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A100™
The CISOs Top 100 Accelerated CISOs: leaders early in the role who are already shaping it.
The A100 recognizes CISOs who have served in the role for fewer than five years and are already demonstrating meaningful security leadership, professional engagement, industry contribution, thought leadership, and service.
100Accelerated CISOs each year
3Classes, 2024–2026
<5Years in the CISO role
About the A100
Recognition Early in the Role
The A100 recognizes the next wave of security leadership: CISOs in their first five years in the role whose impact already reaches well beyond their own organizations.
Like every CISOs Connect™ recognition program, the A100 is peer recognition, with honorees selected by a Board of Judges made up of practicing security executives.
The A100 sits alongside the C100™, for CISOs with five or more years in the role, and the DC100™, for Deputy CISOs, together spanning the full progression of security leadership.
What the judges weigh
How Nominees Are Evaluated
Nominees must be in a CISO or CISO-equivalent role and have held it for fewer than five years.
Professional Engagement
Professional organizations, committees and leadership positions across the security community.
Industry Contribution
How the leader strengthens the profession beyond their own organization.
Thought Leadership
Speaking, writing and teaching that move the conversation forward.
Service
Mentoring and volunteering, inside and outside security.
Peer Judged
Selected by a Board of Judges of practicing security executives.
Board of judges
The 2026 A100 Board
Honorees were selected by an independent board of cybersecurity executives.
Sam MasielloThe Anschutz Corporation
Joshua RothCHOC Children’s
Robert PaceInvitation Homes
Donna RossRadian
Don BahamRubicon Founders
Nikki GilbertRWE AG
Sahan FernandoRady Children’s Hospital
Chrisma JacksonSandia National Laboratories
Scot MillerMr. Cooper Group
Colin AndersonDayforce
Ravi ManiQuest Diagnostics
Michael CalderinBarnes Aerospace
Anthony CandeiasLeading Hedge Fund
Kris BurkhardtAccenture
The archive
A100 Honorees
Every A100 honoree since 2024. Search by name or company, or filter by year.
2026 100 recipients
- Adam EickhoffHard Rock Digital
- Adam HollandAscension
- Adam MikealTexas A&M University
- Adam SealeyNike
- Alex GreenDelta Dental Plans Association
- Alex ShamsutdinovUpwork Inc.
- Ali SyedAmway
- Alicia ClarkePPC Partners
- Alyssa RobinsonHubspot
- Amy BogacBaker Tilly
- Arif HameedC&R Software
- Bemi AnjousNoble Corporation
- Ben HicksNational HealthCare Corporation (NHC)
- Beth-Anne BygumQ2
- Brent DeterdingAfni
- Brian TalbertAlaska Airlines
- Brian WaeltzCardinal Health
- Carrie MillsSouthwest Airlines
- Catherine MendonsaMark Anthony Group
- Cathy PuenteNewrez
- Catrena SlaughterMars Wrigley
- Chad KalmesBenchling
- Chris D. StoneleyFulton Financial Corporation
- Christopher SantucciState of Montana
- Craig BarberImagine Pediatrics
- Daniel NunezNew York City Employees’ Retirement System
- David SledgeSecure Seed Capital
- Davin DarntLouis Vuitton
- Dawn ArmstrongHumanGood
- Devin RudnickiFitch Group, Inc
- Dr. Jamaine MungoPhiladelphia International Airport
- Emerson RajaramWellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health
- Eric SchlesingerParsons
- Gordon GroschlTexas Children’s Hospital
- Hardeep MehrotaraConcert Properties
- Heather CeylanBox
- Heather Gantt-EvansMarqeta
- Helio Junji TakikawaSompo Seguros
- Hemanth TadepalliMay Mobility
- Hugo LaiTemple University Health System
- Ireen BirungiInterac Corp.
- Ivana CojbasicRegions Bank
- Jake HammockCity of Seattle
- Jana MooreMoneygram
- Jay ModyChimera
- Jeff ShafferBen E. Keith
- Jen SpencerNRC Health
- Jennifer SwannBloomberg Industry Group
- Jerry D.H. FowlerKrispy Kreme
- Jody BlanchardWerfen
- Johann BalaguerHard Rock
- Jon RaperChevron
- Joseph BlanchardHashgraph
- Joshua DraySan Jacinto College
- Juman Doleh-AlomaryBorgwarner
- Kara SchlageterDiscovery Education
- Karen HabercossThe University of Chicago Medicine Health System
- Keith AndersonJetBlue
- Kim AlbarellaTikTok
- Krista ArndtSt. Luke’s University Health Network
- Kristopher FadorBank of America
- Kumar DasaniB. Braun Medical Inc. (US)
- Kyle BubpAvid
- Lea KissnerLinkedIn
- Lena TaylorCrocs, Inc.
- LeRoy FosterUChicago Medicine
- Lock LangdonAprio
- Lori AnelloFifth Third Bank
- Lucia Milică StacyStanley Black & Decker, Inc.
