2026 CISOs Top 100 Accelerated CISOs (A100)

Adam Eickhoff​, Hard Rock Digital
Adam Holland​, Ascension
Adam Mikeal​, Texas A&M University
Adam Sealey​, Nike
Alex Green​, Delta Dental Plans Association
Alex Shamsutdinov​, Upwork Inc.
Ali Syed​, Amway
Alicia Clarke​, PCP Patners
Alyssa Robinson​, Hubspot
Amy Bogac​, Baker Tilly
Arif Hameed​, C&R Software
Bemi Anjous​, Noble Corporation
Ben Hicks​, National HealthCare Corporation (NHC)
Beth-Anne Bygum​, Q2
Brent Deterding​, Afni
Brian Talbert​, Alaska Airlines
Brian Waeltz​, Cardinal Health
Carrie Mills​, Southwest Airlines
Catherine Mendonsa​, Mark Anthony Group
Cathy Puente​, Newrez
Catrena Slaughter​, Mars Wrigley
Chad Kalmes​, Benchling
Chris D. Stoneley​, Fulton Financial Corporation
Christopher Santucci​, State of Montana
Craig Barber​, Imagine Pediatrics
Daniel Nunez​, New York City Employees’ Retirement System
David Sledge​, Secure Seed Capital
Davin Darnt​, Louis Vuitton
Dawn Armstrong​, HumanGood
Devin Rudnicki​, Fitch Group, Inc
Dr. Jamaine Mungo​, Philadelphia International Airport
Emerson Rajaram​, Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health
Eric Schlesinger​, Parsons
Gordon Groschl​, Texas Children’s Hospital
Hardeep Mehrotara​, Concert Properties
Heather Ceylan​, Box
Heather Gantt-Evans​, Marqeta
Helio Junji Takikawa​, Sompo Seguros
Hemanth Tadepalli​, May Mobility
Hugo Lai​, Temple University Health System
Ireen Birungi​, Interac Corp.
Ivana Cojbasic​, Regions Bank
Jake Hammock​, City of Seattle
Jana Moore​, Moneygram
Jay Mody​, Chimera
Jeff Shaffer​, Ben E. Keith
Jen Spencer​, NRC Health
Jennifer Swann​, Bloomberg Industry Group
Jerry D.H. Fowler​, Krispy Kreme
Jody Blanchard​, Werfen
Johann Balaguer​, Hard Rock
Jon Raper​, Chevron
Joseph Blanchard​, Hashgraph
Joshua Dray​, San Jacinto College
Juman Doleh-Alomary​, Borgwarner
Kara Schlageter​, Discovery Education
Karen Habercoss​, The University of Chicago Medicine Health System
Keith Anderson​, JetBlue
Kim Albarella​, TikTok
Krista Arndt​, St. Luke’s University Health Network
Kristopher Fador​, Bank of America
Kumar Dasani​, B. Braun Medical Inc. (US)
Kyle Bubp​, Avid
Lea Kissner​, LinkedIn
Lena Taylor​, Crocs, Inc.
LeRoy Foster​, UChicago Medicine
Lock Langdon​, Aprio
Lori Anello​, Fifth Third Bank
Lucia Milică Stacy​, Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.
Maor Saubron​, Pagaya Technologies
Maria Haight​, Joyson Safety Systems
Marina Lail Kelly​, City of Raleigh, NC
Matt Bunch​, Tyson Foods
Matthew Burroughs​, Novolex
Matthew Clark​, IAT Insurance Group
Michael Brewer​, Neurocrine Biosciences
Michael Housch​, Dark Matter Technologies
Michael Nichols​, CIRCOR International
Michelle Farr​, NXP Semiconductors
Nitin Raina​, Thoughtworks
Octavia Howell​, Equifax Canada Co
Pablo De La Rosa​, Vontier
Prakash Kalaiah​, Enphase Energy
Priya Mouli​, University of Alberta
Ricardo Johnson​, Dentsply Sirona
Richard Weiss​, MRO
Roger Brotz​, Acadia Healthcare
Ronald Banks​, Toyota Financial Services Corporation
Rosalia Hajek​, Topgolf Callaway Brands
Sameer Ali​, East West Manufacturing
Sergey Tsygalnitsky​, CDK Global
Solomon Adote​, Phillips & Cohen Associates, Ltd
Stephanie Domas​, Mozilla
Stephanne Payne​, CoreCivic
Stephen Ford​, Rockwell Automation
Stephen Kerkmann​, Extendicare
Temi Adebambo​, XBOX
Tim Rains​, ADT
Vannessa Van Beek​, Fortescue
Waqas Akkawi​, Propelis

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The winners of the A100 Award are listed in alphabetical order by first name.

Companies and job titles listed are based on the time the winner was selected.

All awardees are CISOs or CISO equivalents.