Fortune 500 CISO List

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Key Highlights

• Get a full Fortune 500 CISOs list to reach out to top security leaders.

• The CISO role has changed in recent years. There is now more focus on working with the board and handling risk management.

• A lot of Fortune 500 companies now have special security jobs, like the deputy CISO.

• Our company list has important contact info. You can get it in Excel, PDF, or database format.

• Reports from frequently quoted survey sources show trends, such as the median CISO salary.

CISO is a Very Important Role

In today’s world, that runs on data, the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) is very important at big companies like those in the Fortune 500. CISOs work hard to keep the companies safe from cybersecurity problems. They look after the things the company has. This job is key because the threats keep changing all the time. Having a full company list of these top leaders helps anyone who wants to reach out to the people who shape how we keep information secure.

Where can I find a list of the 2026 Fortune 500 CISOs?

The databahn research team have compiled a list of the 2026 Fortune 500 companies and Fortune 500 CISOs. We update and refresh the list at the beginning of every business quarter.

The following is a sample list of the 2025 Fortune 500 company list and Fortune 500 CISOs list. 

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COMPANY NAME	2025 RANK	CISO NAME	CISO TITLE	TICKER SYMBOL	COMPANY URL
Walmart	1	Jerry Geisler	SVP & Global CISO	WMT	https://www.stock.walmart.com
Amazon	2	Stephen Schmidt	VP Security Engineering, CSO	AMZN	https://www.amazon.com
Apple	3	George Stathakopoulis	VP of Corporate Information Security	AAPL	https://www.apple.com
UnitedHealth Group	4	Steven Martinez	CISO - Global Strategic Acquisitions	UNH	https://www.unitedhealthgroup.com
Berkshire Hathaway	5	James Jervey	SVP, Chief Information Security Officer	BRK.A	https://www.berkshirehathaway.com
CVS Health	6	Chandra McMahon	SVP & CISO	CVS	https://www.cvshealth.com
Exxon Mobil	7	Michael Salvatore	CSO	XOM	https://www.exxonmobil.com
Alphabet	8	Phil Venables	VP Google, CISO Google Cloud	GOOGL	https://www.abc.xyz
McKesson	9	Michael McNeil	SVP, Global CISO	MCK	https://www.mckesson.com
Cencora (formerly AmerisourceBergen)	10	Ajay Gupta	SVP & Chief Information Security Officer	COR	https://www.cencora.com
Costco Wholesale	11	Jon Raper	CISO	COST	https://www.costco.com
JPMorgan Chase	12	William Patrick Opet	Global CISO	JPM	https://www.jpmorganchase.com
Microsoft	13	Bret Arsenault	CVP, CISO	MSFT	https://www.microsoft.com
Cardinal Health	14	Brian Waeltz	SVP, CISO	CAH	https://www.cardinalhealth.com
Chevron	15	Christopher Lukas	CISO	CVX	https://www.chevron.com
Cigna Group	16	James Beeson	SVP, Global CISO	CI	https://www.thecignagroup.com
Ford Motor	17	Patrick Milligan	CISO	F	https://www.ford.com
Bank of America	18	Craig Froelich	CISO	BAC	https://www.bankofamerica.com
General Motors	19	Vinny Hoxha	CISO	GM	https://www.gm.com
Elevance Health	20	Dustin Wilcox	VP & CISO	ELV	https://www.elevancehealth.com
Citigroup	21	Al Tarasiuk	CISO	C	https://www.citigroup.com
Centene	22	Alan Berry	RVP, CISO	CNC	https://www.centene.com
Home Depot	23	Christopher Lanzilotta	CISO	HD	https://www.homedepot.com
Marathon Petroleum	24	Mary Rose Martinez	VP, CISO	MPC	https://www.marathonpetroleum.com
Kroger	25	Michaal Haas	Chief Information Security Officer	KR	https://www.thekrogerco.com
Phillips 66	26	Michael Morgan	CISO	PSX	https://www.phillips66.com
Fannie Mae	27	Christopher Porter	SVP, CISO	FNMA	https://www.fanniemae.com
Walgreens Boots Alliance	28	Tyler Allison	Global CISO / VP - Acting	WBA	https://www.walgreensbootsalliance.com
Valero Energy	29	Cheryl Thomas	CIO	VLO	https://www.valero.com
Meta Platforms	30	Guy Rosen	CISO	META	https://investor.fb.com
Verizon Communications	31	Nasrin Rezai	SVP & CISO	VZ	https://www.verizon.com
AT&T	32	Rich Baich	SVP, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)	T	https://www.att.com
Comcast	33	Noopur Davis	EVP, Chief Information Security & Product Privacy Officer	CMCSA	https://www.comcastcorporation.com
Wells Fargo	34	Sunil Seshadri	CISO	WFC	https://www.wellsfargo.com
Goldman Sachs Group	35	Matthew Chung	Partner, Global Head Of Technology Risk, CISO	GS	https://www.goldmansachs.com
Freddie Mac	36	Betty Elliott	SVP - CISO	FMCC	https://www.freddiemac.com
Target	37	Rich Agostino	SVP, CISO	TGT	https://www.target.com
Humana	38	Aman Raheja	CISO & Head of IT Ops.	HUM	https://www.humana.com
State Farm Insurance	39	Ashley Pettit	SVP, CIO	PRIVATE	https://www.statefarm.com
