10 HP security leaders

Experience: Head of the HP Security Lab · HP

Head of the HP Security Lab since 2025, based in France, and also HP Fellow & VP - Chief Technologist for Security Research and Innovation since 2015. Boris Balacheff was Security Research Strategist (2010–2015) and Senior Security Researcher (2005–2010) at HP.

Experience: Sr. Director, Enterprise Security Operations · HP

Sr. Director, Enterprise Security Operations at HP since 2024, based in the Austin area. Brian Sims was Director, Enterprise Security Operations (2020–2024) and Head of Threat Detection and Response (2015–2020) at HP, and earlier Information Security Director at Siemens Healthineers (2015).

Experience: BISO, Personal Systems · HP

BISO, Personal Systems at HP since February 2023, based in Eagle, Idaho, and also Senior Manager, Planning & Program Management for HP Security Business since 2024. Brian Wertz was Strategic Program Manager (2019–2024) and Endpoint Security Program Manager (2016–2018) at HP.

Experience: Business Information Security Officer (BISO) and Distinguished Technologiest · HP

Business Information Security Officer (BISO) and Distinguished Technologiest at HP since September 2022, based in London, England. Helen Y. Balinsky was Principal Research Scientist at HP (2013–2021), served as Deputy Director at the Cabinet Office and No 10 Innovation Fellow (2021–2022), and is a Visiting Professor at Royal Holloway, University of London.

Experience: Former Deputy CISO · HP

Former Deputy CISO at HP (2015–2021), responsible for product security, data security and R&D security including cybersecurity at all 22 R&D sites around the globe, per the profile. Jack Lindersmith was also Interim CISO (2014–2015) and PPS CISO (2011–2014) at HP, and is now retired.

Experience: VP, Personal Systems Security Solutions · HP

VP, Personal Systems Security Solutions at HP since April 2026, responsible for HP Wolf Security product lines, per the profile. James Wright was Senior Director, Engineering at HP (2019–2026), and Vice President Engineering (2017–2019), Senior Director, Engineering (vSentry Windows) (2016–2017) and Director, Engineering (2013–2016) at HP Wolf Security; the profile notes HP acquired Bromium in 2019 to grow its endpoint security offering.

Experience: Former Chief Information Security Officer · HP

Former Chief Information Security Officer at HP (April 2020 to December 2023), based in the Austin area. Joanna McDaniel Burkey is now Principal at Flat Rock Strategic Advisors, LLC (since 2024) and serves as an independent director at CorVel Corporation and ReliabilityFirst Corporation, per the profile.

Experience: Director, Platform Security Software Engineering · HP

Director, Platform Security Software Engineering at HP since June 2022, based in Spring, Texas. Karthick Tharakraj was Engineering Manager (2012–2022) and Lead Software Engineer (2010–2012) at HP, and earlier Staff Engineer (2009) and Senior Application Engineer (2005–2008) at Arm, with specialties in security software and computer architecture.

Experience: Business Information Security Officer - Supply Chain · HP

Business Information Security Officer - Supply Chain at HP since 2019, based in the Boise area and leading the Supply Chain Cybersecurity team and Supply Chain Risk Management function, per the profile. Michael Heywood was IT Risk Management Consultant at HBG Consulting (2016–2019) and Information Security Officer at Blue Cross of Idaho (2012–2016).

Experience: Sr. Director, Architecture & Security Engineering · HP

Sr. Director, Architecture & Security Engineering at HP since 2024, leading the security engineering organization across cloud security, penetration testing, red teaming, product security response, network and email security and code signing, per the profile. Ralf Hoelzer was a Director in the same area (2020–2024) and Distinguished Technologist at HP (2016–2020).