Executive record
Jerry R. Geisler III
Career profile: Jerry R. Geisler III on CISO Spotlights ↗
Jerry R. Geisler III is Executive Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer at Walmart, as of November 8, 2026, per Walmart corporate leadership page.
Seat verified November 8, 2026 · Added to the record November 8, 2026 · no move on the Wire yet · Updated
Background
Jerry R. Geisler III's professional background as Walmart leadership page ↗ states it, read November 10, 2026.
Jerry Geisler serves as executive vice president and chief information security officer (CISO) for Walmart, Inc. His responsibilities encompass data security for Walmart’s millions of customers and associates. He oversees the information security strategy, engineering, operations, testing and assessment, services, risk and compliance for the global enterprise.
Geisler serves on the board of directors for Team8. He also participates in a number of other forums, including Security 50.
Geisler served in the U.S. Marine Corps and earned undergraduate degrees in criminology and organizational management. He also earned graduate degrees in ethics and leadership (M.S.) and an MBA from John Brown University. He holds numerous technical certifications and has completed professional education programs with the Harvard Kennedy School (Cybersecurity & Policy) and Carnegie Mellon University (CISO Institute).
Career timeline
What the record holds for Jerry R. Geisler III: a dated verification of the seat, with its source.
· Roster verification
Verified as Executive Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer at Walmart
No appointment or departure for Jerry R. Geisler III is on the Wire. This page rests on the roster entry above: a verification, against the source cited, of who held the Walmart seat on that date. It is not a career history and states nothing beyond that entry and the background above.
The company: Walmart
- Sector
- Retail & Consumer
- Region
- North America
- Company record
- Who runs security at Walmart: seat verified on the roster
- Annual report
- Cybersecurity section of the fiscal 2026 Form 10-K, filed March 13, 2026
- Board oversight
- Named in the filing: Audit Committee.
Record facts
- On the record since
- November 8, 2026
- Seat last verified
- November 8, 2026
- Retail & Consumer in 2026
- 8 security-leadership appointments announced in the sector on the record
Questions about Jerry R. Geisler III
- Who is the CISO of Walmart?
- Jerry R. Geisler III is Executive Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer at Walmart, per Walmart corporate leadership page. CISO Tribune verified the seat on November 8, 2026.
- When did Jerry R. Geisler III become CISO of Walmart?
- The record holds no appointment date for Jerry R. Geisler III. It verifies that Jerry R. Geisler III held the seat on November 8, 2026, per Walmart corporate leadership page.
Sources
- 1.Walmart corporate leadership page ↗: the seat at Walmart, verified November 8, 2026; professional background, read November 10, 2026
- 2.SEC EDGAR: Form 10-K, fiscal 2026 ↗: the company's cybersecurity disclosure
- 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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