Executive record
James Wilkinson
Career profile: James Wilkinson on CISO Spotlights ↗
James Wilkinson is Chief Information Security Officer at City of Dallas. The appointment was announced in the week of August 3, 2026, per SecurityWeek Industry Moves.
Before the appointment: CEO at Ethan Solutions Inc., per the same source.
1 tracked move on the Wire · Updated
Career timeline
Every move the record holds for James Wilkinson, newest first, with the earlier roles the announcements name.
· Appointment
Named Chief Information Security Officer at City of Dallas
Source: SecurityWeek Industry Moves (week of 2026-08-03) ↗ · Move record
Before August 2026· Earlier role
CEO at Ethan Solutions Inc.
Named in the announcement of the City of Dallas appointment · Source: SecurityWeek Industry Moves (week of 2026-08-03) ↗
The appointment
Announced week of August 3, 2026 · Source: SecurityWeek Industry Moves (week of 2026-08-03) ↗ · Move record
James Wilkinson has been named CISO for the City of Dallas. A US Army Cyber Command veteran, he previously served as CEO at Ethan Solutions Inc. and in various cybersecurity leadership positions at MUFG, Lockheed Martin, and Wells Fargo.
The company's website says Wilkinson has more than 25 years of professional IT and security experience. According to Ethan Solutions Inc., the industries he has worked across include aerospace, banking, technology, and the Department of Defense and government.
Ethan Solutions Inc. is headquartered in Texas and serves clients in the US and internationally, its website says. The website describes ESI as a consulting company focused on risk management, information security, cloud security, security assessments, security resiliency and business continuity. According to its capability statement, Ethan Solutions Inc. is a technology management services firm that also distributes parts for repair and overhaul in aerospace and ground support applications. According to Ethan Solutions Inc., the year its business started was 2020. The company says it supplies aerospace hardware to the Department of Defense for production, repair and overhaul operations.
The company says it specializes in IT support services for municipalities and local government. The company says it offers virtual CIO and CISO support, giving outsourced industry experience to help organizations achieve business and IT goals. The company lists its 2023 US Ability One Commission work under contract 950441-23-P-0081 as a prime contract with a dollar value of $350,960.00.
The company: City of Dallas
- Region
- North America
- Company record
- Who runs security at City of Dallas: 2 confirmed moves on the record
Appointed in the same period
Other security chiefs in Government & Public Sector whose appointment was announced within 90 days of James Wilkinson's, nearest first. The Government & Public Sector bench
Mike Marshall, State Chief Information Security Officer at California Department of Technology
Gwen Gann, State Chief Information Security Officer at Washington Technology Solutions (WaTech)
Sherman Chu, Chief Information Security Officer at The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey
Chad Holmes, Chief Information Security Officer at Texas Office of the Attorney General
Nate Parker, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Accenture Federal Services
Luke Forsyth, Chief Information Security Officer at CSIRO
Record facts
- Time in the seat
- About 3 months since the appointment was announced (week of August 3, 2026), as of November 2026
- Moves on the record
- 1 confirmed move, each with its source
- On the record since
- September 16, 2026
- Government & Public Sector in 2026
- 14 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 James Wilkinson
- Who is the CISO of City of Dallas?
- James Wilkinson is Chief Information Security Officer at City of Dallas. The appointment was announced in the week of August 3, 2026, per SecurityWeek Industry Moves.
- When did James Wilkinson become CISO of City of Dallas?
- The appointment was announced in the week of August 3, 2026, per SecurityWeek Industry Moves. The record holds the announcement, not a start date.
- Where did James Wilkinson work before City of Dallas?
- Before the appointment, James Wilkinson was CEO at Ethan Solutions Inc., according to the announcement (SecurityWeek Industry Moves).
Sources
- 1.SecurityWeek Industry Moves (week of 2026-08-03) ↗: the appointment at City of Dallas, week of August 3, 2026
- 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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