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10 Apple security leaders
These ten current and former Apple security leaders include Apple's vice president of corporate information security and directors, senior managers and heads of information security, platform security and services security engineering. A reader can learn how security leaders run security organizations inside Apple.
Professionals to explore
01—10Brian Fahey
LinkedInExperience: Director, Information Security · Apple
Director, Information Security at Apple since 2019, a San Francisco role the profile places at Director level. Other Apple roles shown are Director, Platform Services (2015–2019), Senior Manager, Platform Services (2012–2015) and Sr Network Engineer (2009–2012).
David Ascher
LinkedInExperience: Director, Apple Services Engineering Security · Apple
Director, Apple Services Engineering Security at Apple since 2024; the profile says he leads security initiatives for cloud infrastructure within Cloud Systems and Platforms and for Apple Services Engineering applications and platforms. He was also Security Engineering Manager at Apple (2020–2024).
David Litchfield
LinkedInExperience: Director of Information Security Assurance · Apple
Director of Information Security Assurance at Apple since 2017; the profile headline also names him as author of the Shellcoder's Handbook and the Database Hacker's Handbook. Other roles shown include Information Security Specialist at Google (2015–2016) and Managing Director at NGS Software (2001–2010).
David Pollington
LinkedInExperience: CSO International · Apple
Former CSO International at Apple (2017–2025), and in an Information Security role at Apple (2017–2025). The profile also lists Managing Director, Huawei Cyber Security Evaluation Centre at Huawei (2015–2017), and shows him as retired since 2025, listed as an independent consultant.
Dylan L.
LinkedInExperience: Director Information Security · Apple
Director Information Security at Apple since 2023, a role the profile places in the Engineering and Technical department at Director level. Other Apple roles shown are Principal Security Engineer (2019–2023), Senior Manager Information Security (2007–2019) and Manager IS&T Security (2007–2019).
George Stathakopoulos
LinkedInExperience: Vice President of Corporate Information Security · Apple
Vice President of Corporate Information Security at Apple since 2016. The profile also lists Vice President of Information Security at Amazon (2010–2016) and GM of Product Security at Microsoft (2001–2010), and shows an advisor seat on the Cybersecurity Advisory Committee of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency since 2021.
Jacques Vidrine
LinkedInExperience: Senior Manager Special Projects & Advanced Risks Security Engineering & Architecture · Apple
Senior Manager Special Projects & Advanced Risks Security Engineering & Architecture at Apple since 2017, a role the profile tags at Director level. Other Apple roles shown include Senior Manager Security Frameworks, QA, & Special Projects Security Engineering & Architecture (2015–2017) and Senior Manager OS Security (2011–2015).
Justin Diamond
LinkedInExperience: Director Information Security · Apple
Former Director Information Security at Apple (2020–2021), a Los Angeles role the profile places in the Engineering and Technical department at Director level. The profile also lists Director Of Technology at Apple (2018–2020), the role shown just before the information security post.
Kevin Stadmeyer
LinkedInExperience: Sr. Manager, Security and Privacy - Apple Cloud Services · Apple
Sr. Manager, Security and Privacy - Apple Cloud Services at Apple since 2022, a role the profile tags at Director level, with a headline that reads Apple Services Engineering, Security Program Lead. Other roles shown are Enterprise Security Lead at Aurora (2022), Managing Consultant, Spider Labs at Trustwave (2005–2011) and Staff - Security Consultant at Ernst & Young LLP (2005–2006).
Pierre-Olivier Martel
LinkedInExperience: Head of Platform Security Security Engineering & Architecture · Apple
Head of Platform Security Security Engineering & Architecture at Apple since 2016, a role the profile tags at Director level. Other Apple roles shown are OS Security Engineering Manager (2013–2016), Senior OS Security Engineer (2011–2013) and OS Security Engineer (2008–2011).
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Match the person's remit to your question, since corporate information security, platform and operating system security and services security engineering are run by different leaders at Apple. Check whether each Apple role is current or ended before asking about recent practice.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How does a consumer hardware and services company split security work between corporate information security and product security engineering?
- 02How does an information security assurance team test and report on the security of internal systems?
- 03What does a platform security organization own when security features ship inside an operating system?
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