Tesla	40	Nagesh Saldi	CIO	TSLA	https://www.tesla.com
Morgan Stanley	41	Alonzo Ellis	Global CISO	MS	https://www.morganstanley.com
Johnson & Johnson	42	Gary Harbbison	Global CISO	JNJ	https://www.jnj.com
Archer Daniels Midland	43	Thomas Dager	CISO	ADM	https://www.adm.com
PepsiCo	44	Andrew Kirkland	Global CISO	PEP	https://www.pepsico.com
UPS	45	Michael Flynn	President & CISO	UPS	https://www.ups.com
FedEx	46	Gene Sun	CVP, CISO & Risk Management	FDX	https://www.fedex.com
Walt Disney	47	Ryan Knisley	CISO, SVP Cybersecurity & Technology Risk	DIS	https://www.thewaltdisneycompany.com
Dell Technologies	48	Kevin Cross	SVP, CISO	DELL	https://www.delltechnologies.com
Lowe's	49	Marc Varner	CVP & Global CISO	LOW	https://www.lowes.com
Procter & Gamble	50	Catherine McCully	CISO	PG	https://www.pg.com
Energy Transfer	51	Steve Hotte	CIO	ET	https://www.energytransfer.com
Boeing	52	Richard Puckett	VP and Chief Security Officer	BA	https://www.boeing.com
Albertsons	53	Aaron Hughes	SVP and CISO	ACI	https://www.albertsonscompanies.com
Sysco	54	Charles Tango	CISO	SYY	https://www.sysco.com
RTX	55	Brad Maiorino	CISO	RTX	https://www.rtx.com
General Electric	56	Teresa Zielinski	VP, Global CISO	GE	https://www.ge.com
Lockheed Martin	57	Joel Johnson	VP & CISO	LMT	https://www.lockheedmartin.com
American Express	58	Fred Gibbins	SVP & CISO	AXP	https://www.americanexpress.com
Caterpillar	59	Eric Sporre	VP & Global CISO	CAT	https://www.caterpillar.com
MetLife	60	Zulfi Ahmed	SVP IT Risk/Global CISO	MET	https://www.metlife.com
HCA Healthcare	61	Paul Connelly	VP & CSO	HCA	https://www.hcahealthcare.com
Progressive	62	Matthew Neely	Director of Information Security	PGR	https://www.progressive.com
IBM	63	Koos Lodewijka	VP & CISO	IBM	https://www.ibm.com
Deere	64	James Johnson	CISO	DE	https://www.deere.com
Nvidia	65	Sonu Nayyar	SVP, CIO	NVDA	https://www.nvidia.com
StoneX Group	66	Troy Mattern	CISO	SNEX	https://www.stonex.com
Merck	67	Terry Rice	VP, IT Risk Management & CISO	MRK	https://www.merck.com
ConocoPhillips	68	Annessa McKenzie	CISO	COP	https://www.conocophillips.com
Pfizer	69	Brian Cincera	SVP & CISO	PFE	https://www.pfizer.com
Delta Air Lines	70	Deborah Wheeler	CISO	DAL	https://www.delta.com
TD Synnex	71	Gary Gulmon	SVP & CIO	SNX	https://www.tdsynnex.com
Publix Super Markets	72	Laurie Douglas	SVP, CISO	PFE	https://www.publix.com
Allstate	73	Jeffrey Wright	SVP & CISO	ALL	https://www.allstate.com
Cisco Systems	74	Anthony Grieco	VP, CISO	CSCO	https://www.cisco.com
Nationwide	75	Todd Lukens	SVP, CISO	PRIVATE	https://www.nationwide.com
Charter Communications	76	Greg Temm	CISO	CHTR	https://www.charter.com
AbbVie	77	Pete Naumovski	Global CISO & VP IT Risk Mgmt	ABBV	https://www.abbvie.com
New York Life Insurance	78	Tod Mitchinson	VP, CISO	PRIVATE	https://www.newyorklife.com
Intel	79	Brent Conran	CVP, CISO	INTC	https://www.intel.com
TJX	80	Berni Cowens	SVP, CISO	TJX	https://www.tjx.com
Prudential Financial	81	Philip Ramey	VP & CISO	PRU	https://www.prudential.com
HP	82	Joanna Burkey	CISO	HPQ	https://www.hp.com
United Airlines Holdings	83	Deneen Defiore	VP & CISO	UAL	https://www.united.com
Performance Food Group	84	Colin Kibler	VP, Information Security & Compliance	PFGC	https://www.pfgc.com
Tyson Foods	85	Matt Bunch	Sr. Director of IT Information Security/Cybe	TSN	https://www.tysonfoods.com
American Airlines Group	86	David Bell	Managing Dir., Cybersecurity & Technology Risk Mgmt, CISO	AAL	https://www.aa.com
Liberty Mutual Insurance Group	87	Katie Jenkins	EVP, CISO	PRIVATE	https://www.libertymutual.com
Nike	88	Ryan Fusselman	CISO	NKE	https://www.nike.com
Oracle	89	David Cross	SVP, CISO	ORCL	https://www.oracle.com
Enterprise Products Partners	90	Stuart Wagner	VP, Information Technology	EPD	https://www.enterpriseproducts.com
Capital One Financial	91	Chris Nims	EVP & CISO	COF	https://www.capitalone.com
Plains GP Holdings	92	Mario Martinez	Sr. Dir., Infrastructure & Cyber Defense	PAGP	https://www.plains.com
World Kinect	93	Shawn Bowen	SVP & Information Security (CISO)	WKC	https://www.world-kinect.com
AIG	94	Gary McAlum	Global CISO	AIG	https://www.aig.com
Coca-Cola	95	Derek Benz	CISO	KO	https://www.coca-colacompany.com
TIAA	96	Upendra Mardikar	EVP, CISO	PRIVATE	https://www.tiaa.org
CHS	97	Sarah Engstrom	CISO & VP of IT Security, Productivity & Privacy	PRIVATE	https://www.chsinc.com
Bristol-Myers Squibb	98	Sydney Klein	SVP, Chief Information Security & Data Officer	BMY	https://www.bms.com
Dow	99	Mario Ferket	CISO	DOW	https://www.dow.com
Best Buy	100	Adam Mishler	SVP, Global CISO	BBY	https://www.investors.bestbuy.com
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The Fortune 500 CISO List

