Capitol of Texas ISSA August 2022 Chapter Meeting

Agenda

• 11:30 AM Chapter Business
• 11:40 AM Sponsor Message
• 11:45 AM Presentation Begins
• 12:50 PM Q&A
• 1:00 PM Meeting Concludes

Sameer Sait, presenting “A Day in the Life of a CISO

Sameer Sait is a seasoned information security leader with 18+ years of experience leading global, cross-functional teams. He currently leads the Information Security function for Amazon.com’s largest subsidiary – Whole Foods Market. His global organization is responsible for IT governance/risk/compliance, security operations, threat intelligence, identity/access management, application and architecture security, eDiscovery & digital forensics. Prior to this, Sameer served as the VP, CISO at two Fortune 500 firms: Arrow Electronics and MassMutual.

Sameer is an advisor to a number of security startups and an active angel investor. His educational background includes a master’s degree from Carnegie-Mellon University and a bachelor’s degree from the University of Arizona.