CISO Council

Kumar serves as Senior Vice President of Products for SD-WAN and Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) products. Kumar co-founded CloudGenix (now Prisma SD-WAN) in March 2013 and was its CEO, establishing the category of SD-WAN. Prior to founding CloudGenix (now Prisma SD-WAN), Kumar held leadership roles in Product Management and Marketing for the multi-billion dollar branch routing and WAN optimization businesses at Cisco. Prior to Cisco, he managed applications and infrastructure for companies such as Citibank and Providian Financial. Kumar holds an MBA from UC Berkeley Haas School of Business and a Master's in Computer Science from the University of Bombay.

VJ Viswanathan is a veteran global technology executive recognized and awarded for technology innovation, capability transformation and inclusive leadership. Most recently, VJ is the founding partner at CYFORIX, a global cybersecurity research, advisory & strategy firm delivering solutions to public and private sectors. He serves as the CEO at TORQE, a specialized due diligence, advisory and technology services firm delivering value through analytics and automation. VJ is also the co-host of ELEVATEINTEL, a podcast series at the nexus of technology, social and defense.

With over 25 years of Enterprise technology, Cyber Security, Privacy, Compliance and Risk Management experience, VJ has a detailed track record of designing, implementing and leading highly successful programs, products & services at multinational brands spanning CPG, Telecom, Media, Supply-chain & Finance segments.
As a strategic thought leader, VJ has delivered the first of its kind "Supply Chain Security" & “Omni-channel Risk management” frameworks. As a published author and featured keynote speaker at global industry events, he approaches disruptive digital paradigms with innovation, creativity and active collaboration with his key industry peers, national & international law enforcement and defense groups.

VJ is an active advisor, investor at select incubators & accelerators groups. As a strategic advisor to VC & PE firms, he specializes in developing market analysis, competitive product road map and guides in opportunity mapping. As a Board member and subject matter advisor to CEOs and Corporate directors, VJ evaluates and audits cyber security program for veracity and operational effectiveness.

VJ is passionate about animal rights and giving back to the technology & security industry. He has created a rescue & foster care group for large breed dogs. He is actively engaged with academic institutions and purpose driven professional groups like ‘Minorities in Cyber security’, where he serves as the Board member and chair of mentorship programs to develop the next generation talent through coaching and facilitating scholarships for cyber security education.

Paige Adams has been a member of the Zurich executive team since 2014 and served as the Global Head of Cyber Response, Chief Information Security Officer for Zurich North America, and VP for Cyber Security before assuming his current role as Group Chief Information Security Officer in February 2018. Prior to joining Zurich, Paige spent a 26-year career in the United States Navy serving in a variety of intelligence and cyber roles. Paige has a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (Computer Information Systems) from Hawaii Pacific University and a Masters in Computer Science from the US Naval Postgraduate School..

Patrick is the Global Head of Cyber Governance, Risk, and Compliance / Business Information Security Officer for CBRE. He was formerly the Deputy CISO for Cheetah Digital. He has been an Executive Business Partner at Experian; a Customer Delivery Executive and Service Delivery Leader at Dell; and owned a technology consulting company. He is a highly effective Business Leader with a mastery of Technology and Security. He is also a Writer, Speaker, and a continuous Mentor/Advisor and Learner. Patrick works across all technology and security domains and is experienced at building technology and security programs from the ground up. Patrick has owned his own technology consulting company, led software development and infrastructure organizations, and worked with all levels of executive leadership in technology, operations, and security. He holds certifications as C/CISO, CISM, CRISC, CISSP, CCP, PMP, ITIL Expert, and Lean Six Sigma Black Belt. Patrick earned a Master of Science degree in Economics from the University of Texas at El Paso and a Bachelor of Science degree in Technology from Cameron University after serving as an enlisted soldier and commissioned officer for nearly 6 years in the Army. In his spare time, he is a commercial pilot and flight instructor. He studies and teaches Aikido, rides motorcycles, and is an avid reader of Chinese Philosophy. His favorite teaching is “From Chaos Comes Greatness,” from the Chinese Book of Changes (I Ching).  He has two grown sons, four granddaughters, and a grandson. He lives and works in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

Assistant Vice-President and Chief Information Security Officer

CN Rail

Vaughn Hazen has served as Chief Information Security Officer at CN Rail since 2019. Prior to joining CN, Vaughn served seven years as CISO at Freeport-McMoRan (FCX) and held several management positions at Solvay S.A. and Dart Container Corp. where he directed Security Operations, Telecommunications Project Management, and Telecommunications Operations. Vaughn received his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Wright State University and holds several Security Certifications, including CISSP and CISM.  Vaughn is a U.S. Army veteran and a retired U.S. Coast Guard Reserve officer.

American Airlines is the world's largest airline when measured by fleet size, revenue, scheduled passengers carried, scheduled passenger-kilometers flown, and number of destinations served. David Bell serves as the Managing Director of Cybersecurity & Technology Risk Management, CISO, at American Airlines. He previously served as the company's Managing Director of Enterprise Infrastructure Services, a position he assumed in April 2013, shortly before the merger, after serving since May 2012 as Senior Manager of Platform Hosting Services. Bell joined American Airlines in April 2007 as Senior Manager, Information Systems Security, after nearly six years as Associate Director at consultancies Arthur Andersen and then Protiviti.