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2023

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 2023 Awards were presented virtually at OnCon 2023 on April 25th.

EXPLORE THE 2023 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

  • Amanda Fennell | CSO/CIO | Relativity

  • Andrew Rabie | CISO | Saks OFF 5th

  • Anthony Siravo | CISO | Lifespan

  • Barry Kortekaas | EVP Information Security and CISO | Morgan & Morgan, P.A.

  • Bernd Huber | CISO and Sr. Director Global Information Security | S.C. Johnson and Sons

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

  • Conrad Bell | SVP, CISO | C Spire

  • Dan VanBelleghem | Sr. Director Cyber Programs | GDIT

  • David Cross | CISO | Oracle

  • David Todd | SVP, Chief Information & Security Officer | White Lodging Services

  • Dennis Kallelis | Chief Security Officer | IDEMIA Identity & Security USA

  • Diane Brown | VP, IT Risk Management | Ulta Beauty

  • Diego Souza | Global CISO | Cummins

  • Drew Perry | Chief Information Security Officer | Serta Simmons

  • Endre Walls | EVP, Chief Information Security Officer | Customers Bank

  • Garrett Smiley | Chief Information Security Officer | Serco

  • Jackie Mattingly | CISO | Owensboro Health

  • Jacob Lorz | Director, IT Security | Cintas

  • Jeffrey Jones | CISO | Milliman

  • Joe Bennett | Global CISO | Adient

  • Joe Ellis | VP & Chief Information Security Officer | Ryder System, Inc.

  • John Raymond | VP, Information Security | Suncoast Credit Union

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

  • Kevin Gowen | CISO | Synovus Financial Corp

  • Larry Dolan | CISO | Fanatics, Inc.

  • Laura Deaner | CISO | Northwestern Mutual

  • Lou Klubenspies | CISO | PerkinElmer

  • Mandy Andress | CISO | Elastic

  • Matt Connors | Chief Information Security Officer | Southern New Hampshire University

  • Meg Anderson | VP-Chief Information Security Officer | Principal Financial Group

  • Melissa Bishop | Divisional CISO, Capital One Card Division | Capital One

  • Michael Baader | Vice President, Cyber | Capital One

  • Michael Simmons | VP and CISO | Dick's Sporting Goods

  • Miles Hutchinson | CISO | Jumio

  • Parthiv Shah | Chief Information Security Officer, Senior Vice President | Signature Bank

  • Pratiksha Panesar | Cybersecurity Director, Divisional CISO | Capital one

  • Ralston Simmons | CISO | William Blair

  • Ray Griffin | Head of Information Security | Cox Media Group

  • Richard Flahaven | CISO and Data Privacy Officer | Harley-Davidson Motor Company

  • Robert Wahl | VP, Chief Information Security Officer | PetSmart LLC

  • Ross Young | CISO | Caterpillar Financial

  • Sailaja Kotra-Turner | CISO | Brown-Forman

  • Sherry Callahan | Chief Information Security Officer | DFA

  • Stephen Davis | VP, Chief Information Security Officer | Revlon, Inc.

  • Steve Sabados | CISO | UOL/MagicJack

  • Sunil Agarwal | CISO and VP Information Security | OSI Systems

  • Taison Kearney | CISO | Kantata

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

  • Todd Friedman | CISO | ResMed

  • Vishal Pandey | Senior Director - Global Cyber Risk & Incident Response Services | Alvarez and Marsal

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TOP 50 INFORMATION SECURITY PROFESSIONAL AWARD WINNERS

  • Adam Evans | CISO | RBC

  • Andres Andreu | Chief Information Security Officer | 2U, Inc.

  • Anthony Flot | Chief Information Security Officer | Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS)

  • Benjamin Corll | CISO | Zscaler

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

  • Chitra Elango | Senior Director-Cloud Security Architecture and Vulnerability management | FannieMae

  • Crystal Finkboner | Senior Director, Information Security Services | NTT Ltd.

  • Dan Lasher | Chief Information Security Officer | Tech Data Corporation

  • Derek Hardy | CISO | AMD

  • E'Jaaz Ali | CISO | Alameda Health System

  • Evan Morgan | Executive Director, Cyber Security Technology | Ally Financial

  • Gary Sorrentino | Global CIO | Zoom

  • Gary Zelanko | Chief Information Security Officer | Cyemptive Technologies Inc.

  • George Griesler | Senior Director, Cybersecurity | NFL

  • Gerald Beuchelt | Chief Information Security Officer | Sprinklr

  • Jake Frazier | Senior Managing Director, Information Governance, Privacy & Security | FTI Consulting, Inc.

  • Jeff Stark | Chief Information Security Officer | Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP

  • Jeffrey Vinson | CCISO | Harris Health

  • Jennifer DeBerge | Director of Communications - Information Security | Mastercard

  • Jeromme Lawler | Director, Information Security Solutions Architecture | Guggenheim Partners

  • Jimmie Owens | Global CISO | DXC Technology

  • John Colburn | VP of IT, Security, and Compliance | Sprout Social

  • Kerry Kilker | CISO | Cyderes

  • Mark Eggleston | CISO | CSC

  • Michael Hutchison | VP; IT Security | Bank of America

  • Mo Wehbi | Director Information Security | Penske Automotive Group

  • Paul Dumbleton | Team Manager, Enterprise Information Security | Gordon Food Service

  • Randall Frietzsche | CISO | Denver Health

  • Ricardo Lafosse | CISO | KraftHeinz

  • Saiprabha Ramani | Cloud Information Security and Governance Lead Advisor | USAA

  • Sebastian Arriada | Chief Information Officer | Globant

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

  • Sue Thomas | Director, Information Security - Head of Security Risk & Compliance | Analog Devices

  • Sujeet Bambawale | Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer | 7-Eleven

  • Thomas Eckert | Director, Information Security | STEMCELL Technologies

  • Thomas Munson | Director Information Security & Data Protection | Project Worldwide

  • Tomas Maldonado | CISO | NFL

  • Will DeMar | CISO | Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group

  • William Nelson | Field CISO for Operational Technology | Fortinet

  • Yazan El-Hamwi | VP of Information Security | KabaFusion

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TOP 10 INFORMATION SECURITY PROFESSIONAL AWARD WINNERS

  • Arun DeSouza | CISO | Nexteer

  • Chuck Springer | Vice President, Security & Compliance | First American by Deluxe

  • David Mamikonyan | CISO | Summit Health

  • Hardik Parekh | SVP, Chief Security Officer at BlueYonder | five9

  • Jody Blanchard | CISO | Zimmer Biomet

  • Michael Eng | Vice President, Information Security | TransUnion

  • Nate Vanderheyden | Vice President, U.S. Banks Cybersecurity & Information Security | Morgan Stanley

  • Terence Runge | Security Executive | Mirati Therapeutics

  • Vivin Varghese | Deputy CISO | Customers Bank

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INFORMATION SECURITY PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR AWARD WINNER

  • Edward Maule | CIO & CISO | Advocare, LLC

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