2025
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 2025 Awards were presented virtually at OnCon 2025 on April 29th.
EXPLORE THE 2025 WINNERS
Winners are in alphabetical order by first name. Job title and company are listed based on time of selection.
TOP 100 INFORMATION SECURITY PROFESSIONAL AWARD WINNERS
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Adam Evans | SVP & CISO | Royal bank of Canada
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Ajay Gupta | - | Cencora
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Alan Mitchell | Vice President and Chief Security Officer | Celanese
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Ali Syed | VP Information Security & Risk (Global CISO) | Amway
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Allan Cockriel | CISO | Shell
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Amarpreet Nanda | Executive Director | Morgan Stanley
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Andrea Simpson | Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) | Howard University
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Andrew Wilder | Chief Security Officer | Vetcor
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Angela Pompey | Chief Information Security Officer | Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Angie Vo | Enterprise Information Security | MUFG Bank
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Awwab Arif | SVP - Chief Information Security Officer | Bank of Hope
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Aysha Khan | CISO/CIO | Treasure Data
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Brandon Pelinka | Director of Technology and Information Security | Coulee Bank
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Bruce Phillips | SVP & CISO | Williston Financial Group
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Bryan Chnowski | CISO | Stamford Health
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Bryce Carter | Chief Information Security Officer | City of Arlington, Texas
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Chris Bitner | Vice President, Chief Information Security Officer | Southeastern Grocers
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Chris McFarland | GVP, CISO | Abercrombie & Fitch, Co.
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Chris Perez | director of information security and enterprise architecture | Masonite / Owens Corning
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David Cross | Chief Information Security Officer | Atlassian
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David Lin | CISO | GIA
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David O'Neil | VP of Information Security | CISO | iCIMS, Inc
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Elena Carroll | CISO | Davies Ward Phillips and Vineberg
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Francisco Perez | Chief Information Security Officer | San Diego County Water Authority
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Fred Kwong | VP, Chief Information Security Officer | DeVry University
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Gary Eppinger | VP Technology & CISO | CSX
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Gregory Jones | CISO | Xavier University of Louisiana
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Jacob Margolis | Chief Information Security Officer | The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
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Jeff Farinich | SVP Technology Services and CISO | New American Funding
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Jennifer Bush | Chief Information Security Officer | Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS)
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Jennifer Gold | Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) | Risk Aperture, Inc.
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Jennifer Soto | Vice President, information Systems and Technology | Marrakech, Inc.
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Jim Rutt | CIO/CISO | Dana Foundation
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Jody Blanchard | VP, CISO | Zimmer Inc.
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Johann Balaguer | Chief Information Security Officer | Hard Rock
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John Wheeler | Chief Secuirty Officer | Cognizant
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Jorel Van Os | CISO | Acrisure
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Juan Tejada | Director Security Architecture and Engineering | Carrier
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Larry Schwarberg | VP, Information Security | University of Phoenix
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Mandy Andress | CISO | Elastic
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Michael Pickert | CISO | Innomotics GmbH
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Parthiv Shah | Deputy CISO, SVP | Flagstar Bank
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Piotr Topor | Director of Information Security | LSC Communications
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Randall Jackson | Chief Information Security Officer | Income Research + Management
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Ricardo Lafosse | CISO | Kraftheinz
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Robert Jean | Chief Information Security Officer | American Financing
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Robert Yaus | CISO | Executive Advisor | EVOTEK, Inc.
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Scott Avart | Director Cybersecurity Architecture and Engineering | ADM
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Sue Bergamo | CIO & CISO | BTE Partners
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Suprotik Ghose | CISO | EagleBank
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Surinder lall | SVP Global Information Security Risk Management | Paramount Global
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Thomas Limber | Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) | Jacksonville Transportation Authority
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Thomas Williams | Lead Information Systems Security Officer | Maxar Intelligence
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Tim Brown | CISO | Solarwinds
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Timothy Amerson | Founder/CEO/CISO | CASMO Consulting
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Zachary Lewis | AVP IT and CISO | University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy
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Zack Moody | Head of Global Information Security | KYOCERA AVX Components Corporation

TOP 50 INFORMATION SECURITY PROFESSIONAL AWARD WINNERS
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Adam Holland | CISO | The Wendy's Company
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Adam McGreggor | CISO & DPO | railsr
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Adnan Ahmed | Head of ICT and CISO | Ornua
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Alexander Schuchman | CISO | Colgate-Palmolive Company
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Andy Bennett | CTO, CISO | Apollo Information Systems, Corp
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Aparna Kadari | Information Security Director | Delviom LLC
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April Mardock | CISO | Seattle Public Schools
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Bob Bruns | Chief Information Officer / Chief Information Security Officer | Avanade
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Bradley Schaufenbuel | Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer | Paychex
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Brian Gardner | Interim Chief Information Officer | City of Dallas
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Carlo Schreurs | Global CISO | FrieslandCampina
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Chad Fullerton | VP Information Security | ECI
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Craig Newell | VP, Enterprise Information Security | GDI Integrated Facility Services Inc
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Dale Harville | Information Security Officer | Education Service Center, Region 20
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Feliks Voskoboynik | Group CISO | AS Watson
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Frank DePaola | VP, CISO | Enpro
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Frank Sinatra | Chief Information Security Officer | University Hospital
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Guy Avnor | Global CISO | Sapiens
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Helio Junji Takikawa | CISO | ELO
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Joe Ellis | Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer | Ryder System, Inc.
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John Burns | Lead Information Security Advisor | USAA
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Julio Padilha | Chief Information Security Officer | Volkswagen and Audi South America Region
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Kelly Haydu | VP of Information Security and Technology | CarGurus
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Kevin Kealy | Global CISO | Light & Wonder
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Kim Cummings | Head Cyber and Information Security Strategy | Morgan Stanley
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Lester Godsey | CISO | Arizona State University
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Lionel Bailey | AVP Information Security | Mr Cooper
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Mark Ward | CISO | Three UK
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Martijn Dekker | Global CISO | ABN AMRO Bank
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Michael Calderin | CISO | YAGEO Group
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Michael Dent | Chief Information Security Officer | Fairfax County Government
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Murtaza Nisar | VP, CISO | Clario
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Nate Vanderheyden | Deputy CISO, U.S. Banks | Morgan Stanley
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Phani Dasari | Global CISO | HGS
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Richard Weiss | Chief Information Security Officer | MRO
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Sheena Thomas | Executive Director of Information Security and Privacy | Temple University
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Subhajit Deb | CISO | Envoy Global Inc
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Tim Everson | CISO | Kalahari Resorts and Conventions
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Vivek Kumar | Global Deputy CISO | Cboe Global Markets
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Xerxes Philip Kiok Kan | Head of Information Security (CISO) | Anglo-Eastern Ship Management Ltd.

TOP 10 INFORMATION SECURITY PROFESSIONAL AWARD WINNERS
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Alyssa Miller | CISO | Epiq Global
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Ashok Kakani | CISO | Compunnel
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Billy Spears | Chief Information Security Officer | Teradata
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Dennis Kallelis | CSO | IDEMIA
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Dina Mathers | CISO | Carvana
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Jill Knesek | CISO | BlackLline
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Jim Cameli | SVP, Global CISO | Fortrea
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Matthew Mudry | CISO | Homeserve
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Randy Marchany | CISO | VA Tech IT Security Office and Lab
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Sachin Vaidya | Chief Information Officer | Heritage Bank of Commerce

INFORMATION SECURITY PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR AWARD WINNER
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Adib Enayati | Chief Information Security Officer | Genesys Defense and Technologies
