Executive record
Shaun Khalfan
Career profile: Shaun Khalfan on CISO Spotlights ↗
Shaun Khalfan was named SVP, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at PayPal. The appointment was announced in the week of April 22, 2024, per SecurityWeek Industry Moves.
Before the appointment: CISO at Discover Financial Services, 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 Shaun Khalfan, newest first, with the earlier roles the announcements name.
· Appointment
Named SVP, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at PayPal
Source: SecurityWeek Industry Moves (week of 2024-04-22) ↗ · Move record
Before April 2024· Earlier role
CISO at Discover Financial Services
Named in the announcement of the PayPal appointment · Source: SecurityWeek Industry Moves (week of 2024-04-22) ↗
The appointment
Announced week of April 22, 2024 · Source: SecurityWeek Industry Moves (week of 2024-04-22) ↗ · Move record
Shaun Khalfan has joined payments giant PayPal as SVP, Chief Information Security Officer. He previously served as CISO for several large organizations, including Discover Financial Services, Barclays International, Freddie Mac, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency, and the Department of the Navy Chief Information Office.
The company: PayPal
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Region
- North America
- Company record
- Who runs security at PayPal: 1 confirmed move on the record
- Annual report
- Cybersecurity section of the fiscal 2025 Form 10-K, filed February 3, 2026
Appointed in the same period
Other security chiefs in Financial Services whose appointment was announced within 90 days of Shaun Khalfan's, nearest first. The Financial Services bench
Warren Bailey, Chief Information Security Officer at Foundation Source
Dinesh Kamble, Chief Information Security Officer at RBL Bank
Nick Ritter, Chief Information Security Officer at Worldpay
Craig Dornon, Senior Vice President, Chief Information Security Officer at Northwest Bank
Daniel Shalom, Chief Information Security Officer at Earnix
JD Rogers, Vice President Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at American Financial Group
Marlena Efstratopoulou, Chief Information Security Officer at Options Technology
Brendan Goode, Chief Security Officer at Citizens Financial Group
Record facts
- Moves on the record
- 1 confirmed move, each with its source
- On the record since
- September 26, 2026
- Financial Services in 2026
- 42 security-leadership appointments announced in the sector on the record
Questions about Shaun Khalfan
- When did Shaun Khalfan become CISO of PayPal?
- The appointment was announced in the week of April 22, 2024, per SecurityWeek Industry Moves. The record holds the announcement, not a start date.
- Is Shaun Khalfan still the CISO of PayPal?
- The newest source the record holds for this seat is the appointment announced in the week of April 22, 2024. It holds no later verification, so it does not state who holds the seat today.
- Where did Shaun Khalfan work before PayPal?
- Before the appointment, Shaun Khalfan was CISO at Discover Financial Services, according to the announcement (SecurityWeek Industry Moves).
Sources
- 1.SecurityWeek Industry Moves (week of 2024-04-22) ↗: the appointment at PayPal, week of April 22, 2024
- 2.SEC EDGAR: Form 10-K, fiscal 2025 ↗: the company's cybersecurity disclosure
- 3.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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