10 CME Group security leaders
Darren Warden, Executive Director, Chief Security Architect at CME Group, is one of ten CME Group security leaders listed here, alongside people who hold senior director and director roles in cybersecurity engineering, cyber defense, offensive security and security architecture. A reader can learn how security leaders work at CME Group from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Boris Gachpar
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director Security Engineering, Vulnerability Management and Web Operations · CME Group
Boris Gachpar has been Senior Director Security Engineering, Vulnerability Management and Web Operations at CME Group since February 2022. At CME Group they were also Director Systems Engineering, Vulnerability Management and Web Operations (2015–2022), and they were Vice President, IT Manager, Worldwide Operations & Technology at Northern Trust (2008–2014).
Darren Warden
LinkedInExperience: Executive Director, Chief Security Architect · CME Group
Darren Warden has been Executive Director, Chief Security Architect at CME Group since July 2015. They were Information Technology Security Manager at TransUnion (2006–2015) and Team Lead, Windows Engineering at Alcatel-Lucent Technologies (2004–2007). The listing places them in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
Eric Szurgot
LinkedInExperience: Director, IAM Engineering and Operations · CME Group
Eric Szurgot has been Director, IAM Engineering and Operations at CME Group since February 2022. At CME Group they were also Manager, IAM Engineering and Operations (2018–2022), Lead Systems Engineer, Identity and Access Management (2014–2018) and Senior Systems Engineer, Messaging Infrastructure (2013–2014), and they were Team Lead, Systems and Support at Infinium Capital Management (2012–2013). The listing places them in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
Jeff Peadro
LinkedInExperience: Director, Enterprise Security Architecture · CME Group
Jeff Peadro has been Director, Enterprise Security Architecture at CME Group since September 2022. At CME Group they were also Manager, Security Architecture (2021–2022) and Senior Security Architect (2016–2021), and at TransUnion they were Manager II - Global Security Architecture and Engineering (2015–2016).
Joe Lange
LinkedInExperience: Director - Cyber Defense Engineering · CME Group
Joe Lange has been Director - Cyber Defense Engineering at CME Group since February 2023 and also lists a current Manager - Cyber Defence Engineering row there since April 2017. They were Manager - Advanced and Emerging Technology at Benjamin Moore & Co. (2014–2017) and Director, IT Services at Verisk Analytics, Inc. (2013–2014).
Klint Turney
LinkedInExperience: Sr. Director of Cyber Defense Fusion Center · CME Group
Klint Turney has been Sr. Director of Cyber Defense Fusion Center at CME Group since April 2026. At CME Group they were also Director, Cyber Defense Operations (2021–2026), Manager of Cyber Defense Automation (2019–2021) and Manager of Cyber Resiliency (2016–2019), and they were Infomation Security - Forensic & Security Operations Leader at GE (2014–2016).
Miroslav Kisacanin
LinkedInExperience: Director GIS Architecture · CME Group
Miroslav Kisacanin has been Director GIS Architecture at CME Group since April 2026 and was InfoSec Architect there (2019–2026). At CNA Insurance they were InfoSec and Risk Advisor (2016–2019) and InfoSec Advisor (2016), and they were Application Manager at RBS (2009–2016). The listing places them in the Greater Chicago Area.
Sabin Stoica
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director Offensive Security · CME Group
Sabin Stoica has been Senior Director Offensive Security at CME Group since January 2024, a role the profile places in the City of London. At CME Group they were also Director of Application Security & Red Teaming (2023–2024), Director Application Security (2022–2023), Manager Application Security (2018–2022) and Lead Application Security Engineer (2016–2018).
Sarah Baker CISM, GCTI, PMP
LinkedInExperience: Director, Cyber Threat Intelligence · CME Group
Sarah Baker CISM, GCTI, PMP has been Director, Cyber Threat Intelligence at CME Group since July 2022 and also lists a current Director, Security Education & Awareness row there since May 2020. At CME Group they were also in Global Information Security Operations & Execution (2015–2022) and Manager of Clearing Compliance (2014–2015).
Stephen Lange
LinkedInExperience: Director Principal Architect (Security) · CME Group
Stephen Lange has been Director Principal Architect (Security) at CME Group since February 2025 and also lists a current Security Architect row there since June 2014. They were Senior Security Architect at TransUnion (2012–2014) and Security Administrator II at UNITE HERE HEALTH (1995–2012). The listing places them in Oswego, Illinois.
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