Visionary

Steve Zalewski is a cybersecurity executive and advisor with extensive experience providing retained CISO, security consulting, and advisory services across healthcare, utilities, and international retail sectors. He serves as a virtual CISO for organizations needing part-time or interim leadership, advises venture capital firms and early-stage security startups, and delivers international cybersecurity training. Steve’s expertise spans enterprise security strategy, incident response, risk and compliance management, security program design, and board-level governance. He is the former CISO at Levi Strauss & Co and has held senior security roles at Pacific Gas & Electric and Kaiser Permanente, as well as engineering leadership positions in storage networks and enterprise operating systems. He holds multiple patents, CISSP, CISM, and CRISC certifications, co-hosts the CISOSeries Defense-in-Depth Podcast, and frequently speaks at industry events.