10 Live Nation security leaders
A chief information security officer, vice presidents for cyber security GRC and information security, senior directors for security architecture and risk management, and directors for cyber security engineering and payments GRC are among these Live Nation security leaders. A reader can learn how security leaders work at Live Nation from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Anita M.
LinkedInExperience: Director, Policy, Planning, and Strategy, Trust and Security · Live Nation Entertainment
Anita M. has been Director, Policy, Planning, and Strategy, Trust and Security at Live Nation Entertainment since July 2023, and the profile headline describes the role as Chief of Staff & Sr Director, Strategy, Cyber Security. Anita M. was Senior Manager at U.S. Federal Government from 2000 to July 2023.
Benjamin Vaughn
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Security Officer · Live Nation Entertainment
Benjamin Vaughn has been Chief Information Security Officer at Live Nation Entertainment since May 2025. Benjamin Vaughn was Senior Vice President,Chief Information Security Officer at Hyatt from July 2021 to May 2025, Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer at Hyatt from September 2016 to May 2025 and Director - IT Security Intelligence at United Airlines from July 2015 to September 2016.
George Drake
LinkedInExperience: Director - Payments GRC · Live Nation Entertainment
George Drake has been Director - Payments GRC at Live Nation Entertainment since January 2025. At Live Nation Entertainment, George Drake was also Senior Manager - Security Compliance from January 2024 to January 2025 and Manager - International, Payment Security & Governance from March 2022 to January 2024.
James Griffiths
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Privacy and Information Security · Live Nation Entertainment
James Griffiths has been Vice President Privacy and Information Security at Live Nation Entertainment since March 2020. James Griffiths was Senior Director of International Product Manager at Ticketmaster from January 2019 to March 2020 and Director of International Product Management at Ticketmaster from July 2016 to March 2020.
Katy Jones
LinkedInExperience: Vice President | Cyber Security GRC · Live Nation Entertainment
Katy Jones has been Vice President | Cyber Security GRC at Live Nation Entertainment since March 2022 and has also held the title Vice President Security there since November 2024, leading the global Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) team. Katy Jones was Senior Director - Payment Security and Governance (Ticketmaster and Live Nation) at Live Nation Entertainment from October 2021 to March 2022.
Mike Rowell, CISSP
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director, Security Architecture · Live Nation Entertainment
Mike Rowell has been Senior Director, Security Architecture at Live Nation Entertainment since February 2023, managing a group of security architects. Mike Rowell was Senior Director, Datacenter and Storage Services at Ticketmaster from November 2022 to February 2023 and Director, International Platform Infrastructure at Ticketmaster from March 2018 to November 2022.
Nicholas Smith
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director, Cyber Risk · Live Nation Entertainment
Nicholas Smith was Senior Director, Cyber Risk at Live Nation Entertainment from October 2022 to October 2025 and has been Senior Director, Risk Management at Ticketmaster since October 2025. Nicholas Smith was Director, Security & Risk Management at Ticketmaster from April 2021 to October 2022 and Director of Projects at Ticketmaster from September 2018 to April 2021.
Nick Green
LinkedInExperience: VP - Information Security for EMEA/APAC · Live Nation Entertainment
Nick Green was VP - Information Security for EMEA/APAC at Live Nation Entertainment from December 2012 to March 2022 and Security Analyst at Ticketmaster from December 2011 to December 2012. Nick Green has been Business Security Leader at Genesys since May 2022.
Ryan Weiss
LinkedInExperience: VP, Information Security Architecture · Live Nation Entertainment
Ryan Weiss was VP, Information Security Architecture at Live Nation Entertainment from April 2016 to March 2022. Ryan Weiss has been Head of Information Security Architecture & Technology at Genesys since March 2022 and was Sr. Director, Information Security at NBCUniversal from December 2003 to April 2016.
Thomas Lewis, CISSP, AAISM
LinkedInExperience: Director, Cyber Security Engineering · Live Nation Entertainment
Thomas Lewis has been Director, Cyber Security Engineering at Live Nation Entertainment since June 2026. Thomas Lewis was Chief Technology Officer & Chief Information Security Officer at Lewis Brisbois from January 2019 to October 2024 and Deputy Chief Information Officer at Lewis Brisbois from August 2017 to January 2019.
Choose the right perspective
Pick the person whose security remit is closest to your question, since architecture, engineering, governance and payment security involve different decisions. Check the dates on each role to see how recent the experience is.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01What did you focus on first when you took on your current security role?
- 02How do you decide which security risks to address first when time and staff are limited?
- 03What has your own work taught you about getting product and technology teams to adopt security practices?
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