10 Aflac security leaders
Tera Ladner, Senior Vice President, Global Chief Information Security Officer at Aflac, is one of ten Aflac security leaders listed here, alongside people who hold security operations, product security, security architecture and cybersecurity assurance roles there. A reader can learn how security leaders work at Aflac from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Angela Burnette
LinkedInExperience: Director, Cybersecurity Assurance and Regulatory Compliance · Aflac
Angela Burnette has been Director, Cybersecurity Assurance and Regulatory Compliance at Aflac since January 2024, and the profile headline adds Global Practice Lead to the role. Angela Burnette was Senior Manager, Cybersecurity Laws and Regulations at Aflac from 2023 to 2024 and Senior Manager - Global Cybersecurity Assurance at Aflac from 2022 to 2023.
Benjamin Harbin
LinkedInExperience: Director, Global Security Architecture and DevSecOps · Aflac
Benjamin Harbin has been Director, Global Security Architecture and DevSecOps at Aflac since August 2025 and has also held the title Senior Manager, DevSecOps at Aflac since December 2021. Benjamin Harbin was Manager, Threat Management at Aflac from 2018 to 2022 and ISOC Manager at Georgia Tech Research Institute from 2013 to 2016.
Courtney B.
LinkedInExperience: VP, Information Risk Mngt & Governance · Aflac
Courtney B. has been VP, Information Risk Mngt & Governance at Aflac since August 2025, and the profile headline describes the role as Vice President and Global Practice Lead. Courtney B. was Director, Global Security Governance & Compliance at Aflac from 2020 to 2025 and Senior Manager, Security Access Control & Support at Aflac from 2017 to 2020.
Craig Baltes
LinkedInExperience: Director, Partner Security · Aflac
Craig Baltes has been Director, Partner Security at Aflac since January 2023 and was Aflac, Director, Information Security Services at Aflac from 2019 to 2023. Craig Baltes was Strategic Account Manager at InteliSecure, a division of Proofpoint, from 2016 to 2019 and Enterprise Account Manager at Secureworks from 2013 to 2016.
David Schwaderer
LinkedInExperience: Director, Global Security Portfolio Management · Aflac
David Schwaderer has been Director, Global Security Portfolio Management at Aflac since August 2021. David Schwaderer was Information Security Officer at People's United Bank, N.A. from 2007 to 2021 and Program Analyst at the U.S. Air Force Reserve from 2004 to 2007.
Matthew Harper
LinkedInExperience: Vice President & Global Practice Lead, Product Security & Program Strategy · Aflac
Matthew Harper has been Vice President & Global Practice Lead, Product Security & Program Strategy at Aflac since January 2023 and was Global Practice Lead Cyber Crime Prevention and Product Security at Aflac from 2017 to 2023. Matthew Harper was Senior Vice President, Client Security Management at SunTrust from 2008 to 2017.
Mike Danley
LinkedInExperience: Director - Global Security Services, Engineering, and Administration · Aflac
Mike Danley has been Director - Global Security Services, Engineering, and Administration at Aflac since July 2023. Mike Danley was Senior Manager - Security Engineering at Aflac from 2017 to 2023, IT Manager - Data Networking at Aflac from 2012 to 2017 and Senior Network Engineer at Aflac from 2009 to 2012.
Nanette Hilley
LinkedInExperience: VP Global Security Program, Strategy and Assurance · Aflac
Nanette Hilley has been VP Global Security Program, Strategy and Assurance at Aflac since May 2015. Nanette Hilley was Senior Vice President, Enterprise Fraud Management and Client Data Assurance at SunTrust from 2003 to 2015 and Director at The Home Depot from 2001 to 2003.
Steve McIntosh
LinkedInExperience: VP, Security Operations and Threat Management · Aflac
Steve McIntosh has been VP, Security Operations and Threat Management at Aflac since January 2026. Steve McIntosh was Director, Threat Management and Response at Aflac from 2023 to 2026, Senior Manager, Security Operations at Aflac from 2018 to 2023 and Cyber Security Operations, Mgr at Jack Henry from 2013 to 2018.
Tera Ladner
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President, Global Chief Information Security Officer · Aflac
Tera Ladner has been Senior Vice President, Global Chief Information Security Officer at Aflac since July 2026 and was Deputy Global CISO at Aflac from 2025 to 2026. Tera Ladner was Global Practice Lead and Vice President, Information Risk Management and Governance at Aflac from 2020 to 2025 and Director, Information Governance at Aflac from 2015 to 2020.
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