10 Moody's security leaders
Brandon Smith, SVP Cyber Infrastructure Security at Moody's Corporation, heads this list of ten Moody's security leaders, who also hold vice president and director roles in cybersecurity architecture, business information security, access management and information security there. A reader can learn how security leaders work at Moody's from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Alejandro Biancofiore
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Information Security · Moody's Corporation
Alejandro Biancofiore has been Vice President Information Security at Moody's Corporation since January 2022. The profile headline lists AI-driven cybersecurity transformation, platform and product security, enterprise risk and resilience, and security strategy, and the listing shows no other roles for Alejandro Biancofiore.
Arun Solanky
LinkedInExperience: Director · Moody's Analytics
Arun Solanky has been Director at Moody's Analytics since July 2026 and was Associate Director there from 2024 to 2026, and the profile headline reads Director - Cyber Security & Technology Risk Management. At Moody's Analytics, Arun Solanky was also Assistant Director from 2023 to 2024 and Regional Manager - Asia Pacific: Information Security, Cyber & Cloud Security from 2022 to 2023.
Brandon Smith
LinkedInExperience: SVP Cyber Infrastructure Security · Moody's Corporation
Brandon Smith has been SVP Cyber Infrastructure Security at Moody's Corporation since August 2026 and has also held the title Vice President of Cyber Security there since April 2020. Brandon Smith was Cyber Security Architect at Invesco US from 2019 to 2020 and Cyber Security Architect at OppenheimerFunds from 2016 to 2019.
Matt Skeen
LinkedInExperience: VP Manager - BISO, Cybersecurity Engineering · Moody's Corporation
Matt Skeen has been VP Manager - BISO, Cybersecurity Engineering at Moody's Corporation since October 2025 and was AVP - BISO, Head of Security Architecture there from 2022 to 2025. Matt Skeen was Director of Information Technology at Fishtech Group from 2016 to 2022, and the profile headline describes building enterprise AI security platforms.
Michael Feldman
LinkedInExperience: Managing Director, Cybersecurity Technology & Architecture · Moody's Corporation
Michael Feldman has been Managing Director, Cybersecurity Technology & Architecture at Moody's Corporation since November 2025 and was Senior Vice President, Cybersecurity Technology & Architecture there from 2020 to 2025. At Moody's Corporation, Michael Feldman was also VP Mgr, Cyber Security Engineering and Operations in 2020 and VP Mgr, Cyber Security Operations from 2019 to 2020.
Sam I.
LinkedInExperience: Vice President - Business Information Security Officer · Moody's Corporation
Sam I. has been Vice President - Business Information Security Officer at Moody's Corporation since September 2026. Sam I. was Information Security Manager at Moneybox from 2024 to 2026 and Head Of Risk and Information Security at Cifas from 2022 to 2024, and the profile says Sam I. builds and leads information security, risk and privacy functions.
Scott DeMoss
LinkedInExperience: Vice President - Cybersecurity · Moody's Corporation
Scott DeMoss has been Vice President - Cybersecurity at Moody's Corporation since November 2021. Scott DeMoss was Principal Solution Architect at Zivaro, a Trace3 Company from 2015 to 2021, Datacenter Practice Lead at Global Technology Resources from 2012 to 2015 and Director, Infrastructure Monitoring and Automation at TTEC from 2010 to 2013.
Shailja Gilani, CISM, CSM
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Access Management, Cyber Security · Moody's Corporation
Shailja Gilani, CISM, CSM has been Vice President, Access Management, Cyber Security at Moody's Corporation since November 2024 and was AVP, Cyber Security there from 2021 to 2024. At Moody's Corporation, Shailja Gilani was also Sr. Project Manager from 2018 to 2021, and was Project Manager at Synchrony from 2013 to 2018.
Steve Tate
LinkedInExperience: VP, Information Security · Moody's Corporation
Steve Tate has been VP, Information Security at Moody's Corporation since January 2016 and was VP - Information Security Risk Manager there from 2014 to 2016. The highlight says Steve Tate manages the risk reporting function, which reports the status and maturity of risk controls (NIST).
Vijay Modha
LinkedInExperience: VP - BISO for Moody's Analytics · Moody's Corporation
Vijay Modha has been VP - BISO for Moody's Analytics at Moody's Corporation since July 2025 and was AVP CyberSecurity - BISO Moody's RMS there from 2023 to 2026. The listing also shows Vijay Modha as Senior Manager Information Security - Europe & Asia at RMS since 2019 and Senior Manager, Technical Client Support - Europe & Asia at RMS since 2017.
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Questions to take into the conversation
- 01What took most of your time in your current security role, and how did you decide what to handle yourself?
- 02How did you decide which security risks to work on first when several needed attention at once?
- 03What did you learn in earlier roles that changed how you approach your current security work?
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