Chris Jones

Chief Information Security Officer with 25+ years building and transforming enterprise security organizations into measurable business accelerators.I currently serve as Deputy CISO at Cisco, accountable for cybersecurity strategy across the Network Platform Organization: seven product lines supporting multi-billion-dollar global revenue. My work there has helped unlock $1B+ in new revenue through compliance-driven expansion into APJC and Middle East markets, deployed an AI-driven security operations platform recovering 12+ analyst hours per week, and embedded security into the product strategy of one of the most widely deployed enterprise networking portfolios in the world.Across my career at Cisco, CLEAR, Dell Technologies, and Nike, I have been the founder or lead architect of first-of-their-kind insider threat, digital forensics, incident response, and cyber investigations programs. Four public companies where each program was built from zero.I started in public safety and moved through the Intelligence Community and federal agencies including the FBI and DEA — founding the FBI's Cyber Profiling Program on a proving case that prevented a significant attack against a domestic military installation and led to the arrest of six terrorists. I carried that operational DNA into Fortune 50 corporate security leadership.The result I bring to boards and C-suites: → Enabled $1B+ in new revenue through global compliance (SOC 2, FedRAMP, PCI, GDPR, India DPDP) → Delivered $10M+ in cost savings through security operating model redesign → Protected $2B+ in intellectual property through insider risk programs → Reduced enterprise risk posture ~8% quarter-over-quarter through metrics-based governance → Built and scaled global teams of up to 150 across budgets exceeding $30M → Consistently ranked as a top 1% leader across NPS and engagement surveys of teams and peersWhat I'm focused on now: → Board service with public companies, PE-backed operators, or VC-backed scale-ups needing cybersecurity and AI governance expertise → Advisory engagements where enterprise security meets product, regulatory, and commercial strategy → My role as Co-Founder and Board Member of AV8 Safety, an AI-driven aviation risk platformIf you're a founder, board chair, executive recruiter, or CISO peer looking to connect on AI innovation and governance, enterprise cyber risk, insider threat, or the business of cybersecurity, please reach out.