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2024

ONCON ICON AWARDS

The OnCon Icon Awards recognize the top information security professionals in the entire world. Finalists were voted on by peers to determine the winners (click here to see how winners are chosen). The 2024 Awards were presented virtually at OnCon 2024 on April 23rd.

EXPLORE THE 2024 WINNERS

Winners are in alphabetical order by first name. Job title and company are listed based on time of selection. 

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TOP 100 INFORMATION SECURITY PROFESSIONAL AWARD WINNERS

  • Adam Evans | SVP & CISO | Royal Bank of Canada

  • Angela Pompey | CISO | Bureau of Labor Statistics

  • Angela Williams | SVP, Chief Information Security Officer | UL Solutions

  • Angie Vo | AVP, Enterprise Information Security | MUFG Bank, Ltd

  • Anthony Siravo | VP, Chief Information Security Officer | Lifespan

  • Becky Goza | Head of Information Security | Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores

  • Ben Smith | SVP, Chief Information Security Officer | Altice USA

  • Benjamin Corll | CISO in Residence | Zscaler

  • Brian Phillips | VP, Information Security | Macy's

  • Bruce Phillips | SVP & CISO | WFG

  • Chris Mcfarland | Group Vice President, CISO | Abercrombie & Fitch, Co.

  • Christopher Crowell | CISO | PLI Holdings, Inc

  • Christopher Porter | Chief Information Security Officer - SVP | FannieMae

  • David Gatewood | Director Information Security | HCA

  • Elliott Franklin | CISO | Fortitude-RE

  • Fernando Martinez | Senior Director, Information Security | Walmart

  • Garrett Smiley | CISO | Serco

  • Gary Zelanko | Chief Information Security Officer | Cyemptive Technologies inc

  • George Griesler | Senior Director, Cybersecurity | National Football League

  • Grant Sewell | CSO | AHEAD

  • Jake Frazier | Sr. Managing Director: Global Head, Information Governance, Privacy & Security Practice | FTI Consulting

  • James Beers | Director of Information Security | Moravian University

  • Jay Haque | Senior Director, ITIO & Cybersecurity | New York Public Library

  • John Opala | VP & Global Chief Information Security Officer | Hanes Brands Inc

  • Julia Schott | Director IT GRC Security | NLG

  • Karl Schimmeck | Managing Director, US Banks CISO | Morgan Stanley

  • Kathy Le | Head of Information Security | Skyworks Solutions

  • Ken Foster | Global Head of Architecture | Adient

  • Kevin Novak | CISO | Old National Bancorp

  • Krzysztof Kostienko | Asia CISO | Morgan Stanley

  • Lester Godsey | CISO | Maricopa County

  • Linda White | Director Information Security | Axiom Medical

  • Lucia Milica Stacy | CISO | Stanley Black & Decker

  • Mandy Andress | CISO | Elastic

  • Marc Lueck | CISO | Zscaler

  • Matt King | Chief Security & Data Officer | Belcan

  • Matthew Webb | AVP Product Security | HCA

  • Michael Calderin | CISO | YAGEO Group

  • Michael Pickert | Chief Information Security Officer | Innomotics GmbH

  • Michael Weiss | Chief Security Officer (CSO) / Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) | Generali Global Assistance (US)

  • Monica Landen | Chief Information Security Officer | FactSet

  • Nish Majmudar | VP, CISO | Mathematica

  • Piotr Topor | Director of Information Security and IT Governance | LSC Communications

  • Randall Jackson | Chief Information Security Officer | Income Research + Management

  • Ricardo Lafosse | Chief Information Security Officer | The Kraft Heinz Company

  • Richard Yun | CISO | Masimo Corporation

  • Ryan Hays | Global Head of Red Team | Citi

  • Shane Barney | Chief Information Security Officer | DHS U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

  • Thanh Thai | CISO | Constellis

  • Timothy Amerson | Deputy Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) | Social Security Administration

  • Tina Smith | Chief Information Security Officer | Executive Office of Public Safety and Security, Commonwealth of Massachusetts

  • Todd Beebe | Information Security Officer | Freeport LNG

  • Tomás Maldonado | Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) | National Football League

  • Will Demar | CISO | Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group

  • Zachary Lewis | AVP IT and CISO | University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis

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TOP 50 INFORMATION SECURITY PROFESSIONAL AWARD WINNERS

  • Alexander Schuchman | CISO | Colgate-Palmolive Company

  • Amanda Cape | VP of Information Security | ABBYY

  • Anthony Saint | Sr. Director, Information Security Cyber Defense | Intel

  • Bhavya Gupta | Lead - Cloud Security and Vulnerability Management | Stanford University

  • Bradley Schaufenbuel | Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer | Paychex, Inc.

