10 CISOs in Clinical Research

Experience: VP, Chief Information Security Officer · Worldwide Clinical Trials

VP, Chief Information Security Officer at Worldwide Clinical Trials since July 2025. His other roles at the company include Executive Director (2020–2025), Director, Security and Infrastructure (2017–2020), Associate Director, IT and Security Manager (2015–2017) and IT Security Manager (2015). The profile describes Worldwide Clinical Trials as a full-service global CRO.

Experience: Senior Director, Global Head of Information Security · Rho

Senior Director, Global Head of Information Security at Rho since June 2018; his profile says he is also GDPR Data Protection Officer at Rho, which it describes as a global contract research organization, and that he builds information security programs in regulated environments. He was previously Director of Information Security and Compliance at Patientco (2016–2018) and Senior Director of Information Security at Influence Health (2015–2016).

Experience: CISO · IQVIA

CISO at IQVIA since February 2025. He was Chief Risk Officer at Bitsight (2021–2025) and Advisory Board Chairman there (2025–2026), and his profile describes 15+ years in information security management, including leading Moody's corporate-wide Information Risk and Security as its Chief Information Security Officer.

Experience: Vice President, Chief Information Security Officer · WCG

Former Vice President, Chief Information Security Officer at WCG (2018–2026); Chief Information Security Officer at RxSense since August 2026. He was Head of Information Security-ISO at Otsuka Pharmaceutical Companies (U.S.) (2014–2018) and Associate Director, Information Security at Covance (2013–2014), and his profile cites experience building and transforming cybersecurity programs across health tech, pharmaceuticals, life sciences and clinical technology.

Experience: SVP, Global CISO · Fortrea

SVP, Global CISO at Fortrea since June 2023. He was previously Global Chief Information Security Officer at Walgreens Boots Alliance as Corporate Vice President (2019–2023) and Group Vice President (2016–2019), and chaired the board of the Retail & Hospitality ISAC (2014–2018). His profile describes leading information security programs and global teams of about 300 security professionals at a Fortune 20 company.

Experience: Chief Information Security Officer · TriNetX

Chief Information Security Officer at TriNetX since April 2026, after serving there as Senior Director, Information Security (2025–2026), Director, Global Security (2021–2025) and Director, Information Technology (2020–2021). The profile describes TriNetX as providing global real-world health data from academic hospital partners to support research and evidence generation.

Experience: Vice President - Chief Information Security Officer · Clario

Vice President - Chief Information Security Officer at Clario since May 2022. The profile describes Clario as a global health tech company that enables clinical trials, involved with 19,000 clinical trials and with 70% of all FDA approvals between 2019 and 2020. He also sits on the CISO Advisory Council at Dune Security and is a Governing Board Member at Evanta, a Gartner Company.

Experience: Chief Information Security Officer & EVP Corporate Technology · Parexel

Chief Information Security Officer & EVP Corporate Technology at Parexel since May 2021, and Chief Technology Officer & Chief Information Security Officer (CTO & CISO) there since April 2026. She was previously Deputy CISO, Managing Director, Information Risk and Security at Moody's Corporation (2015–2021) and Vice President, (BISO) Cybersecurity Risk Management at S&P Global (2014–2015).

Experience: Senior Manager -IT & Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) · Invitro Research Solution Pvt. Ltd

Senior Manager -IT & Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Invitro Research Solution Pvt. Ltd since June 2019, where his profile says he led the enterprise-wide implementation of the USFDA 21 CFR 11 regulatory standard and directed preparations for the regulatory audit, with a successful compliance outcome. He was previously Assistant Manager IT & Systems at veritas research incorporation (2016–2019) and Senior Executive IT & Systems at Semler Research Centre Pvt. Ltd. (2011–2016).

Experience: Chief Information Security Officer · ClinChoice

Chief Information Security Officer at ClinChoice since July 2022; the profile describes ClinChoice as a global full-service Contract Research Organization (CRO) that has been accelerating drug and device approvals to market. She was previously Assistant Quality Assurance Manager at Apollo TeleHealth (2020–2022) and at Vijaya Diagnostic Centre Limited (2018–2019).