A Fortune 500 CISOs list is a company list that shows the top security leaders working in America’s biggest companies. This cisos list does not just show names. It tells you about each person’s current role and their work history.

This information is often used in a frequently quoted survey to help people look at industry trends. With our list, you can reach the main decision-makers who lead the way in enterprise security. We keep our Fortune 500 CISOs list current and update it often.

Importance of Security Leadership in the Fortune 500

Strong security leadership is key for the stability and growth of Fortune 500 companies. CISOs carry a huge responsibility. They need to shield their company from many cyber threats that can happen at any time. Their main job is to build and run a good security plan.

This plan has to go well with business goals and help stop any possible harm. The job of a CISO is to take care of risk management for the whole company, watch over incident response, and make sure the company is following all rules.

At the end, these leaders help push a strong security mindset in everything the company does, from product design to training people at work. Having knowledge in risk management, incident response, and cyber matters is so important. It helps earn trust from your customers and people in your company, so CISOs are key to any executive team. A full company list shows why these roles matter.

How Fortune 500 Companies Select Their CISOs

Fortune 500 companies use a smart way to pick their CISOs. They often work with a global executive search firm to find the best people for the job. In these big companies, the CISO job is less about day-to-day tasks and more about big-picture plans. They focus a lot on things like strategy, risk management, setting rules, and talking with the board.

People who want this job come from many backgrounds. There are a few common ways to get into the CISO role:

• There is experience in compliance, risk management, and setting rules.

• They have led teams in IT, building tech systems, or security engineering.

• Some come from working in intelligence or law enforcement jobs.

The careful process for picking a CISO shows how important and hard the job is. There is big interest in this role, and the median ciso salary is high to bring in top people. At databahn, we keep up with these leaders, including the deputy ciso, so our lists always have the most up-to-date names.

Downloading the List of Fortune 500 CISOs

Getting our special Fortune 500 CISOs list is simple. We know you want info in a way that fits what you need, like marketing, research, or talking to others.

The company list and CISOs list come in different easy formats, like Excel, PDF, or a direct link to a database. This means you can use the data with your own tools without any trouble. We will show you the options and tell you how to get them.

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Steps to Access and Download Updated CISO Lists

Getting your company list of Fortune 500 CISOs from Databahn is easy. We update it at the beginning of every business quarter, so you always get the most up-to-date info about each CISO and their current role.

You can start right away and connect with these security leaders. The steps are simple and quick.

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Notable CISOs and Cybersecurity Leaders in the Fortune 500

The Fortune 500 includes some of the world’s top CISO professionals and cyber experts. Many of these people are trusted by board members. They help shape the best ways to keep companies safe.

