Executive record
Matt Hilary
Matt Hilary was named Vice President of Security and Chief Information Security Officer at Drata. The appointment was announced in May 2023, per CSO Online.
Before the appointment: Senior Vice President of Systems and Security and Chief Information Security Officer at Lumio, per the same source.
The record holds no later verification of the seat.
1 tracked move on the Wire · Updated
Career timeline
Every move the record holds for Matt Hilary, newest first, with the earlier roles the announcements name.
· Appointment
Named Vice President of Security and Chief Information Security Officer at Drata
Source: CSO Online (New CISO appointments, May 2023) ↗ · Move record
Before May 2023· Earlier role
Senior Vice President of Systems and Security and Chief Information Security Officer at Lumio
Named in the announcement of the Drata appointment · Source: CSO Online (New CISO appointments, May 2023) ↗
The appointment
Announced May 2023 · Source: CSO Online (New CISO appointments, May 2023) ↗ · Move record
Matt Hilary was named Vice President of Security and Chief Information Security Officer at Drata, according to CSO Online's May 2023 roundup of new CISO appointments. Hilary was formerly senior vice president of systems and security and CISO at Lumio, and previously held CISO and security leadership roles at Weave, Workfront, Instructure, Adobe, MX and Amazon Web Services.
The company: Drata
- Sector
- Cybersecurity Vendors
- Region
- North America
- Company record
- Who runs security at Drata: 1 confirmed move on the record
- Vendor directory
- Drata sells security products, filed under Compliance automation. What it sells
Appointed in the same period
Other security chiefs in Cybersecurity Vendors whose appointment was announced within 90 days of Matt Hilary's, nearest first. The Cybersecurity Vendors bench
Lea Kissner, Chief Information Security Officer at Lacework
Jaya Baloo, Chief Security Officer at Rapid7
Chris Denbigh-White, Chief Security Officer at Next DLP
Melissa Knight, Chief Information Security Officer at Tego Cyber
John Paul Cunningham, Chief Information Security Officer at Silverfort
Chris Hodson, Chief Security Officer at Cyberhaven
Record facts
- Moves on the record
- 1 confirmed move, each with its source
- On the record since
- September 30, 2026
- Cybersecurity Vendors in 2026
- 25 security-leadership appointments announced in the sector on the record
Questions about Matt Hilary
- When did Matt Hilary become CISO of Drata?
- The appointment was announced in May 2023, per CSO Online. The record holds the announcement, not a start date.
- Is Matt Hilary still the CISO of Drata?
- The newest source the record holds for this seat is the appointment announced in May 2023. It holds no later verification, so it does not state who holds the seat today.
- Where did Matt Hilary work before Drata?
- Before the appointment, Matt Hilary was Senior Vice President of Systems and Security and Chief Information Security Officer at Lumio, according to the announcement (CSO Online).
Sources
- 1.CSO Online (New CISO appointments, May 2023) ↗: the appointment at Drata, May 2023
This record begins with CISO Tribune's tracking in 2026.
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