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San Jose, California, Us

Built a security-first culture, integrating secure design principles within technology and product teams.Enabled Go-To-Market teams to reduce sales cycles by 90%, leveraging InfoSec and AI-driven trust centers.Achieved and maintained compliance with SOC 2, ISO 27001/27701, PCI-DSS, NIST CSF/800-171, GDPR, and CCPA/CPRA, opening new markets and establishing trust.Reduced application vulnerabilities by 95% through security policy overhauls, improving operational resilience.Established a security governance framework aligned with business goals, enhancing organizational security posture.

Palo Alto, California, Us

Founded a virtual CISO consultancy, delivering modernization, compliance audits, and security assessments to enhance operations across various industries.Served as a security advisor to Joby Aviation, establishing their first Security Governing Board and strengthening security and governance practices.Led security architecture for a $1.1B project at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, overseeing a $450M initiative to meet stringent security and regulatory requirements.Successfully obtained operational licensure and certification for the hospital, navigating complex compliance landscapes to ensure high security standards.

San Francisco, California, Us

Drove strategic transformation of IT and security infrastructure with cloud-first strategies, enhancing agility and security measures.Led Gap's global infrastructure and security organization, managing a team of 400+ professionals to elevate IT operations across Gap, Old Navy, and Banana Republic.Modernized IT through DevOps adoption and upgrades to Big Data operations and security infrastructure, significantly transforming overall operations.Streamlined Gap's IT structure to improve efficiency and collaboration, launching self-service solutions that reduced costs and human error.Established KPIs for IT efficiency and cloud migration, aligning technology solutions with business objectives and managing a budget of $110M/year.

Seattle, Wa, Us

Oversaw Expedia's Platform and CISO Office, enhancing digital security posture and customer trust through effective management of customer infrastructure and fraud prevention.Established the IT Risk Governance Board, strengthening security measures and minimizing the company's attack surface for better risk management.Led platform strategy for global e-commerce subsidiaries like Expedia.com and Hotels.com, optimizing operations and security frameworks.Managed a global tech team of 300+ and 9 leaders, driving innovation and operational excellence through IT and organizational renewal.Resolved $111M in revenue losses from security and platform issues, contributing to financial stability while achieving a 22% reduction in operational expenses to $100M in one year.

Founded Jupiter Hosting, an early Infrastructure-as-a-Service company, and served as CEO throughout the venture.Secured Angel and B Round venture financing, using funds to drive rapid growth and technological innovation.Obtained licensing and met compliance requirements to service major clients like Walt Disney, Time Warner, and NBC Universal.Successfully led the company to acquisition by NaviSite, a subsidiary of Time Warner.

Kleiner Perkins& Genentech Startup - NASD:VNTR

Westlake, Texas, Us