10 CISOs in Electric Utilities
Security chiefs at power companies on three continents make up this group of CISOs in electric utilities: five based in the United States, two in Europe, and one each in the UAE, Canada and India, all in current CISO roles. Six held other security or IT titles at the same utility before taking the top job, which makes them useful for a utility deciding how to split protection of corporate IT and grid operations, or whether to promote a CISO from within.
Professionals to explore
Chris Lincoln
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Security Officer · Énergie NB Power
Chris Lincoln, based in Fredericton, New Brunswick, has been Chief Information Security Officer at Énergie NB Power since 2021, after Regional Practice Leader, Security at Bell (2018-2021). Chris was also Principal Consultant, Risk, Security & Privacy at Online Business Systems (2016-2017) and Senior Manager, Security Consulting at NTT DOCOMO BUSINESS (2013-2016), and has been Grand Vizier at BSides Fredericton since 2018.
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Chris Murphy
LinkedInExperience: Group Chief Information Security Officer · National Grid
National Grid's Group Chief Information Security Officer since 2021, Chris Murphy earlier held Head of Cyber Security Engineering and US CISO (2019-2021), Deputy CISO and Head of Critical Infrastructure Security (2018-2019) and Group Chief Information Security Officer (Interim) (2017-2018) there. With critical infrastructure and security engineering in those titles, Chris is a fit for grid security questions.
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Jean Francois Montagne
LinkedInExperience: Group IT CISO · EDF
Group IT CISO at EDF since 2024, Jean Francois Montagne was Chief Information Security Officer at Enedis (2019-2024) before that. At Enedis, Jean Francois was also Responsable Gouvernance des Données (2015-2019), and at EDF held Chargé de Mission roles in Direction Controlling Groupe and DSI Groupe (2007-2011), a fit for questions on data governance and security across a utility group.
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Jim Viskov
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Security Officer · Bonneville Power Administration
In their own words, Jim Viskov leads BPA's cybersecurity team as Chief Information Security Officer at Bonneville Power Administration, a role held since 2025, and cites twenty six years in the public utility industry. Jim was also Manager, Critical Business Systems at Bonneville Power Administration from 2009 to 2026, a fit for questions on protecting critical business systems at a public utility.
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Moza Alshamsi
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Security Officer · Dubai Electricity & Water Authority - DEWA
Risk assessment and application security run through Moza Alshamsi's titles at Dubai Electricity & Water Authority - DEWA, where Moza became Chief Information Security Officer in 2025. Earlier DEWA titles were Cybersecurity Strategy & Engineering Senior Manager (2022-2025), Information Security Risk Assessment Manager (2020-2022), Application Security Manager (2019-2020) and Sr. Officer - Application Security (2017-2019), a fit for building a utility security program.
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Nikk G.
LinkedInExperience: Global Chief Information Security Officer · RWE
Global Chief Information Security Officer at RWE since 2022, Nikk G. is based in the Ruhr Region. Nikk has also been a Board Advisor as an independent consultant since 2015, Co-Chair Governing Body DACH at Evanta, a Gartner Company since 2012, a Distinguished Fellow at Ponemon Institute since 2013 and a Member of the Board of Advisors at ETR (Enterprise Technology Research) since 2025.
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Peeyush Patel
LinkedInExperience: Group Chief Information Security Officer · NextEra Energy, Inc.
Peeyush Patel became Group Chief Information Security Officer at NextEra Energy, Inc. in 2025, directing enterprise cybersecurity strategy and strengthening cyber resilience across IT and OT critical infrastructure. Peeyush was Global Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at XPO (2022-2025), APAC CIO and CISO at Uber (2021-2022) and Chief Information Security Officer at McKesson (2018-2021), useful for comparing utility security with other sectors.
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Ryan Gibbs
LinkedInExperience: VP & Chief Information Security Officer · Ameren
St. Louis-based Ryan Gibbs is VP & Chief Information Security Officer at Ameren (since 2025) and was Deputy Chief Information Security Officer there from 2023 to 2025. Ryan was also Sr. Director GRC & Cybersecurity at Ameren (2018-2023), worked in IT & Risk Assurance at PwC (2010-2018) and was an Application Analyst at City Utilities of Springfield (2008-2010), a fit for governance, risk and compliance questions.
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Shaleen Khetarpaul
LinkedInExperience: Additional Vice President & CISO · BSES Rajdhani Power Limited
For questions on moving from utility IT management into the CISO role, Shaleen Khetarpaul has been Additional Vice President & CISO at BSES Rajdhani Power Limited since 2023, after Assistant Vice President & CISO there (2019-2023). Shaleen was General Manager IT at BSES Delhi (2015-2019) and Dy. General Manager - IT at Reliance Energy (2012-2015), and describes an engineering background in electronics.
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Yusuf Ezzy
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Chief Information Security Officer · Pacific Gas and Electric Company
At Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Yusuf Ezzy has been Vice President, Chief Information Security Officer since 2024, after Senior Director, Deputy CISO there (2022-2024). Other PG&E titles were Director, Corporate Security (2018-2022), Director, Cybersecurity (2017-2018) and Senior Manager, Office of the CIO (2014-2017), which make Yusuf a fit for questions on aligning technology, operations and risk governance at a utility.
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Choose the right perspective
For an inside view of growing into the CISO seat at one utility, talk to Yusuf Ezzy, Ryan Gibbs, Chris Murphy, Moza Alshamsi or Jim Viskov. Peeyush Patel held CISO roles at XPO, Uber and McKesson and Chris Lincoln held security consulting roles before their utility posts, Jean Francois Montagne has been CISO at both Enedis and EDF, and the critical infrastructure security title makes Chris Murphy the clearest pick for grid-side questions.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How should a utility CISO divide budget and staff between corporate IT security and protection of grid control systems?
- 02What changes in a utility's security program when operational technology at substations and plants is connected to corporate networks?
- 03Which security metrics does a utility board actually use, and which ones does it ignore?
About this directory
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