcement of the Pathify appointment · Source: PR Newswire (company announcement) ↗

The appointment

Announced December 16, 2025 · Source: PR Newswire (company announcement) ↗ · Move record

Pathify, a higher education campus experience platform provider, named David Overton as Vice President of IT and Chief Information Security Officer. Overton previously served as Chief Information Officer at Charleston Southern University. The appointment was announced on December 16, 2025.

According to the release, Overton manages internal IT operations, enterprise security and the protection of customer data across Pathify's ecosystem of integrations. In the new role, the company says, Overton is responsible for managing risk, advancing Pathify's security posture and ensuring a foundation for its customer integrations and data protection efforts. According to the release, Overton is to strengthen data governance at Pathify and support an expanding footprint for its Campus Experience Platform.

The company says Overton's background in information security and information technology spans more than 25 years. At Charleston Southern University, Overton led security strategy, enterprise IT operations and digital transformation initiatives, according to the release.

The release describes the Pathify platform as cloud-based and system-agnostic, and says it integrates with hundreds of systems. According to the release, former higher ed executives and technology leaders run Pathify.

The company says it made the Inc. 5000 for a fourth consecutive year in August 2026, ranking No. 1376 on 256% three-year revenue growth. Pathify says it was placed at #222 in the 2025 Deloitte Technology Fast 500 in December 2025, citing 360% revenue growth over three years. In February 2026, the company reported that its ARR doubled and its active users rose by 150% over a two-year period.

The company: Pathify

Company record
Who runs security at Pathify: 1 confirmed move on the record

Record facts

Time in the seat
10 months since the appointment was announced (December 16, 2025), as of November 2026
Moves on the record
1 confirmed move, each with its source
On the record since
September 30, 2026

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 David Overton

Who is the CISO of Pathify?
David Overton is Vice President of IT and Chief Information Security Officer at Pathify. The appointment was announced on December 16, 2025, per PR Newswire.
When did David Overton become CISO of Pathify?
The appointment was announced on December 16, 2025, per PR Newswire. The record holds the announcement, not a start date.
Where did David Overton work before Pathify?
Before the appointment, David Overton was Chief Information Officer at Charleston Southern University, according to the announcement (PR Newswire).

Sources

  1. 1.PR Newswire (company announcement) ↗: the appointment at Pathify, December 16, 2025
  2. 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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