We were honored to recognize this year’s A100 Award winners at CISOs Connect™ in Nashville, celebrating the top 100 emerging CISOs who are already making a measurable impact inside their organizations and across the industry.
Selected through a transparent, peer-driven, and 100% merit-based process, these leaders stood out for their ability to navigate complex environments, align cybersecurity with business priorities, and collaborate across functions to drive results. No pay-to-play. No shortcuts. Just execution and leadership.
The A100 was created to spotlight CISOs who have held the role for five years or fewer. Those executives who are stepping up and standing out early in their journey. They are shaping the next era of cybersecurity with clarity, accountability, resilience and generosity.
Thank you to our CISO Board of Judges and ceremony hosts Brett Conlon, David Cass, Kendrall Felder and Margarita Rivera and everyone who joined us in Nashville to celebrate the occasion.
A100 2025 Esteemed Board of Judges:
Anthony Candeias – CISO, Weight Watchers
Brett Conlon – CISO, American Century Investments
Bob Turner – CISO, Penn State University
Chrisma Jackson – CISO, Sandia National Laboratories
Dan Meacham – CISO, Legendary Entertainment
Dina Mathers – CISO, Carvana
Erika Voss, PhD – SVP, CSO, Blue Yonder
Jairo Orea – CISO, Royal Caribbean Group
Jeff Trudeau – CISO, Chime
Michael Palmer – CISO, Hearst
Mohit Chanana – CISO, Chevron Phillips Chemical Company
We’d also like to thank our sustaining partner, CyberAlliance, for supporting CISOs Connect’s mission and helping ensure this peer-driven recognition remains fully independent, rigorous, and rooted solely in merit.
If you missed the ceremony, you can watch the virtual event here: /congratulations-to-the-2025-cisos-top-100-accelerated-cisos-awards-a100-winners/
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