The ISE® Awards are judged by qualified industry leaders, experts, practitioners, previous ISE® Award nominees, winners and finalists. Our judges represent diverse backgrounds from different industry sectors and are individuals of influence in the information security and technology industries. Judges may also be industry analysts and members of the media. Our presenters represent a diverse cross section of attendees from the private, public, government and academic sectors.
Judges
![Michael Dierickx](/participants/images/Dierickx_Michael.jpg)
Michael Dierickx
Director PSIRT
Raytheon
![Al Ghous](/participants/images/Ghous_Al.jpg)
Al Ghous
Chief Information Security Officer
Envision Digital
![Hittle_jeremy](/participants/images/Hittle_jeremy.jpg)
Jeremy Hittle
VP Security, CSO
Workday
![Ralph Johnson](/participants/images/Johnson_Ralph.jpg)
Ralph Johnson
CISO
Los Angeles Times
ISE® West People's Choice Award Winner 2014
Biography
![Pritesh Parekh](/participants/images/Parekh_Pritesh.jpg)
Pritesh Parekh
VP & Chief Security Officer
Zuora
San Francisco, CA
ISE® West Executive Award Finalist 2016
ISE® North America Executive: Commercial Award Finalist 2016
ISE® West Executive Award Finalist 2017
ISE® North America Executive: Financial Award Winner 2017
Biography
![Singer_Steven](/participants/images/singer_steven.jpg)
Steven Singer
Director of Information Security
LegalZoom
Biography
Speakers
![John Abel](/participants/images/abel_john.jpg)
John Abel
Senior Director of Security
Credit Karma
![](/participants/images/Aissi_Selim.jpg)
Selim Aissi
Chief Information Security Officer
Blackhawk Network
ISE® West Executive Award Finalist 2015
ISE® North America Executive Award Finalist 2015 - Commercial Category
![Backus_jon](/participants/images/Backus_jon.jpg)
Jon Backus
Product Manager
Aetna
Biography
![John Abel](/participants/images/Calvert_Chris.jpg)
Chris Calvert
Co-Founder & VP Product Strategy
Respond Software
Biography
![Jim Covington](/participants/images/covington_jim.jpg)
Jim Covington
Division CISO
Pacific Life Insurance Company
Biography
![Bernie Cowens](/participants/images/Cowens_Bernie.jpg)
Bernie Cowens
Executive Vice President, Chief Information Security Officer
Utility Technology Solutions
Biography
![John Kirkwood](/participants/images/Kirkwood_John.jpg)
John Kirkwood
VP IT, Chief Information Risk and Security Officer
Albertsons Companies
ISE® West Executive Award Finalist 2018
ISE® West Executive Award Finalist 2019
ISE® North America Executive: Commercial Award Finalist 2019
Biography
![Kornberg_Avram](/participants/images/Kornberg_Avram.jpg)
Avram Kornberg
Security and Technology Executive & Founder
Stratecution Consulting, LLC.
Biography
![Saikat Maiti](/participants/images/Maiti_Saikat.jpg)
Saikat Maiti
Chief Information Security Officer
Upstart Networks
ISE® West People's Choice Award Winner 2016
ISE® West Executive Award Finalist 2016
Biography
![Marci McCarthy](/participants/images/McCarthy_Marci.jpg)
Marci McCarthy
CEO and President
T.E.N.
Biography
![Pritesh Parekh](/participants/images/Parekh_Pritesh.jpg)
Pritesh Parekh
VP & Chief Security Officer
Zuora
San Francisco, CA
ISE® West Executive Award Finalist 2016
ISE® North America Executive: Commercial Award Finalist 2016
ISE® West Executive Award Finalist 2017
ISE® North America Executive: Financial Award Winner 2017
Biography
![Singer_Steven](/participants/images/singer_steven.jpg)
Steven Singer
Director of Information Security
LegalZoom
Biography
![Sudharma Thikkavarapu](/participants/images/Thikkavarapu_Sudharma.jpg)
Sudharma Thikkavarapu
Head of Cybersecurity Transformation (Sr. Manager)
T-Mobile
Biography
![Jeff Trudeau](/participants/images/Trudeau_Jeff.jpg)
Jeff Trudeau
Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)
Chime
ISE® North America Health Care Executive Award Winner 2013
ISE® West Executive Award Finalist 2019
Masters of Ceremonies
![Marci McCarthy](/participants/images/McCarthy_Marci.jpg)
Marci McCarthy
CEO and President
T.E.N.
Biography
![Jeff Trudeau](/participants/images/Trudeau_Jeff.jpg)
Jeff Trudeau
Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)
Chime
ISE® North America Health Care Executive Award Winner 2013
ISE® West Executive Award Finalist 2019
Awards Presenters
![John Abel](/participants/images/Calvert_Chris.jpg)
Chris Calvert
Co-Founder & VP Product Strategy
Respond Software
Biography
![Ajit Gaddam](/participants/images/Gaddam_Ajit.jpg)
Ajit Gaddam
Sr. Director / Chief Security Architect
VISA
ISE® West Executive of the Year Award Winner 2017
Biography
![Jimmy Ip](/participants/images/ip_jimmy.jpg)
Jimmy Ip
Director of Network Security
WalmartLabs
Biography
![Ralph Johnson](/participants/images/Johnson_Ralph.jpg)
Ralph Johnson
CISO
Los Angeles Times
ISE® West People's Choice Award Winner 2014
Biography