- Maor SaubronPagaya Technologies
- Maria HaightJoyson Safety Systems
- Marina Lail KellyCity of Raleigh, NC
- Matt BunchTyson Foods
- Matthew BurroughsNovolex
- Matthew ClarkIAT Insurance Group
- Michael BrewerNeurocrine Biosciences
- Michael HouschDark Matter Technologies
- Michael NicholsCIRCOR International
- Michelle FarrNXP Semiconductors
- Nitin RainaThoughtworks
- Octavia HowellEquifax Canada Co
- Pablo De La RosaVontier
- Prakash KalaiahEnphase Energy
- Priya MouliUniversity of Alberta
- Ricardo JohnsonDentsply Sirona
- Richard WeissMRO
- Roger BrotzAcadia Healthcare
- Ronald BanksToyota Financial Services Corporation
- Rosalia HajekTopgolf Callaway Brands
- Sameer AliEast West Manufacturing
- Sergey TsygalnitskyCDK Global
- Solomon AdotePhillips & Cohen Associates, Ltd
- Stephanie DomasMozilla
- Stephanne PayneCoreCivic
- Stephen FordRockwell Automation
- Stephen KerkmannExtendicare
- Temi AdebamboXBOX
- Tim RainsADT
- Vannessa Van BeekFortescue
- Waqas AkkawiPropelis
2025 101 recipients
- Adam EickhoffHard Rock Digital
- Adam EnnamliGeneral Bank of Canada
- Adam PalmerFirst Hawaiian Bank
- Adam SealeyNike
- Alex GreenDelta Dental Plans Association
- Alex J. AttumalilUnder Armour
- Alexis WalesGitHub
- Ali SyedAmway
- Alyssa RobinsonHubspot
- Ann ChangBlue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- Anthony SouzaCorteva Agriscience
- April SatherUniversity of California Office of the President
- Art ChaisiriwatanasaiPaylocity
- Arun AbrahamBose Corporation
- Benjamin AuchGannett USA TODAY NETWORK
- Billy O’BrienFlutter Entertainment
- Brady MillerCarilion Clinic
- Brett CummingSkechers
- Brian HarrellAVANGRID
- Brian TalbertAlaska Airlines
- Brian WaeltzCardinal Health
- Carrie MillsSouthwest Airlines
- Catherine MendonsaMark Anthony Group
- Catrena SlaughterMars Wrigley
- Chris D. StoneleyCathay Bank
- Courtney TottenShutterstock
- Damiano TulipaniAmalgamated Bank
- Daniel CreedAllegiant
- Davin DarntLouis Vuitton
- Devin RudnickiFitch Group, Inc
- Diego SouzaPROG Holdings
- Don BahamRubicon Founders
- Elizabeth RodgersRAND
- Eric LatalladiWTW
- Eric MillerMISO Energy
- Ganjar ImansantosaTropical Smoothie Cafe
- George Al-Kouraruby
- Gordon GroschlTexas Children’s Hospital
- Guy RosenMeta
- Hayley ClarkeThe Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
- Heather Gantt-EvansMarqeta
- Hemant BaidwanU.S. Department of Homeland Security
- Jacob LorzCintas
- Jameeka Green AaronHeadspace
- James CrimensStericycle
- Janette BarrettoYazaki North & Central America
- Jennifer SwannBloomberg Industry Group
- Jennifer Westphal VPCISO MGIC
- Jerry KowalskiJefferies
- Jimi MillsTexas Instruments
- Joe CamilleriStripe
- Joey RachidXerox
- Johann BalaguerHard Rock
- John DuskaUniversity of Pittsburgh
- Jonathan KennedyInComm Payments
- Josh LanduytCracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.
- Juman Doleh-AlomaryBorgwarner
- Karen HabercossThe University of Chicago Medicine Health System
- Karl SchimmeckNorthern Trust
- Katrina BiscayUniversity of Cincinnati
- Keith AndersonJetBlue
- Kevin ClarkRollins, Inc.
- Kim AlbarellaTikTok
- Kristina DorvilleCRC Group
- Kristopher FadorBank of America
- Kumar DasaniB. Braun Medical Inc. (US)
- Lena TaylorCrocs
- Lock LangdonAprio
- Lora VaughnMoneyGram International
- Lori AnelloFifth Third Bank
- Lucia Milică StacyStanley Black & Decker, Inc.
- Marco MaiuranoFirst Citizens Bank
- Marina Lail KellyCity of Raleigh Municipal Government
- Martin StrasburgerDuke Energy
- Matt BunchTyson Foods
- Matthew BurroughsNovolex
- Matthew MudryAlera Group, Inc.
- Michael AdamsCISO DocuSign
- Michael MorganFollett Higher Education
- Michael RuehmkorffCity of Hope Medical Group
- Michelle FarNXP Semiconductors
- Nicole Heatly-HolmesCity of Indianapolis & Marion County
- Nicole HolmesScopely
- Octavia HowellEquifax Canada Co
- Param VigSolventum (former 3M Healthcare)
- Pat OpetJPMorgan Chase & Co.
