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10 Amgen security leaders
These ten current and former Amgen security leaders hold or have held director, senior director and executive director roles in information security, cyber defense, cloud security, identity and access management and security governance at Amgen. A reader can learn how security leaders work at Amgen from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
01—10Abdullah B.
LinkedInExperience: Director, Enterprise Cybersecurity Architecture Leader · Amgen
Director, Enterprise Cybersecurity Architecture Leader at Amgen since 2025, leading the enterprise cybersecurity architecture function across business units. Former Director Cybersecurity Architecture, Strategy, Engineering at GSK (2020–2023), and former Cybersecurity and GRC Solutions Delivery Leader at BlueAlly (2024–2025).
Brandon Berry
LinkedInExperience: Executive Director, Head of Digital Governance, Risk, & Compliance · Amgen
Executive Director, Head of Digital Governance, Risk, & Compliance at Amgen since 2026, leading strategy, governance and oversight of enterprise technology and cybersecurity risk and compliance. Former Director, Global Head of Technology & Cybersecurity Risk Management at BlackRock (2025–2026), and former Vice President, Americas Head of Technology & Cybersecurity Risk Management there (2021–2023).
David E. Smith
LinkedInExperience: Former Director, Global Cyber Defense · Amgen
Former Director, Global Cyber Defense at Amgen (2019–2026), and Global IT Security Head, Capsule and Health Ingredients Division at Lonza Capsugel since 2026. Former Information Security Officer at Tata Consultancy Services (2018–2019) and Manager, IT Security Consulting at Symantec (2004–2013).
Elizabeth Wallace
LinkedInExperience: Director Information Security · Amgen
Director Information Security at Amgen since 2022, with the profile describing leadership of Security Metrics & Analytics, Security Awareness and Security Orchestration teams. Former Senior Manager Information Systems (2020–2022) and Specialist IS Business Systems Analyst - Performance Monitoring and Reporting (2015–2020) at Amgen.
Gary Hagen
LinkedInExperience: Former Director, Cybersecurity, Architecture, Risk and Engineering · Amgen
Former Director, Cybersecurity, Architecture, Risk and Engineering at Amgen (2015–2018), and Chief Enterprise Architect at Amgen since 2018, leading the global enterprise architecture practice within the Office of the CIO. Former Senior Manager, End User Technologies (2013–2015) and Sr Manager, Unified Communications (2010–2013) at Amgen.
Greg Chrisco
LinkedInExperience: Director, Information Security Digital Governance, Risk & Compliance · Amgen
Director, Information Security Digital Governance, Risk & Compliance at Amgen since 2025. Former Business Information Security Officer - BISO at AbbVie (2022–2025), and former Data Protection and Identity Governance Manager (2020–2022), Principal Cybersecurity Architect (2019–2020) and Cybersecurity Architect (2016–2019) at Ameren.
Kevin Gellenbeck
LinkedInExperience: Director, Information Security - R&D and Medical Risk · Amgen
Director, Information Security - R&D and Medical Risk at Amgen since 2025. Former Associate Director, IT Audit (2024–2025), Senior Manager - Corporate IT Audit (2021–2024) and Corporate IT Audit Manager (2018–2021) at Amgen, and former IS Assurance Senior Associate at BDO USA (2014–2018).
Marisa Antunes
LinkedInExperience: Director Global Cloud Security · Amgen
Director Global Cloud Security at Amgen since 2025, listed in Engineering and Technical at Director level. Former Head of IT Security at Ferring Pharmaceuticals (2022–2025), Cyber Security Architecture Lead at Galp (2020–2022) and Portugal SOC Manager at Thales Cybersecurity Services – Spain/Portugal (2020).
Michelle Biglow
LinkedInExperience: Sr. Director Information Security - Identity & Access Management · Amgen
Sr. Director Information Security - Identity & Access Management at Amgen since 2019, listed at Director level. Former Director Information Services- Identity & Access Management at BayCare Health System (2005–2019), Network Systems Analyst at Equifax (2003–2005) and Consultant at Accenture (1997–2003).
Saira Harcus
LinkedInExperience: Director of Global GRC Compliance and Rare Disease IT Security · Amgen
Director of Global GRC Compliance and Rare Disease IT Security at Amgen since 2023. Former Director, Global Cybersecurity at Horizon (2021–2023), Business Information Security Officer at Allstate (2018–2021) and Director of Cybersecurity Global Service Operations at Aon (2017–2018).
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- 01How should a central cybersecurity team work with the business units it supports?
- 02What does a security director need from engineering and IT partners to get a new control rolled out across a large company?
- 03How do you decide which security risks get funded first when the list is longer than the budget?
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