Christopher Davis

Christopher Davis

Chief Security Officer at IBM (Retired FBI Senior Executive/NFL Player Alumni/Keynote Speaker/Leadership Development Coach)

IBM•New York City Metropolitan Area, United States

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Experience13+ Years
LevelCXO

Executive Overview

Highly-accomplished, process-driven, results-oriented Senior Executive with extensive public/private sector leadership experience in E2E global business execution, global security operations, enterprise security risk spotting, risk reduction & mitigation, budget formulation, fiscal integrity, fiscal discipline, & fiscal management, global emergency/crisis incident management, global supply chain security, global security intelligence, policy development, strategic planning, diversity, equity, inclusion, & belonging (DEI&B) initiatives, & leadership humanity. Proven expertise & demonstrated success in engaged proactive leadership, collaborative management, security program development, corporate aviation operations, counterterrorism/special event preparedness, special event management, infrastructure protection, complex investigations, intelligence collection, business process improvement, repurposing & reengineering, proactive loss/risk/fraud prevention, human performance optimization & leadership development, productivity acceleration, & DEI&B human resource efforts. Proficient in increasing organizational productivity, identifying solutions, & exceeding expectations. Extraordinary ability to collaborate, cultivate, nurture, maintain & advance fruitful partnerships with key internal business units & external stakeholders. Extensive advisory & consulting experience. Strong working knowledge of relevant security & complex leadership issues. Excellent verbal & written communication skills & motivational abilities. Outstanding capacity builder & talent developer. Executive presence.

Career Timeline

Professional employment history
  • IBMCurrent
    Sep 2026–Present· 1 mo
    • Chief Security OfficerCurrent
      Sep 2026–Present
  • Jun 2023–Sep 2026· 3 yrs 3 mos
    • Chief Security Officer
      Jun 2023–Sep 2026
  • Feb 2022–Jun 2023· 1 yr 4 mos
    • Senior Vice President, Global Chief Security Officer
      Feb 2022–Jun 2023
  • Nov 2020–Feb 2022· 1 yr 3 mos
    • Vice President, Global Security, Chief Security Officer
      Nov 2020–Feb 2022
  • Nov 2016–Oct 2019· 2 yrs 11 mos
    • Chief Security Officer
      Nov 2016–Oct 2019
  • 2016–2020· 4 yrs
    • Vice President, Chief Information Technology Security Officer
      2016–2020
  • 2014–2020· 6 yrs
    • Principal Consultant, Security and Functional Operations
      2014–2020
  • Oct 2013–Oct 2015· 2 yrs
    • Principal Consultant, Security
      Oct 2013–Oct 2015
  • Oct 2013–Sep 2015· 1 yr 11 mos
    • Senior Vice President
      Oct 2013–Sep 2015
  • 2013–2020· 7 yrs
    • Vice President, Principal Consultant
      2013–2020

Education

Master of Arts (M.A.)

Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration

Boston University

Certificate

Kellogg School of Managememt

Northwestern University

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)

Criminal Justice/Pre-Law

San Diego State University

Legal Assistant/Paralegal

University of San Diego

Criminal Justice/Pre-Law

Purdue University

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Skills & Expertise

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Risk AssessmentGovernmentFirearms HandlingTeam LeadershipLeadershipPrivate InvestigationsManagementTeam BuildingCrisis ManagementInternal InvestigationsProgram ManagementInvestigationStrategySecurityPhysical SecurityCounterterrorismCross-functional Team LeadershipCriminal InvestigationsSecurity OperationsInterrogation