Executive record
William Bengtson
Career profile: William Bengtson on CISO Spotlights ↗
William Bengtson is Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at C1.ai. The appointment was announced in the week of January 26, 2026, per SecurityWeek Industry Moves, when the company was named ConductorOne.
Before the appointment: leadership roles at HashiCorp, Netflix, Capital One, and Nuna, per the same source.
The seat was verified again on November 10, 2026, per c1.ai.
1 tracked move on the Wire · Updated
Career timeline
Every move the record holds for William Bengtson, newest first, with the earlier roles the announcements name.
· Appointment
Named Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at ConductorOne
Source: SecurityWeek Industry Moves (week of 2026-01-26) ↗ · Move record
Before January 2026· Earlier role
leadership roles at HashiCorp, Netflix, Capital One, and Nuna
Named in the announcement of the ConductorOne appointment · Source: SecurityWeek Industry Moves (week of 2026-01-26) ↗
The company: C1.ai
- Sector
- Cybersecurity Vendors
- Region
- North America
- Company record
- Who runs security at C1.ai: 1 confirmed move on the record
- Vendor directory
- C1.ai sells security products, filed under Identity governance and administration. What it sells
Appointed in the same period
Other security chiefs in Cybersecurity Vendors whose appointment was announced within 90 days of William Bengtson's, nearest first. The Cybersecurity Vendors bench
Chris Castaldo, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Flock Safety
Alfredo Hickman, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Kai
Brian Blakley, Chief Information Security Officer at Bellini Capital and ConnectSecure
Israel Barak, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at 7AI
John Bruce, Chief Information Security Officer at Quorum Cyber
Dom Glavach, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Black Duck
Record facts
- Time in the seat
- About 9 months since the appointment was announced (week of January 26, 2026), as of November 2026
- Moves on the record
- 1 confirmed move, each with its source
- On the record since
- September 24, 2026
- Cybersecurity Vendors in 2026
- 25 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 William Bengtson
- Who is the CISO of C1.ai?
- William Bengtson is Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at C1.ai. The appointment was announced in the week of January 26, 2026, per SecurityWeek Industry Moves, when the company was named ConductorOne.
- When did William Bengtson become CISO of C1.ai?
- The appointment was announced in the week of January 26, 2026, per SecurityWeek Industry Moves. The record holds the announcement, not a start date.
- Where did William Bengtson work before ConductorOne?
- Before the appointment, William Bengtson was leadership roles at HashiCorp, Netflix, Capital One, and Nuna, according to the announcement (SecurityWeek Industry Moves).
Sources
- 1.SecurityWeek Industry Moves (week of 2026-01-26) ↗: the appointment at ConductorOne, week of January 26, 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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