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.
ISE® West Executive Award Judges
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Trina Ford
Chief Information Security Officer
iHeartMedia
Biography
![Ralph Johnson](/participants/images/Johnson_Ralph.jpg)
Ralph Johnson
CISO
Los Angeles Times
ISE® West People's Choice Award Winner 2014
Biography
![Chuck Markarian](/participants/images/Markarian_Chuck.jpg)
Chuck Markarian
CISO
PACCAR
ISE® West Executive of the Year Award Winner 2018
ISE® West People's Choice Award Winner 2018
Biography
![Jim Nelms](/participants/images/nelms_jim.jpg)
Jim Nelms
Chief Information Security Officer
Smithfield Foods
ISE® North America Executive: Health Care Award Finalist 2020
Biography
Product Security Executive Award Judges
![Edna Conway](/participants/images/Conway_Edna.jpg)
Edna Conway
VP, Security, Risk & Compliance, Cloud Infrastructure
Microsoft
Biography
![Sunil Lingayat](/participants/images/harkins_malcolm.jpg)
Malcolm Harkins
Chief Security & Trust Officer
Epiphany Systems
Biography
![Troy Rydman](/participants/images/rydman_troy.jpg)
Troy Rydman
Senior Practice Leader - Global Strategic Accounts, Security, Risk, & Compliance
Development & Delivery Professionals
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Biography
Speakers
![Alex Arango](/participants/images/arango_alex.jpg)
Alex Arango
Head of Cyber Threat Management, Deputy CISO
Mercury Financial
Biography
![Vince Arneja](/participants/images/arneja_vince.jpg)
Vince Arneja
Chief Product Officer
GrammaTech
Biography
![Bambawale_Sujeet](/participants/images/Bambawale_Sujeet.jpg)
Sujeet Bambawale
Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer
7- Eleven
Biography
![Brickey_Jon](/participants/images/Brickey_Jon.jpg)
Jon Brickey
SVP, Cybersecurity Evangelist
Mastercard
![Mike Britton](/participants/images/britton_mike.jpg)
Mike Britton
CISO
Abnormal Security
Biography
![Devon Bryan](/participants/images/Bryan_Devon.jpg)
Devon Bryan
Global Chief Information Security Officer
Carnival Corporation
Biography
![James Chiappetta](/participants/images/chiappett_james.jpg)
James Chiappetta
Senior Vice President, Cybersecurity
Blackstone
Biography
![Jason Christman](/participants/images/christman_jason.jpg)
Jason Christman
Vice President, Chief Product Security Officer
Johnson Controls, Inc.
Biography
![Scott Deluke](/participants/images/deluke_scott.jpg)
Scott Deluke
Enterprise Solutions Architect Director
Abnormal Security
Biography
![Kevin Dunn](/participants/images/dunn_kevin.jpg)
Kevin Dunn
Chief Information Officer / Chief Information Security Officer
U.S. Retirement and Benefits Partners
Biography
![Travis Farral](/participants/images/farral_travis.jpg)
Travis Farral
VP & CISO
Archaea Energy
Biography
![Stephen Ford](/participants/images/ford_stephen.jpg)
Stephen Ford
VP, Cybersecurity Operations
McKesson
Biography
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Trina Ford
Chief Information Security Officer
iHeartMedia
Biography
![Cassio Goldschmidt](/participants/images/Goldschmidt_cassio.jpg)
Cassio Goldschmidt
Chief Information Security Officer
ServiceTitan
Biography
![Adam Maslow](/participants/images/Maslow_Adam.jpg)
Adam Maslow
Vice President IT Security and Infrastructure, Fry Cook & Cashier
Raising Cane's
![Marci McCarthy](/participants/images/McCarthy_Marci.jpg)
Marci McCarthy
CEO and President
T.E.N.
Biography
![Dennis McDonald](/participants/images/mcdonald_dennis.jpg)
Dennis McDonald
Chief Information Security Officer
Jack Henry and Associates
Biography
![Kathleen Mullin](/participants/images/Mullin_Kathleen.jpg)
Kathleen Mullin
Chief Information Security Officer
Cancer Treatment Centers of America, Inc.
Biography
![Pace_Robert](/participants/images/Pace_Robert.jpg)
Robert Pace
VP, Information Security & CISO
Invitation Homes
ISE® West Executive Award Finalist 2022
Biography
![Austin Paradis](/participants/images/paradis_austin.jpg)
Austin Paradis
Analyst, Blackstone Technology & Innovations
Blackstone
Biography
![Thomas Ray](/participants/images/ray_thomas.jpg)
Thomas Ray
CISO
City of Berkeley
ISE® West Executive Award Finalist 2022
Biography
![Richard Rushing](/participants/images/Rushing_Richard.jpg)
Richard Rushing
Chief Information Security Officer
Motorola Mobility
Biography
![John B. Sapp Jr.](/participants/images/Sapp_John.jpg)
John B. Sapp Jr.
Vice President, Information Security
Texas Mutual Insurance Company
ISE® West Executive Award Finalist 2010
ISE® Central Celebrated Executive 2013
Biography
![Jason Smola](/participants/images/smola_jason.jpg)
Jason Smola
Enterprise Security & Infrastructure Architect, Deputy CIO
Mercury Financial
Biography
![Dan Solero](/participants/images/Solero_Dan.jpg)
Dan Solero
AVP, Cybersecurity
AT&T
Biography
![Fred Spencer](/participants/images/spencer_fred.jpg)
Fred Spencer
VP and Chief Information Security Officer
Everest Re
ISE® West People's Choice Award Winner 2022
Biography
![Ross Wells](/participants/images/wells_ross.jpg)
Ross Wells
Information Security Officer - Castrol
BP
Biography
Awards Gala Host
![Marci McCarthy](/participants/images/McCarthy_Marci.jpg)
Marci McCarthy
CEO and President
T.E.N.
Biography
![Devon Bryan](/participants/images/Bryan_Devon.jpg)
Devon Bryan
Global Chief Information Security Officer
Carnival Corporation
Biography