10 Microsoft security leaders

Experience: Corporate Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer · Microsoft

Former Corporate Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer at Microsoft (2015–2024), and Corporate Vice President and Chief Cybersecurity Advisor at Microsoft since 2024; his profile headline calls him CVP, CISO Emeritus and Global Chief Security Advisor. The profile also lists Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer at Microsoft (2009–2024) and Chief Technology Officer, Identity Security Division (2009).

Experience: VP, CISO Microsoft 365 · Microsoft

Former VP, CISO Microsoft 365 at Microsoft (2021–2022) and Director, CISO, Office 365 at Microsoft (2017–2021); he has been an AI Security Architect at Microsoft since 2022. His other Microsoft roles include Group Engineering Manager (2014–2017) and Director of Service Engineering (2003–2014).

Experience: Vice President - Office of the CISO · Microsoft

Vice President - Office of the CISO at Microsoft since 2024; his profile says he is responsible for establishing and operating the Microsoft Red Team spanning all Microsoft Clouds and infrastructure, designed to challenge groupthink and shape technical direction. His profile headline reads CVP | Microsoft Security.

Experience: Executive Vice President, Microsoft Security · Microsoft

Executive Vice President, Microsoft Security since 2026; her profile says she leads the engineering teams dedicated to making the digital world safer, driving innovation across Identity, Threat Protection, Compliance, Data Protection and Management. She was President, Customer Experience Google Cloud at Google (2024–2026), and her other Microsoft roles include Corporate Vice President, Commercial Solution Areas (2021–2024) and Corporate Vice President, Modern Work and Security (2020–2021).

Experience: CTO of the CISO organization, Security Fellow, Corporate Vice President · Microsoft

CTO of the CISO organization, Security Fellow, Corporate Vice President at Microsoft since 2025. His other Microsoft roles include Corporate Vice President, Security Fellow (2023–2025), Distinguished Engineer (2018–2023) and General Manager, Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (2014–2022), and his profile describes his work as CVP of Microsoft Security Research leading the consolidated research and intelligence teams for Microsoft Security.

Experience: CVP at Microsoft, Managing Director of Microsoft Israel R&D Center and CTO of Microsoft Security · Microsoft

CVP at Microsoft, Managing Director of Microsoft Israel R&D Center and CTO of Microsoft Security since 2022. Her other Microsoft roles include Corporate Vice President, Managing Director of Israel R&D Center and CTO, Cloud & AI Security (2020–2022), CTO, Cloud and AI Security Division (2017–2020) and General Manager, Azure Cybersecurity (2013–2017).

Experience: CVP, Deputy CISO of Customer Security · Microsoft

CVP, Deputy CISO of Customer Security within Microsoft's CISO organization since 2026, after serving as Deputy CISO for Privacy and Compliance at Microsoft (2025–2026). Other Microsoft roles on the profile include Vice President, Microsoft Security & Privacy (2023–2025) and Vice President, Microsoft Defender for Cloud (2022–2023), and the profile says Cox has led security, privacy, compliance and product engineering organizations serving enterprise customers, small and medium businesses and education.

Experience: Corporate Vice President, Deputy CISO · Microsoft

Corporate Vice President, Deputy CISO at Microsoft since 2024, listed at Executive level. His profile also lists Executive Assistant Director (2022–2024), Assistant Director -Counterterrorism Division (2021–2022) and Special Agent in Charge - Kansas City Division (2019–2021) at the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

Experience: Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) Nuance, a Microsoft Company · Microsoft

Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) Nuance, a Microsoft Company, at Microsoft since 2023, listed at Executive level; his profile headline also describes him as Partner/GM - Regulated Industries. The profile also lists Senior Director & Deputy CISO - Security Intelligence & Operations at Nuance Communications (2021–2023) and Head of Security Operations at the Financial Conduct Authority (2019–2021).

Experience: Corporate Vice President, Security, Compliance, Identity, and Management · Microsoft

Corporate Vice President, Security, Compliance, Identity, and Management at Microsoft since 2020; her profile headline reads CVP Microsoft Security and also notes a seat on the Aptiv board of directors. The profile also lists a Corporate Vice-President role at Microsoft since 2020 and Member Board Of Directors at Element since 2021.