- Priya MouliSheridan College
- Richard WeissMRO
- Robert FellJazz Pharmaceuticals
- Ronald BanksToyota Financial Services Corporation
- Rosalia HajekTopgolf Callaway Brands
- Rushton JamesLiberty Dental Plan
- Sean GallagherHayward Holdings Inc
- Shawn GeibHoneywell
- Shawn McGheeSaks Global
- Stephen FordRockwell Automation
- Steve HerrinDTE Energy
- Suha CanDoorDash
- Temi AdebamboMicrosoft Gaming (Xbox)
- Tom CorridonBridgestone Americas
- Trey TunnellFloor & Decor
2024 98 recipients
- Alex GreenDelta Dental Plans Association
- Alexander SchuchmanColgate-Palmolive
- Alicia ClarkePGA TOUR Superstore
- Almon TseSaks Fifth Avenue
- Andrew FazzoneCONMED Corporation
- Arif HameedC&R Software
- Arlene YetnikoffUC San Diego
- Ashley DevotoDiscount Tire
- B. Aaron BaillioSummit Utilities
- Brett CummingSkechers
- Brian TalbertAlaska Airlines
- Carrie MillsSouthwest Airlines
- Catrena SlaughterMars
- Chas HengAltria
- Chris BreedenUniversity of Baltimore
- Chris RameyHoneywell
- Chrisma JacksonSandia National Laboratories
- Christopher LukasChevron Phillips Chemical Company
- CoDi StensonStash
- Corey ElinburgCommonSpirit Health
- Craig BarberSugarCRM
- Damiano R. TulipaniAmalgamated Bank
- David RoyerWest Fraser
- Dawn ArmstrongHuman Good
- Diallo GentryXSELL Technologies
- Diane BrownUlta Beauty
- Diego SouzaPROG Holdings, Inc.
- Dina MathersCarvana
- Don BahamGermantown Technologies
- Donna HartAlly
- Donna KidwellUniversity of Toronto
- Dr. Domingo A. CastilloMiami Dade College
- Dr. Jackson MuhirweUC Santa Barbara
- Dr. Jamaine MungoPhiladelphia International Airport
- Elena SeipleZillow
- Eric MillerMidcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO)
- Erika VossPhD, DAT Freight & Analytics
- Everett BatesCrunchyroll
- George Al-Kouraruby
- Hannah FosterLive Nation Entertainment
- Harpal HarikaREPAY – Realtime Electronic Payments
- Heather Gantt-EvansMarqeta
- Hemam MuthyalaSPAIN.IO
- Ian SchnellerHealth Care Service Corporation (HCSC)
- Irene ThongPrintpack
- James ShakespearSouthern Utah University
- Jana MooreBelron
- Jennifer WestphalMGIC
- Jessica SicaWeave
- Jody BlanchardZimmer Biomet
- Johann BalaguerHard Rock
- John DuskaUniversity of Pittsburgh
- Josh LanduytCracker Barrel
- Juman Doleh-AlomaryBorgWarner
- Justin AllenProtective Life
- Keith WellerANDMORE
- Kenton McDanielHenry Schein One
- Kim AlbarellaTikTok
- Kristopher FadorBank of America
- Kurt SauerDocuSign
- Lock LangdonAprio
- Lora VaughnMoneyGram International
- Magali CalleVaricent
- Mahmood KhanCNA
- Manas GiriWestJet
- Marco MaiuranoFirst Citizens Bank
- Marina Lail KellyCity of Raleigh Municipal Government
- Mark CarterVimeo
- Matthew BurroughsNovolex
- Michael MorganPhillips 66
- Monique HartPiedmont
- Nada NoamanEstée Lauder Companies
- Nagesh ChawlaForesters Financial
- Nish MajmudarMathematica
- Octavia HowellEquifax Canada
- Oki MekMicrosoft Federal Civilian
- Olusegun Opeyemi-AjayiNew York City Department of Transportation
- Owen ZorgeCity of Chandler, Arizona
- Patricia VoightWebster Bank
- Priya MouliSheridan College
- Rachel GuintoFirst West Credit Union
- Ricardo JohnsonDentsply Sirona
- Ronelle DeShazerPartners Enterprise Capital
- Rosalia HajekTopgolf Callaway Brands
- Rosemarie LeeBlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee
- Rushton JamesLIBERTY Dental Plan
- S. Michelle FarrNXP Semiconductors
- Sean GallagherHayward Holdings, Inc.
- Stacy HughesABM Industries
- Stacy WallaceArizona Department of Revenue
- Stephanie DomasCanonical
- Stephen FordRockwell Automation
- Stephen SparkesScotiabank
- Temi AdebamboMicrosoft Gaming
- Trina FordiHeartMedia
- Troy DavidsonSouthern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT)
- Varsha AgarwalProsper Marketplace
- Vivek MehtaGoHealth
Nominations
Nomination & Submission Process
Each program has distinct eligibility, timing, criteria, and judging requirements. Current calls for nominations or submissions appear here.
No call for nominations or submissions is currently announced for A100. Each program has distinct eligibility, timing, criteria, and judging requirements; open calls are posted here and announced to the community.
Every stage of security leadership
Explore the Awards
The C100™, APAC C25™, A100™ and DC100™ together span the full progression of security leadership.
Questions
Questions about eligibility, nomination, or judging reach the recognition team directly.