Executive record
David Stern
David Stern is Chief Information Security Officer at KKR, as of October 20, 2026, per kkr.com.
Seat verified October 20, 2026 · Added to the record October 20, 2026 · no move on the Wire yet · Updated
Background
David Stern's professional background as KKR leadership page ↗ states it, read November 10, 2026.
David Stern joined KKR in 2021 and is the firm's Chief Information Security Officer. Stern holds the title of Managing Director alongside his role as Chief Information Security Officer.
Before joining KKR, Stern was CISO at Cantor Fitzgerald, where he was responsible for all aspects of the information security program. His remit at Cantor Fitzgerald covered a global footprint of investment banking, inter-dealer broker, commercial real estate, fintech and insurance businesses. Before Cantor, Stern was head of security architecture and application security at the NY Stock Exchange / Intercontinental Exchange. Stern's other roles include head of security architecture, engineering and operations for the City of New York and a number of principal consulting roles.
Stern holds a BS in Computer Science from Polytechnic University.
Career timeline
What the record holds for David Stern: a dated verification of the seat, with its source.
· Roster verification
Verified as Chief Information Security Officer at KKR
Source: kkr.com (company's own site) ↗
No appointment or departure for David Stern is on the Wire. This page rests on the roster entry above: a verification, against the source cited, of who held the KKR seat on that date. It is not a career history and states nothing beyond that entry and the background above.
The company: KKR
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Region
- North America
- Company record
- Who runs security at KKR: seat verified on the roster
- Annual report
- Cybersecurity section of the fiscal 2025 Form 10-K, filed February 27, 2026
- Board oversight
- Named in the filing: Audit Committee and the Risk Committee of our Board of Directors.
Record facts
- On the record since
- October 20, 2026
- Seat last verified
- October 20, 2026
- Financial Services in 2026
- 42 security-leadership appointments announced in the sector on the record
Questions about David Stern
- Who is the CISO of KKR?
- David Stern is Chief Information Security Officer at KKR, per kkr.com. CISO Tribune verified the seat on October 20, 2026.
- When did David Stern become CISO of KKR?
- The record holds no appointment date for David Stern. It verifies that David Stern held the seat on October 20, 2026, per kkr.com.
Sources
- 1.kkr.com (company's own site) ↗: the seat at KKR, verified October 20, 2026; professional background, read November 10, 2026
- 2.SEC EDGAR: Form 10-K, fiscal 2025 ↗: the company's cybersecurity disclosure
This record begins with CISO Tribune's tracking in 2026.
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