Leaders working at Walmart and Boeing have set strong examples in enterprise security. They think ahead, make big achievements, and people watch what they do. The next parts talk about some of these leaders and how they help the field grow.

Profiles of Influential Fortune 500 CISOs

Many of the top cybersecurity leaders in the Fortune 500 have decades of experience in their jobs. They help guide their companies through big cyber threats and changes all the time. The board members and even government people look for their advice because they know so much.

Rinki Sethi, who was once Vice President and CISO at Twitter and has also worked at Walmart.com and eBay, is known for building strong online security systems. Now, her current role at BILL shows she still makes a big impact in the cyber world. In the same way, Kip Boyle gives his wisdom as a fractional CISO to large companies, like Boeing and Visa. He uses his years of knowledge in cyber risk to help people stay safe.

These important CISOs are known for:

• Sharing what they know by talking at events and writing for different outlets.

• Being on advisory boards and helping businesses grow.

• Predicting what cyber dangers might come next and making plans to stop them early.

Recognized Cybersecurity Achievements and Initiatives

Fortune 500 companies are now growing their security teams to fight the higher risk of cybercrime. One big change in recent years is making new jobs for specialists who focus just on cyber security. Many of these companies are making their GRC and incident response groups stronger.

The growth often means building teams for the Security Operations Center (SOC). It also includes making sure they follow rules like ISO 27001. These steps show that a strong cyber defense needs special skills from people in many areas.

In the last few years, four out of ten Fortune 500 companies have made deputy CISO jobs or similar roles. The CISO now spends more time on larger plans and talking to the board. The deputy ciso leads the main security work and helps their team protect the business from different cyber risks.

Understanding the Role and Responsibilities of a Fortune 500 CISO

The CISO role in a Fortune 500 company is difficult. It comes with a lot to manage. It is more than just keeping track of technical problems. In practical terms, these leaders take care of risk management for the whole business. The CISO needs to line up cyber plans with the company's main goals.

They have to find a way to stop threats but also help the business grow and try new ideas. The job keeps changing. Many CISOs now work side by side with a deputy ciso. This helps them keep up with all that the role asks for. In the sections below, you will find out the most important duties CISOs handle. You will also see how their job looks different in bigger businesses.

Key Duties and Strategic Focus Areas

The main job of a Fortune 500 CISO is to give strong direction and handle risk management in the company. They need to build and run a security plan that keeps the whole organization safe from cyber dangers.

A CISO is always looking for new threats. They work to keep the company safe and able to bounce back. This helps the business keep running well and keeps its name strong.

Key duties and top tasks are:

• Overseeing governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) programs.

• Leading incident response both during and after a cyber attack.

• Managing teams for security architecture and engineering.

• Talking with the board of directors about security issues and rules.

How the CISO Role Differs in Large Enterprises

The CISO job is not the same in every company. In big companies, like those in the Fortune 500, the CISO is a top leader. At these places, the CISO handles huge workloads, many worldwide rules, and lot of big company politics. Their budget is large, but so is the stress and the expectations that come with the job.

In small businesses or for a fractional CISO working for different clients, things are different. These security leaders have less money to work with and often have to do much of the work themselves. They need to be able to use and set up their tools in, and also know, many areas because they do not have a big team to help.

The CISOs at big companies often get a large group, with roles like deputy CISO, to take care of the many sides of the job. This makes it possible for them to look at bigger plans and to talk with upper management and the board in well. CISOs at small organizations do not get this option. The company list we use shows these senior leaders.

To Sum It Up

To sum it up, using the Fortune 500 CISO List helps you learn about the top security leaders in big companies. It also shows why they matter so much when it comes to keeping information safe. Knowing what CISOs do and what they focus on helps any business see how hard their work in cybersecurity can be in these large groups. The list is good for those who want to meet others, check how they handle security, or know more about people who lead in the field. This list is a great way for you to stay ahead. Download the Fortune 500 CISO List now, and be ready to learn more about cybersecurity and ciso leadership.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Where can I find the most recent Fortune 500 CISO names?

You can get the newest Fortune 500 CISO names by getting our company list from Databahn. Our CISOs list stays up-to-date, and you can download it in easy formats like Excel. This way, you always have the latest contacts for your outreach plans.

Are demographic insights or trends available for Fortune 500 CISOs?

Yes, you can find demographic insights in some industry reports. There is a frequently quoted survey that looks at our company list. These studies show trends from recent years. You can learn about the median CISO salary, career paths, and how the jobs of security leaders change over time.

Do all Fortune 500 companies have a formal CISO position?

The formal CISO job is now common. But not every Fortune 500 company handles it the same way. Some have a deputy CISO to help board members. Others let their security leader report to the CIO.

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