  • Chad Kalmes | CISO | Former Socure

  • Cyrus Robinson | SOC Director | Ingalls Information Security, LLC

  • Dan Lasher | Chief Information Security Officer | TD SYNNEX Corporation

  • Dan Lohrmann | Field CISO | Presidio

  • Dana Scaffido | Threat and Vulnerability Management Director | Coalfire

  • Dave Cowan | Chief Information Security Officer | Challenger

  • David Lackey | Chief Information Security Officer | World Vision USA

  • Deepak Lathker | Head and VP of IT & Cyber Security | Skyline Construction Enterprises

  • DeWayne Hixson | CISO | Bass Pro

  • Harshal Mehta | CISO | CWT

  • Jasmin Landry | Senior Director, Information Security | Nasdaq

  • Jennifer Gold | VP, Head of Threat Intelligence | Apollo IS

  • Jimmie Owens | Global CISO | DXC Technology

  • Jody Blanchard | VP, Chief Information Security Officer | Zimmer Biomet

  • John Burns | Information Security Advisor Lead | United Services Automobile Association (USAA)

  • Jorel Van Os | Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) | Acrisure

  • Kelly Haydu | VP of Information Security and Technology | CarGurus

  • Keyur Ajmera | Chief Information Officer | iCIMS

  • Matthew Dunlop | SVP, Security Architecture and Product Security Engineering | Visa

  • Michael Bray | Chief Information Security Officer | Vancouver Clinic

  • Nate Vanderheyden | Deputy CISO, U.S. Banks Cyber & Information Security | Morgan Stanley

  • Neil Ellis | CIO/CISO | CafeX Communications Inc.

  • Rick Orloff | GVP, Chief Information Security Officer | 8x8 Inc.

  • Roy Ross | Chief Information Security Officer | OMNICOMMANDER

  • Saiprabha Ramani | Information Security Lead Advisor | USAA

  • Samson Olawuyi | Senior Director of Cyber and Information Security | Just Energy Group

  • Sean Nealon | SVP, Head of Cyber & Information Security | Brookfield Properties

  • Sebastian Arriada | CIO | Globant

  • Shena Seneca Tharnish | VP, Secure Networking & Cybersecurity Solutions | Comcast Business

  • Stephen Jones | VP, Cybersecurity | Dataprise

  • Taison Kearney | CISO | Kantata

  • Tim Everson | Chief Information Security Officer | Kalahari Resorts and Conventions

  • Todd Friedman | CISO | ResMed

  • Tyler Young | Chief Information Security Officer | BigID

  • Wessam Maher | Chief Information Security Officer | HD Bank

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TOP 10 INFORMATION SECURITY PROFESSIONAL AWARD WINNERS

  • Adam Holland | CISO | The Wendy's Company

  • Dustin Morris | Director of Cybersecurity | Hensel Phelps Construction Co.

  • Jennifer Bush | Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) | Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS)

  • Jeremy Lynch | CISO | GetWellNetwork Inc.

  • John Allman | Chief Information Security Officer | Spokeo

  • Kelvin Moore | Chief Information Security Officer | U.S. Small Business Administration

  • Muhammad Abul Kalam Azad | Head of Information Security | Eastern Bank Ltd

  • Randy Marchany | Chief Information Security Officer | Virginia Tech

  • Zechariah Akinpelu | Chief Information Security Officer | Unity Bank PLC

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INFORMATION SECURITY PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR AWARD WINNER

  • Dennis Kallelis | Chief Security Officer | IDEMIA

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