These nominees have demonstrated outstanding leadership and exemplary achievement in the areas of information security, risk management, data asset protection, regulatory compliance, privacy and network security. They have proven their ability to develop innovative security strategies and solutions to meet business challenges in their organizations and the industry. Congratulations to the ISE® West Award Nominees!
![Grace Crickette](/participants/images/Crickette_Grace.jpg)
Grace Crickette
Chief Risk Officer
University of California
![Jamil Farshchi](/participants/images/Farshchi_Jamil.jpg)
Jamil Farshchi
Chief Information Security Officer
Los Alamos National Laboratory
![Carl Fong](/participants/images/Fong_Carl.jpg)
Carl Fong
Executive Director of Information Technology
Orange County Department of Education
![Justin Kwong](/participants/images/Kwong_Justin.jpg)
Justin Kwong
Senior Director, IT Operations & Security
24 Hour Fitness
![Spencer Mott](/participants/images/Mott_Spencer.jpg)
Spencer Mott
Chief Information Security Officer
Electronic Arts
![Van Nguyen](/participants/images/Nguyen_Van.jpg)
Van Nguyen
Director, Information Security
Synopsys, Inc.
![Sherry Ryan](/participants/images/Ryan_Sherry.jpg)
Sherry Ryan
Chief Information Security Officer
Blue Shield of California
![Steven Salaets](/participants/images/Salaets_Steven.jpg)
Steven Salaets
Director of Global Security and Compliance
Rimini Street
![Richard Seiersen](/participants/images/Seiersen_Richard.jpg)
Richard Seiersen
Principal Solution Engineer
Kaiser Permanente
![Jeff Shyshka](/participants/images/Shyshka_Jeff.jpg)
Jeff Shyshka
Deputy Chief Information Officer for Service Delivery and Engineering
Department of Veterans Affairs
![David Tyson](/participants/images/Tyson_David.jpg)
David Tyson
Chief Information Security Officer
Pacific Gas & Electric
![Mike Wilson](/participants/images/Wilson_Mike.jpg)
Mike Wilson
Vice President, Chief Information Security Officer
McKesson