Now entering its eighth year, the CSO Hall of Fame spotlights outstanding leaders who have significantly contributed to the practice of information risk management and security. This award honors trailblazers (security leaders with 10+ years in a CSO, CISO or other C-level security position) whose careers have shaped the future of cybersecurity and risk management. Inductees are recognized for their lifetime achievements and enduring contributions to the profession. CSO invites industry professionals and security technology companies to connect, learn, and celebrate the winners at the annual CSO Cybersecurity Awards & Conference held May 11-13, 2026, at the Loews Nashville Vanderbilt Plaza. Registration for the event is now open . 2026 CSO Hall of Fame Honorees Selim Aissi , CEO & CSO, AGA Robert S. Allen , Global CISO & Responsible AI Officer, Gallagher Mohit Chanana , CISO, Chevron Phillips Chemical Edna Conway , Chief Operations & Risk Officer, TPO Group Juan Gomez-Sanchez , VP, Cyber Resilience, McLane Company, Inc. Gary Harbison , Global CISO, Johnson & Johnson Malcolm Harkins , Chief Security & Trust Officer, HiddenLayer Barry Hensley , CSO, Brown & Brown Shaun Khalfan , SVP, CISO, PayPal Tomás Maldonado , CISO, National Football League Rich Noonan , VP & CISO, Fortive Jeff Trudeau , VP, CSO & CIO, Chime Arno Van der Walt , SVP & CISO, Humana Dustin Wilcox , CISO, S&P Global 2025 CSO Hall of Fame Honorees Meg Anderson , VP & CISO (retired), Principal Financial Group Bob Bruns , CISO, Avanade Jonathan Chow , CISO, Genesys Mignona Cote , CISO, Infor Laura Deaner , Managing Director, CISO, The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) George Finney , CISO, University of Texas System Michael Gordon , SVP & CISO, McDonald’s Ron Green , Cybersecurity Fellow/Former CSO, Mastercard Shawn Henry , CSO, CrowdStrike Todd Lukens , SVP, Security & Infrastructure, Nationwide Rishi Tripathi , SVP, CISO & CTO, Mount Sinai Health System Marnie Wilking , CSO, Booking.com Class of 2024 Jerry Geisler , SVP & CISO, Walmart, Inc. Gary Hayslip , CISO, SoftBank Investment Advisers Vaughn Hazen , CISO, CN Jill Knesek , CISO, BlackLine Susan Koski , EVP & CISO, PNC Financial Services Michael Palmer , CISO, Hearst John Schramm , Global Head of IT Risk and Security, Munich Re Keith Turpin , CISO, The Friedkin Group Phil Venables , CISO, Google Cloud Teresa Zielinski , Global CISO, GE Vernova Class of 2023 Rich Agostino , SVP & CISO, Target Ed Amoroso , Founder & CEO, TAG InfoSphere Devon Bryan , Global CIO, Carnival Corporation Nicole Darden Ford , Global VP & CISO, Rockwell Automation Keith Gordon , EVP & CSO, CIBC Ben Miron , VP of Infrastructure & Cybersecurity, NextEra Energy, Inc. Gary Owen , CISO & Chief Risk Officer, Capital Holly Ridgeway , EVP & CSO, Citizens Financial Group, Inc. Class of 2022 Marene Allison , CISO, Johnson & Johnson , Inc. Bret Arsenault , CISO, Microsoft James Beeson , SVP & Global CISO, Cigna Derek Benz , CISO, Coca-Cola Mark Connelly , CISO, Boston Consulting Group John McClurg , SVP & CISO, BlackBerry Tim McKnight , EVP & CSO, SAP Chandra McMahon , SVP & CISO, CVS Health Gary Warzala , Leadership Partner – Security & Risk Management, Gartner Deborah Wheeler , SVP & CISO, Delta Air Lines, Inc. Class of 2021 Roland Cloutie r, Global CSO, TikTok Deneen DeFiore , VP & CISO, United Airlines Andy Ellis , Operating Partner, YL Ventures Bobby Ford , SVP/CSO, HPE Renee Guttmann , CISO, Campbell Soup Company Meredith Harper , VP/CISO, Eli Lilly and Company Mike Towers , CISO, Takeda Mark Weatherford , CISO, AlertEnterprise Jason Witty , Global CISO, J.P. Morgan Chase Class of 2020 Tim Callahan , SVP, Global CISO, Aflac Dave Estlick , CISO, Chipotle Mexican Grill Jamil Farshch i, CISO, Equifax Emily Heath , Chief Trust & Security Officer, DocuSign Brad Maiorino , CISO, Raytheon Technologies Kathy Orner , VP, Chief Risk Officer, CWT Jim Routh , Head of Enterprise Information Risk Management, MassMutual Gregory Wood , SVP, Technology Risk Management & Security, The Walt Disney Company Timothy Youngblood , Corporate VP, CISO, McDonald’s In addition to the honorees listed above, CSO inducted Michael Assante posthumously for his work with the SANS Institute and Center for Strategic and International Studies. *Editor’s note: The job titles and company affiliations listed here reflect the positions held by these individuals at the time they were inducted into the Hall of Fame.