Executive record
Mike Farrow
Mike Farrow is Chief Information Security Officer at Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. The appointment was announced on November 6, 2026, per Becker's Hospital Review.
Before the appointment: Director of Cyber Defense at Baylor Scott & White Health, per the same source.
1 tracked move on the Wire · Updated
Career timeline
Every move the record holds for Mike Farrow, newest first, with the earlier roles the announcements name.
· Appointment
Named Chief Information Security Officer at Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
Source: Becker's Hospital Review ↗ · Move record
Before November 2026· Earlier role
Director of Cyber Defense at Baylor Scott & White Health
Named in the announcement of the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center appointment · Source: Becker's Hospital Review ↗
The appointment
Announced November 6, 2026 · Source: Becker's Hospital Review ↗ · Move record
Mike Farrow was made permanent CISO at Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center after approximately eight months serving in the role on an interim basis. He announced the appointment in a Nov. 6 LinkedIn post, noting he had previously served as director of cyber defense at Baylor Scott & White Health from 2023 to 2025.
The company: Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
- Sector
- Healthcare
- Region
- North America
- Company record
- Who runs security at Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center: 1 confirmed move on the record
In their own words
What Mike Farrow has posted and written in public while in the seat, each described in our words with a link to the original. A post loads from LinkedIn or X only when you choose Show post. All voices
Elsewhere
Public profiles we matched to Mike Farrow by exact name and the company on our record. Links only; we do not copy from them.
Appointed in the same period
Other security chiefs in Healthcare whose appointment was announced within 90 days of Mike Farrow's, nearest first. The Healthcare bench
Suyesh Karki, Chief Information Security Officer at Aledade PBC
Pietr Lindahal, Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Boston Scientific
Record facts
- Time in the seat
- under a month since the appointment was announced (November 6, 2026), as of November 2026
- Moves on the record
- 1 confirmed move, each with its source
- On the record since
- November 7, 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 Mike Farrow
- Who is the CISO of Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center?
- Mike Farrow is Chief Information Security Officer at Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. The appointment was announced on November 6, 2026, per Becker's Hospital Review.
- When did Mike Farrow become CISO of Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center?
- The appointment was announced on November 6, 2026, per Becker's Hospital Review. The record holds the announcement, not a start date.
- Where did Mike Farrow work before Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center?
- Before the appointment, Mike Farrow was Director of Cyber Defense at Baylor Scott & White Health, according to the announcement (Becker's Hospital Review).
Sources
- 1.Becker's Hospital Review ↗: the appointment at Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, November 6, 2026
This record begins with CISO Tribune's tracking in 2026.
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