Michael Johnson

Michael Johnson

Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), Enterprise Cyber Risk Management

Safe Security

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Experience33+ Years
LevelLeadership

Executive Overview

• Strategically focused, results-driven senior executive with 30 years professional experience leading cyber, information technology, and digital transformation in large, complex, and dynamic information-intensive global enterprises. • Demonstrated commercial industry, US Government, and research laboratory success as both a technical CIO and CISO leading agile software systems development and computation, offensive and defensive cyber portfolios, privacy, national policy and strategy formulation, with operations management experience overseeing large-scale information technology, enterprise architecture, and cybersecurity. • The last 20 plus years in executive leadership roles with accountability for $300M+ operating budget, multibillion-dollar oversight and execution budget, and 1,200+ organization personnel management. • Repeated success in leading transformational change, with a strong reputation for execution and enabling business and mission objectives. • Experienced leading privacy programs, having twice previously served as a Federal privacy official. • Seamlessly partners with industry, academia, and government. • Extensive for-profit and non-profit Board of Directors experience, including Risk Committee leadership. • Recognized for deep and effective collaboration across business partners, legal, finance, human resources, risk, audit, and with regulators. • A passion for diversity and inclusion, having repeatedly built the most diverse and highly effective leadership teams in both industry and government.

Career Timeline

Professional employment history
  • NisosCurrent
    Apr 2023–Present· 3 yrs 5 mos
    • Member, Advisory BoardCurrent
      Apr 2023–Present
  • Nov 2021–Present· 4 yrs 10 mos
    • Board MemberCurrent
      Nov 2021–Present
  • May 2021–Aug 2025· 4 yrs 3 mos
    • Chief Information Security Officer, Meta Financial Technologies
      May 2021–Aug 2025
  • Nov 2018–Jul 2023· 4 yrs 8 mos
    • Member, Board of Directors
      Nov 2018–Jul 2023
  • Jul 2017–Aug 2021· 4 yrs 1 mo
    • Board Member, Risk Committee Chair
      Jul 2017–Aug 2021
  • Mar 2017–May 2021· 4 yrs 2 mos
    • Senior Strategic Advisor, Cybersecurity
      Mar 2020–May 2021
    • Senior Vice President, Cybersecurity
      Nov 2019–Feb 2020
    • Senior Vice President, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)
      Mar 2017–Nov 2019
  • Dec 2016–Mar 2017· 3 mos
    • VP Cybersecurity
      Dec 2016–Mar 2017
  • Mar 2015–Dec 2016· 1 yr 9 mos
    • Chief Information Officer
      Mar 2015–Dec 2016
  • Jul 2013–Mar 2015· 1 yr 8 mos
    • Assistant Director for Intelligence Programs and National Security Systems
      Jul 2013–Mar 2015
  • Aug 2010–Jul 2013· 2 yrs 11 mos
    • Chief Scientist, Office of Intelligence & Analysis
      Aug 2010–Jul 2013
  • Nov 2006–Jun 2009· 2 yrs 7 mos
    • Deputy Associate Director of National Intelligence for Information Sharing
      Nov 2006–Jun 2009
  • Aug 1993–Nov 2006· 13 yrs 3 mos
    • Senior Scientist
      Aug 1993–Nov 2006

Education

Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)

Computer Engineering

UC San Diego

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Software DevelopmentProject ManagementInformation SecurityInformation TechnologyRisk ManagementCyberProgram ManagementSecurityLaw EnforcementStrategic PlanningInformation Security ManagementIntelligenceBusiness ContinuityFederal GovernmentInformation AssuranceNational SecurityDisaster RecoveryIT StrategySystems EngineeringCyber-security