10 Freddie Mac security leaders
Deputy CISO, VP - Information Security Engineering and Senior Director Information Security are among the titles held today in this group of ten Freddie Mac security leaders, each of whom holds a security role at the company now. A reader can learn how security leaders work at Freddie Mac from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Andrew Ko
LinkedInExperience: Director, Cybersecurity Risk Management · Freddie Mac
Andrew Ko has been Director, Cybersecurity Risk Management at Freddie Mac since November 2019, a second line of defense role. Andrew Ko was Director, Cyber Operations and Intelligence at Capital One from 2018 to 2019 and a senior manager on a Department of Homeland Security cyber solution delivery program at Booz Allen Hamilton from 2015 to 2018.
Bill Bohanon
LinkedInExperience: VP - Information Security Engineering · Freddie Mac
Bill Bohanon has been VP - Information Security Engineering at Freddie Mac since March 2025, and the profile describes leading information security engineering. Bill Bohanon was Engineering Senior Director - EUS at Freddie Mac from 2023 to 2025 and Engineering Director - Collaboration there from 2018 to 2023, and was earlier Head of Messaging And Collaboration at CIT from 2017 to 2018.
Cheryl Balleisen
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director Information Security · Freddie Mac
Cheryl Balleisen has been Senior Director Information Security at Freddie Mac since June 2023, after serving as Senior Director of Software Engineering there from 2019 to 2023. Cheryl Balleisen was also Development Director at Freddie Mac from 2013 to 2018 and held systems analyst and business projects roles there from 2002 to 2013, and the profile headline cites technical program management, delivery and risk management.
Jeff Norem
LinkedInExperience: Deputy CISO · Freddie Mac
Jeff Norem has been Deputy CISO at Freddie Mac since April 2021, a role the profile describes as Vice President and Deputy Chief Information Security Officer. Jeff Norem was Global Head of Security and Privacy at Starkey Hearing from 2019 to 2021 and Chief Information Security and Data Protection Officer at Augeo from 2016 to 2019, and the profile headline lists data protection, privacy and cyber defense.
Kris Wicks
LinkedInExperience: Director, Information Security · Freddie Mac
Kris Wicks has been Director, Information Security at Freddie Mac since July 2024 and was Director, IT Risk Advisory there from 2021 to 2024. Kris Wicks was Director, Security Architecture and Engineering at CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield from 2017 to 2021 and Senior Manager, Security Engineering at Veritas Technologies from 2015 to 2017.
Maria Rodriguez
LinkedInExperience: Freddie Mac - Director, Vulnerability Management · Freddie Mac
Maria Rodriguez has been Director, Vulnerability Management at Freddie Mac since April 2021. Maria Rodriguez was VP in CISO Cybersecurity at Deutsche Bank from 2009 to 2021, and also held Security and Risk Management (2009 to 2011) and application services vice president roles (2011 to 2012) at Deutsche Bank.
Rom Sarpand
LinkedInExperience: Cyber Security Director · Freddie Mac
Rom Sarpand has been Cyber Security Director at Freddie Mac since April 2025, after serving as Cyber Security Senior Manager from 2021 to 2025 and Information Security Manager from 2013 to 2021. Rom Sarpand also held Information Security Senior and Information Security Professional roles at Freddie Mac from 2010 to 2013, and describes broad identity and access management experience, including access recertification and user access provisioning.
Ross Upchurch
LinkedInExperience: Cyber Security Director - Architecture Design & Advisory · Freddie Mac
Ross Upchurch has been Cyber Security Director - Architecture Design & Advisory at Freddie Mac since November 2025, after serving as Senior Technical Lead - Security Architecture there from 2014 to 2025. Ross Upchurch was a Senior IT Security Architect at Knowledge Consulting Group from 2010 to 2014 and an IT Security Task Lead at General Dynamics Information Technology from 2009 to 2010.
Scott Fitzmaurice
LinkedInExperience: Director - Network Security Services · Freddie Mac
Scott Fitzmaurice has been Director - Network Security Services at Freddie Mac since March 2025 and was Senior Manager Perimeter and Cloud Security there from 2022 to 2025. Scott Fitzmaurice was a Principal Information Security Architect and Application Security Architect at Marsh People Solutions from 2019 to 2022 and holds CISSP, CISM and CCSP certifications.
Shashank Modi
LinkedInExperience: Director of Cyber Security · Freddie Mac
Shashank Modi has been Director of Cyber Security at Freddie Mac since October 2016, with a headline focused on information security and identity access management. Shashank Modi was a Development Manager at Fannie Mae from 2010 to 2016 and describes experience across technology strategy, product development, product management and information security.
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