Executive record
Mike Marshall
Career profile: Mike Marshall on CISO Spotlights ↗
Mike Marshall is State Chief Information Security Officer at California Department of Technology. The appointment was announced in the week of August 24, 2026, per SecurityWeek Industry Moves.
Before the appointment: Acting Information Officer at California Environmental Protection Agency, per the same source.
1 tracked move on the Wire · Updated
Career timeline
Every move the record holds for Mike Marshall, newest first, with the earlier roles the announcements name.
· Appointment
Named State Chief Information Security Officer at California Department of Technology
Source: SecurityWeek Industry Moves (last week) ↗ · Move record
Before August 2026· Earlier role
Acting Information Officer at California Environmental Protection Agency
Named in the announcement of the California Department of Technology appointment · Source: SecurityWeek Industry Moves (last week) ↗
The appointment
Announced week of August 24, 2026 · Source: SecurityWeek Industry Moves (last week) ↗ · Move record
Mike Marshall has been appointed State Chief Information Security Officer at the California Department of Technology. Marshall had served as Acting Information Officer at the California Environmental Protection Agency since 2022 and previously held the role of Agency Information Security Officer.
The company: California Department of Technology
- Region
- North America
- Company record
- Who runs security at California Department of Technology: 1 confirmed move on the record
Appointed in the same period
Other security chiefs in Government & Public Sector whose appointment was announced within 90 days of Mike Marshall's, nearest first. The Government & Public Sector bench
James Wilkinson, Chief Information Security Officer at City of Dallas
Gwen Gann, State Chief Information Security Officer at Washington Technology Solutions (WaTech)
Sherman Chu, Chief Information Security Officer at The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey
Nate Parker, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Accenture Federal Services
Luke Forsyth, Chief Information Security Officer at CSIRO
Chad Holmes, Chief Information Security Officer at Texas Office of the Attorney General
Record facts
- Time in the seat
- About 2 months since the appointment was announced (week of August 24, 2026), as of November 2026
- Moves on the record
- 1 confirmed move, each with its source
- On the record since
- September 8, 2026
- Government & Public Sector in 2026
- 14 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 Mike Marshall
- Who is the CISO of California Department of Technology?
- Mike Marshall is State Chief Information Security Officer at California Department of Technology. The appointment was announced in the week of August 24, 2026, per SecurityWeek Industry Moves.
- When did Mike Marshall become CISO of California Department of Technology?
- The appointment was announced in the week of August 24, 2026, per SecurityWeek Industry Moves. The record holds the announcement, not a start date.
- Where did Mike Marshall work before California Department of Technology?
- Before the appointment, Mike Marshall was Acting Information Officer at California Environmental Protection Agency, according to the announcement (SecurityWeek Industry Moves).
Sources
- 1.SecurityWeek Industry Moves (last week) ↗: the appointment at California Department of Technology, week of August 24, 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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