John is the VP, Information Security & CISO for Texas Mutual Insurance Company, based in Austin TX and the creator of Cybersecurity Conversations: The Hype, Hope and Harsh Reality. Turner Broadcasting named John a cyber visionary in 2012 and he was an invited guest to The White House for the discussion on the National Strategies for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace.

John has been a speaker at major conferences that include RSA Security in the US and Europe, SAP GRC, HIMSS Global Healthcare, as well as Secure World.  He is a member of several Technology Advisory and Customer Advisory Boards for security technology companies. He is a multi-award winning and strategic global Information Security executive with 30+ years of experience, knowledge and expertise.

He is an industry thought-leader and early adopter of emerging security technologies, who is adept at building and optimizing enterprise cybersecurity programs and communicating in a common language with business risk context and driving informed, risk-based decisions.

Throughout his career, John has helped multiple organizations (mid-size and large) develop a clear picture of their current cyber risk posture and cybersecurity capabilities, develop and executing a multi-year strategy to achieve the desired target state, while delivering an informed view of when, where, how and why to invest in people, process and technology to manage cyber risk.