10 Leidos security leaders

Kevin Ingerson, Vice President of Information Assurance at Leidos, is one of ten Leidos security leaders listed here, alongside people who hold or have held BISO, head of information security and information assurance director roles at the company. A reader can learn how security leaders work at Leidos from people who have held the role.

10 professionals1 companyData retrieved October 18, 2026

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  1. Bistra Clark

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    Experience: Head of Cyber Security · Leidos

    Bistra Clark has been Head of Cyber Security at Leidos since August 2023, based in the Bristol area, and describes leading the company's cyber security division with a focus on enforcing information security protocols. Bistra Clark was ISO27001 Implementation Lead at Leidos (2022–2023) and Senior Information Governance Officer at Virgin Care (2019–2022).

  2. Jo Justice

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    Experience: Director, Business Information Security Officer (BISO) · Leidos

    Jo Justice has been Director, Business Information Security Officer (BISO) at Leidos since January 2023, with a profile headline citing AI security, compliance, governance and cyber risk. At Leidos, Jo Justice also held Sr. Manager & Cybersecurity Infrastructure Lead Architect (2022–2023) and Sr. Manager, Endpoint Cyber Engineering & Operations (US, UK, AU) (2019–2022).

  3. Jonathan F B.

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    Experience: Business Information Security Officer (BISO) · Leidos

    Jonathan F B. was Business Information Security Officer (BISO) at Leidos from February 2022 to August 2026, and also served as Regional Information Assurance Director (Acting) there in 2023 and as Huntsville Information System Security Manager (ISSM) from 2019 to 2022. Jonathan F B. has been Director of IT and Cybersecurity at Intuitive Research and Technology Corporation since 2026.

  4. Kevin Ingerson

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    Experience: Vice President of Information Assurance · Leidos

    Kevin Ingerson has been Vice President of Information Assurance at Leidos since August 2024 and has also held the title VP of Misson Cybersecurity there since September 2026. At Leidos, Kevin Ingerson held CIOS: Director of Cybersecurity Architecture and Engineering (2018–2024) and GSM-O: Cyber Security Transformation Team Lead (2017–2018).

  5. Marcus Gentile

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    Experience: Director, Platform Security Engineering and Operations · Leidos

    Marcus Gentile has been Director, Platform Security Engineering and Operations at Leidos since February 2023, and describes leading large-scale cybersecurity organizations and driving enterprise security modernization. Marcus Gentile held Sr. Manager, Cyber Network Engineering & Operations at Leidos (2019–2023) and Manager I, Information Security at PwC (2017–2018).

  6. Mark-David Hart

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    Experience: Head of Information Security · Leidos

    Mark-David Hart has been Head of Information Security at Leidos since August 2019, with a profile headline covering the UK, Europe and the Middle East. Mark-David Hart was Chief Information Security Officer UK&I (2017–2019), IT Security Manager (UK&I) (2014–2017) and UK&I Technical Security Manager (2010–2014) at Atos.

  7. Michael Wade

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    Experience: Business Information Security Officer, Enterprise Cybersecurity Strategy & Governance · Leidos

    Michael Wade was Business Information Security Officer, Enterprise Cybersecurity Strategy & Governance at Leidos from 2015 to August 2026, with a profile headline citing enterprise cyber risk, GRC transformation and BISO leadership. Michael Wade held BISO Deputy CISO Information Assurance & Enterprise Cybersecurity Leader at Lockheed Martin (1993–2015).

  8. Natasha Freeman

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    Experience: Director of Information Security and Compliance · Leidos

    Natasha Freeman has been Director of Information Security and Compliance at Leidos since October 2013, a role the profile headline places at Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc. as Director of Information Security. The profile lists CISSP, CISM, PMP and CGRC credentials alongside the role.

  9. Neeta Tambe

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    Experience: Director Cybersecurity, IT, & AI Audits · Leidos

    Neeta Tambe has been Director Cybersecurity, IT, & AI Audits at Leidos since January 2024. Neeta Tambe was Head of Cyber GRC at Bose Corporation (2022–2023), held a group cybersecurity risk and compliance role at Capgemini (2019–2022), and was Head of Information Security at The Reynolds and Reynolds Company (2012–2019).

  10. Robert McBrayer

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    Experience: Information Assurance Director · Leidos

    Robert McBrayer has been Information Assurance Director at Leidos since January 2026, with a profile headline of Director, Mission Cybersecurity. At Leidos, Robert McBrayer also held Information Assurance Director - Corporate Office of Technology / Leidos Innovations Center (LInC) (2024–2026) and Regional Information Assurance Director (2022–2024).

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  1. 01What did you prioritize when you stepped into your current security role, and what did you learn from it?
  2. 02How did you work with business leaders to agree on which cyber risks to address first?
  3. 03What have you learned from your own work about keeping security compliance work useful rather than a box-checking exercise?

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