Executive record
Peter Liebert
Peter Liebert is Chief Information Security Officer at Clari + Salesloft. The appointment was announced in the week of February 23, 2026, per SecurityWeek Industry Moves.
Before the appointment: CISO at State of California, per the same source.
1 tracked move on the Wire · Updated
Career timeline
Every move the record holds for Peter Liebert, newest first, with the earlier roles the announcements name.
· Appointment
Named Chief Information Security Officer at Clari + Salesloft
Source: SecurityWeek Industry Moves (week of 2026-02-23) ↗ · Move record
Before February 2026· Earlier role
CISO at State of California
Named in the announcement of the Clari + Salesloft appointment · Source: SecurityWeek Industry Moves (week of 2026-02-23) ↗
The appointment
Announced week of February 23, 2026 · Source: SecurityWeek Industry Moves (week of 2026-02-23) ↗ · Move record
Peter Liebert has been appointed CISO of the newly combined Clari + Salesloft to lead a unified strategy across security programs, governance, and operations. He previously served as VP of cybersecurity at Vista Equity Partners and as CISO for the State of California.
The company: Clari + Salesloft
- Sector
- Technology
- Region
- North America
- Company record
- Who runs security at Clari + Salesloft: 1 confirmed move on the record
Appointed in the same period
Other security chiefs in Technology whose appointment was announced within 90 days of Peter Liebert's, nearest first (8 of 13). The Technology bench
Latha Maripuri, Chief Information Security Officer at Nscale
Kathy Wang, Chief Information Security Officer at micro1
Roland Palmer, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) and Vice President of Security at JumpCloud
Iain Mulholland, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Salesforce
Ken Ricketts, Chief Information Security Officer at Teradata
Lucas Moody, Chief Information Security Officer at Astera Labs
Leslie Kershaw, Chief Information Security Officer at IonQ
Eric Zielinski, Chief Information Security Officer at Jumpmind
Record facts
- Time in the seat
- About 8 months since the appointment was announced (week of February 23, 2026), as of November 2026
- Moves on the record
- 1 confirmed move, each with its source
- On the record since
- September 24, 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 Peter Liebert
- Who is the CISO of Clari + Salesloft?
- Peter Liebert is Chief Information Security Officer at Clari + Salesloft. The appointment was announced in the week of February 23, 2026, per SecurityWeek Industry Moves.
- When did Peter Liebert become CISO of Clari + Salesloft?
- The appointment was announced in the week of February 23, 2026, per SecurityWeek Industry Moves. The record holds the announcement, not a start date.
- Where did Peter Liebert work before Clari + Salesloft?
- Before the appointment, Peter Liebert was CISO at State of California, according to the announcement (SecurityWeek Industry Moves).
Sources
- 1.SecurityWeek Industry Moves (week of 2026-02-23) ↗: the appointment at Clari + Salesloft, week of February 23, 2026
This record begins with CISO Tribune's tracking in 2026.
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