Executive record
Garo Doudian
Career profile: Garo Doudian on CISO Spotlights ↗
Garo Doudian was named Chief Information and Security Officer (CIO/CISO) at NextGen Healthcare. The appointment was announced in the week of May 6, 2024, per SecurityWeek Industry Moves.
Before the appointment: CISO and other cybersecurity leadership roles at Moody's Analytics, per the same source.
The record holds no later verification of the seat.
1 tracked move on the Wire · Updated
Background
Garo Doudian's professional background as NextGen Healthcare leadership page ↗ states it, read November 10, 2026.
Garo Doudian joined NextGen Healthcare in 2024 as Chief Information & Security Officer (CIO/CISO). He is responsible for the development, implementation and enforcement of NextGen Healthcare's information systems and security program.
In that role, he rebuilt the security program, focusing on product security, DevSecOps and cloud security automation.
He holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from the University of California, Los Angeles. He is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and Certified Information Security Manager (CISM).
Career timeline
Every move the record holds for Garo Doudian, newest first, with the earlier roles the announcements name.
· Appointment
Named Chief Information and Security Officer (CIO/CISO) at NextGen Healthcare
Source: SecurityWeek Industry Moves (week of 2024-05-06) ↗ · Move record
Before May 2024· Earlier role
CISO and other cybersecurity leadership roles at Moody's Analytics
Named in the announcement of the NextGen Healthcare appointment · Source: SecurityWeek Industry Moves (week of 2024-05-06) ↗
The appointment
Announced week of May 6, 2024 · Source: SecurityWeek Industry Moves (week of 2024-05-06) ↗ · Move record
NextGen Healthcare named Garo Doudian as Chief Information and Security Officer. Prior to this role, Doudian held CISO and other cybersecurity leadership roles at Moody's Analytics, Green Dot Corporation, Paramount Pictures, and Herbalife International.
According to the release, Doudian's job at NextGen Healthcare is to lead how information systems and security policies are developed, implemented and enforced. The release on Business Wire lists Doudian as one of three additions to the executive leadership team, with Diane Kaye named chief product officer and Jacob Sims named chief technology officer.
The company says Doudian brings more than two decades of leadership experience in information security and infrastructure. The release says that at Risk Management Solutions, part of Moody's Analytics, he was directly responsible for the global information security program, including compliance, cloud engineering, product security and business continuity. His company profile says that as Senior Vice President and CISO for Moody's Analytics-RMS, he rebuilt the security program around DevSecOps, cloud security automation and product security. The profile says he also led the M&A security process covering the sale to Moody's and the integration of technology, process and people that followed. Before RMS, Doudian was CISO for Green Dot, which the profile describes as a FinTech and regulated bank holding company, and led security programs integrating its financial platforms with Walmart, Uber, Intuit and Apple. The company's profile says that during his time at Green Dot, Doudian also served as CIO. According to the company, he earned a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science at the University of California, Los Angeles, and holds the CISSP and CISM certifications.
SecurityWeek describes NextGen Healthcare as a provider of healthcare technology solutions.
The company: NextGen Healthcare
- Sector
- Healthcare
- Region
- North America
- Company record
- Who runs security at NextGen Healthcare: 1 confirmed move on the record
Appointed in the same period
Other security chiefs in Healthcare whose appointment was announced within 90 days of Garo Doudian's, nearest first. The Healthcare bench
Jameeka Green Aaron, Chief Information Security Officer at Headspace
Jesse Webb, Chief Information Security Officer at Avalon HealthCare Solutions
Sanjeev Sah, Chief Information Security Officer at Novant Health
Record facts
- Moves on the record
- 1 confirmed move, each with its source
- On the record since
- September 26, 2026
Questions about Garo Doudian
- When did Garo Doudian become CISO of NextGen Healthcare?
- The appointment was announced in the week of May 6, 2024, per SecurityWeek Industry Moves. The record holds the announcement, not a start date.
- Is Garo Doudian still the CISO of NextGen Healthcare?
- The newest source the record holds for this seat is the appointment announced in the week of May 6, 2024. It holds no later verification, so it does not state who holds the seat today.
- Where did Garo Doudian work before NextGen Healthcare?
- Before the appointment, Garo Doudian was CISO and other cybersecurity leadership roles at Moody's Analytics, according to the announcement (SecurityWeek Industry Moves).
Sources
- 1.SecurityWeek Industry Moves (week of 2024-05-06) ↗: the appointment at NextGen Healthcare, week of May 6, 2024
- 2.NextGen Healthcare leadership page ↗: 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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