Executive record
Kathy Jobes
Kathy Jobes is Chief Information Security Officer at Cook Children's Health Care System. The appointment was announced on January 26, 2026, per CDO Magazine.
1 tracked move on the Wire · Updated
Career timeline
Every move the record holds for Kathy Jobes, newest first, with the earlier roles the announcements name.
The appointment
Announced January 26, 2026 · Source: CDO Magazine ↗ · Move record
Cook Children's Health Care System named Kathy Jobes as Chief Information Security Officer, effective January 26, 2026, CDO Magazine reported. (Corrected 2026-09-25: this record previously carried a month-level date of January 2026.)
Pediatric health systems carry a distinct threat profile: children's identities are the most valuable on fraud markets precisely because the theft can go undetected for years.
The company: Cook Children's Health Care System
- Sector
- Healthcare
- Region
- North America
- Company record
- Who runs security at Cook Children's Health Care System: 1 confirmed move on the record
Appointed in the same period
Other security chiefs in Healthcare whose appointment was announced within 90 days of Kathy Jobes's, nearest first. The Healthcare bench
Gordon Groschl, Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer at City of Hope
Dennis Leber, Chief Information Security Officer at Erlanger Health System
Robert Carvajal, Chief Information Security Officer at BayCare
Joseph Adu, Chief Information Security Officer at CentralReach
Record facts
- Time in the seat
- 9 months since the appointment was announced (January 26, 2026), as of November 2026
- Moves on the record
- 1 confirmed move, each with its source
- On the record since
- August 1, 2026
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 Kathy Jobes
- Who is the CISO of Cook Children's Health Care System?
- Kathy Jobes is Chief Information Security Officer at Cook Children's Health Care System. The appointment was announced on January 26, 2026, per CDO Magazine.
- When did Kathy Jobes become CISO of Cook Children's Health Care System?
- The appointment was announced on January 26, 2026, per CDO Magazine. The record holds the announcement, not a start date.
Sources
- 1.CDO Magazine ↗: the appointment at Cook Children's Health Care System, January 26, 2026
This record begins with CISO Tribune's tracking in 2026.
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