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
Trina Ford
Chief Information Security Officer
iHeartMedia
Biography
Ralph Johnson
CISO
Los Angeles Times
ISE® West People's Choice Award Winner 2014
Biography
Chuck Markarian
CISO
PACCAR
ISE® West Executive of the Year Award Winner 2018
ISE® West People's Choice Award Winner 2018
Biography
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
VP, Security, Risk & Compliance, Cloud Infrastructure
Microsoft
Biography
Malcolm Harkins
Chief Security & Trust Officer
Epiphany Systems
Biography
Troy Rydman
Senior Practice Leader - Global Strategic Accounts, Security, Risk, & Compliance
Development & Delivery Professionals
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Biography
Speakers
Alex Arango
Head of Cyber Threat Management, Deputy CISO
Mercury Financial
Biography
Vince Arneja
Chief Product Officer
GrammaTech
Biography
Sujeet Bambawale
Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer
7- Eleven
Biography
Jon Brickey
SVP, Cybersecurity Evangelist
Mastercard
Mike Britton
CISO
Abnormal Security
Biography
Devon Bryan
Global Chief Information Security Officer
Carnival Corporation
Biography
James Chiappetta
Senior Vice President, Cybersecurity
Blackstone
Biography
Jason Christman
Vice President, Chief Product Security Officer
Johnson Controls, Inc.
Biography
Scott Deluke
Enterprise Solutions Architect Director
Abnormal Security
Biography
Kevin Dunn
Senior Vice President, CIO, CISO
U.S. Retirement and Benefits Partners
Biography
Travis Farral
VP & CISO
Archaea Energy
Biography
Stephen Ford
VP, Cybersecurity Operations
McKesson
Biography
Trina Ford
Chief Information Security Officer
iHeartMedia
Biography
Cassio Goldschmidt
Chief Information Security Officer
ServiceTitan
Biography
Adam Maslow
Vice President IT Security and Infrastructure, Fry Cook & Cashier
Raising Cane's
Marci McCarthy
CEO and President
T.E.N.
Biography
Dennis McDonald
Chief Information Security Officer
Jack Henry and Associates
Biography
Kathleen Mullin
Chief Information Security Officer
Cancer Treatment Centers of America, Inc.
Biography
Robert Pace
VP, Information Security & CISO
Invitation Homes
ISE® West Executive Award Finalist 2022
ISE® West People's Choice Award Winner 2023
ISE® Central-West Executive Award Finalist 2024
Biography
Austin Paradis
Analyst, Blackstone Technology & Innovations
Blackstone
Biography
Thomas Ray
CISO
City of Berkeley
ISE® West Executive Award Finalist 2022
Biography
Richard Rushing
Chief Information Security Officer
Motorola Mobility
Biography
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
Enterprise Security & Infrastructure Architect, Deputy CIO
Mercury Financial
Biography
Dan Solero
AVP, Cybersecurity
AT&T
Biography
Fred Spencer
VP and Chief Information Security Officer
Everest Re
ISE® West People's Choice Award Winner 2022
Biography
Ross Wells
Information Security Officer - Castrol
BP
Biography
Awards Gala Host
Marci McCarthy
CEO and President
T.E.N.
Biography
Devon Bryan
Global Chief Information Security Officer
Carnival Corporation
Biography