10 Apple security directors
Director, Information Security and Director of Information Security Assurance are among the roles held today by these ten Apple security directors, alongside heads of security product management and content security. A reader can learn how security directors work at Apple from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Brian Fahey
LinkedInExperience: Director, Information Security · Apple
Brian Fahey has been Director, Information Security at Apple since February 2019. At Apple, Brian Fahey was also Director, Platform Services from 2015 to 2019, Senior Manager, Platform Services from 2012 to 2015 and Sr Network Engineer from 2009 to 2012.
David Litchfield
LinkedInExperience: Director of Information Security Assurance · Apple
David Litchfield has been Director of Information Security Assurance at Apple since January 2017. David Litchfield also lists Information Security Specialist at Google from 2015 to 2016 and Director of Security Architecture at @stake from 2000 to 2001.
Dylan L.
LinkedInExperience: Director Information Security · Apple
Dylan L. has been Director Information Security at Apple since September 2023. At Apple, Dylan L. was also Principal Security Engineer from 2019 to 2023 and Senior Manager Information Security from 2007 to 2019, and also lists Manager IS&T Security at Apple from 2007 to 2019.
Elad Efrat
LinkedInExperience: Former Head of Secure Technologies, Platform Architecture Security, Hardware Technologies · Apple
Elad Efrat is a former Head of Secure Technologies, Platform Architecture Security, Hardware Technologies at Apple, a role held from October 2021 to October 2024. The profile says the role covered the architecture of core silicon security technologies used in Apple products, including secure boot, attestation, data protection and key exchange.
Gareth S.
LinkedInExperience: Former Director of Engineering, Cloud Services Security · Apple
Gareth S. is a former Director of Engineering, Cloud Services Security at Apple, a role held from January 2022 to November 2023. Gareth S. also lists VP of Engineering, Consumer Platforms at Yahoo from 2019 to 2021 and VP of Engineering, Communications at Yahoo from 2017 to 2019.
Gavin Carden
LinkedInExperience: Head of Content Security · Apple
Gavin Carden has been Head of Content Security at Apple since October 2018 and also lists a current Apple Information Security role since January 2025. At Apple, Gavin Carden was Apple Information Security - Supplier Security from 2017 to 2018 and in Information Systems and Technology from 2015 to 2017.
Raymond Ma
LinkedInExperience: Head of Product Management, Security, Apple Cloud · Apple
Raymond Ma has been Head of Product Management, Security, Apple Cloud at Apple since January 2025. Raymond Ma was Sr. Manager, Product Management, AWS Identity at Amazon Web Services (AWS) from 2021 to 2025 and Senior Product Manager, AWS Identity there from 2017 to 2021.
Swaathi T.
LinkedInExperience: Head of Product/Program , Application & Infrastructure Security - Apple Media Products · Apple
Swaathi T. has been Head of Product/Program , Application & Infrastructure Security - Apple Media Products at Apple since October 2020. Swaathi T. was Director/Principal Product Manager - Cloud Platform and Core Services at Tenable from 2019 to 2020.
Vin Agarwal
LinkedInExperience: Former Director - Identity and Security · Apple
Vin Agarwal is a former Director - Identity and Security at Apple, a role held from April 2021 to April 2024. At Apple, Vin Agarwal has been Director of Engineering - Enterprise Solutions since 2025 and was Senior Manager - Identity and Security from 2016 to 2021.
Viresh Ramdatmisier
LinkedInExperience: Former Head of Product Security · Apple
Viresh Ramdatmisier is a former Head of Product Security at Apple, a role held from November 2015 to January 2020. Viresh Ramdatmisier also lists Senior Manager - AWS Application Security at Amazon from 2020 to 2024 and Director of Security – Online Services Division at Microsoft from 2013 to 2015.
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Match the person's security area, such as information security operations, product security or platform security architecture, to the decision you face. Weigh whether the person holds the role now or held it earlier, since current and former directors see different periods.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01What did you focus on first when you took on your security director role at Apple?
- 02How do you decide which security risks your team takes on first?
- 03What has your security work at Apple taught you about working with engineering and product teams?
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