Brett is currently serving as Director and Information Security Officer at Skechers, supporting a multi-billion-dollar brand with a global presence including operations, wholesale, retail, and ecommerce in more than 170 different countries. Brett runs a program that has responsibility for cybersecurity operations, security architecture and engineering, technology governance, compliance, security strategy, and information security training and awareness globally.
Leveraging broad experience that includes time in business and engineering focused tech roles has helped provide a perspective that has allowed Brett to build an information security strategy that successfully bridges risk management practices and business priorities while remaining effective and adaptable to the various unique regional and business unit requirements around the world.
Brett holds a B.S. in Business Administration (Management & Operations Management) from California State University, Long Beach and has a variety of information security certifications including being a CISSP, as well as several practical certifications from GIAC, including GCIH, GMON, and GSTRT. Brett is an active participant in the RH-ISAC information sharing and analysis center and is a member of the governing body for the Evanta SoCal CISO community.