Garrett Held

Garrett Held is an accomplished Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) with a wealth of experience in diverse organizational settings including public, private, and startup environments. With a proficiency in developing and integrating technical and business strategies, Garrett excels in aligning these strategies to achieve organizational goals.

Garrett has a proven track record in mentoring teams with diverse backgrounds and skill sets, guiding individuals in their security career paths. His passion lies in empowering leadership to effectively prioritize and implement robust security measures within their organizations. Garrett has been a keynote speaker at prominent events such as BlackHat USA, AppSec USA, LASCON, and various international and regional conferences.

In terms of education, Garrett studied Computer Information Systems and Business for his Bachelor of Science degree at Indiana University Indianapolis. Additionally, he pursued a partially completed Computer Science degree at Purdue University.

Garrett has held pivotal roles in several renowned organizations, shaping his professional journey. His previous positions include being an Investor at SVCI - Silicon Valley CISO Investments, Chief Information Security Officer and Senior Vice President of Engineering at Carta, Head of Security Engineering at Twilio Inc., Senior Director of Security at tCell.io, Inc., Director of Acquisition Security at Salesforce, Principal Product Security Engineer at Salesforce, Managing Consultant of Application Security at Trustwave, and Security Consultant at Deloitte & Touche and Infotex.