Executive record
Joel Fulton
Career profile: Joel Fulton on CISO Spotlights ↗
Joel Fulton is Chief Information Security Officer at Veritas Capital. The appointment was announced in the week of September 14, 2026, per SecurityWeek Industry Moves.
Before the appointment: SVP of Cybermesh CISO at Cyderes, per the same source.
1 tracked move on the Wire · Updated
Career timeline
Every move the record holds for Joel Fulton, newest first, with the earlier roles the announcements name.
· Appointment
Named Chief Information Security Officer at Veritas Capital
Source: SecurityWeek Industry Moves (last week) ↗ · Move record
Before September 2026· Earlier role
SVP of Cybermesh CISO at Cyderes
Named in the announcement of the Veritas Capital appointment · Source: SecurityWeek Industry Moves (last week) ↗
The appointment
Announced week of September 14, 2026 · Source: SecurityWeek Industry Moves (last week) ↗ · Move record
Veritas Capital has appointed Joel Fulton as CISO. Fulton co-founded Silicon Valley CISO Investments (SVCI) and previously served as SVP of Cybermesh CISO at Cyderes, CEO at Lucidum, CISO at Splunk, deputy CSO at Symantec, and Global Head of Risk at Google.
According to SecurityWeek's Industry Moves column for the week of September 14, 2026, Veritas Capital has appointed Joel Fulton as Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). The entry is one of several people-on-the-move items in that column, and the announcement gives no detail about what the role covers.
The announcement described Fulton as a co-founder of Silicon Valley CISO Investments, also known as SVCI, at the time of the announcement. It lists his earlier positions as SVP of Cybermesh and CISO at Cyderes, CEO at Lucidum, CISO at Splunk, deputy CSO at Symantec, and Global Head of Risk at Google.
The announcement adds that Lucidum was acquired by Cyderes. It does not give start dates, tenure figures, qualifications, or any statement from Fulton or Veritas Capital.
The company: Veritas Capital
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Region
- North America
- Company record
- Who runs security at Veritas Capital: 1 confirmed move on the record
Appointed in the same period
Other security chiefs in Financial Services whose appointment was announced within 90 days of Joel Fulton's, nearest first (8 of 19). The Financial Services bench
Rishi Awasthi, Chief Information Security Officer and Senior Management Personnel at Aditya Birla Sun Life AMC Limited
Tetsuya Iwase, Director, Managing Executive Officer and Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at The Hyakujushi Bank, Ltd.
Oded Blatman, Chief Information Officer and Chief Security Officer at Ledger
Denis Nesi, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Bradesco Seguros
Alankrit Shrivastava, Chief Information Security Officer at 360 ONE Asset Management Limited
Diana Agaba Tukundane, Chief Information Security Officer at Stanbic Bank Uganda
Kate Middagh, Chief Information Security Officer at EP Wealth Advisors
Sean Bruton, Chief Information Security Officer at Illumia
Record facts
- Time in the seat
- About 2 months since the appointment was announced (week of September 14, 2026), as of November 2026
- Moves on the record
- 1 confirmed move, each with its source
- On the record since
- September 24, 2026
- Financial Services in 2026
- 42 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 Joel Fulton
- Who is the CISO of Veritas Capital?
- Joel Fulton is Chief Information Security Officer at Veritas Capital. The appointment was announced in the week of September 14, 2026, per SecurityWeek Industry Moves.
- When did Joel Fulton become CISO of Veritas Capital?
- The appointment was announced in the week of September 14, 2026, per SecurityWeek Industry Moves. The record holds the announcement, not a start date.
- Where did Joel Fulton work before Veritas Capital?
- Before the appointment, Joel Fulton was SVP of Cybermesh CISO at Cyderes, according to the announcement (SecurityWeek Industry Moves).
Sources
- 1.SecurityWeek Industry Moves (last week) ↗: the appointment at Veritas Capital, week of September 14, 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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