Justin Thomas

Justin Thomas is an accomplished Information Security professional with extensive experience establishing and guiding security governance in mid-to-large sized organizations. With a strong focus on achieving business objectives and ensuring regulatory compliance, he is known for his technical knowledge, business acumen, and corporate experience. Justin holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree in Finance from Marylhurst University and a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in Business Administration and Management from Bushnell University.

Currently, Justin serves as the CISO at Sila and has previously held several prominent positions, including Founder at Friendowment, Sr. Architect, Security and Risk Management at Fastly, Information Security and Compliance Officer at Joyent, Cloud Security Architect at Symantec, and Senior Director, Information Security Officer at Simple Finance. He has further experience as the VP, Information Security Risk Manager, and AVP, Information Security Architect at Umpqua Bank, Senior Manager, Information Security at Asurion, and Manager, Network Security, Senior Principal Information Security Analyst, and Product Support Engineer at Symantec. Justin has also held positions as a Network and System Administrator at Morse Bros., Inc and System and Network Administrator at Northwest Christian University.

Justin's specialties include strategic direction, aligning information security with business objectives, policy development, network architecture, and application security.