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10 Nasdaq security leaders

These ten current and former Nasdaq security leaders include Nasdaq's CISO alongside associate vice presidents and directors over security operations, cloud security, security engineering, governance and compliance, and global security. A reader can learn how an exchange operator runs security operations, incident response and cloud security.

10 professionals2 companiesData retrieved September 29, 2026

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  1. Andrew Derboben

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    Experience: AVP, Global Security Operations and Incident Response · Nasdaq

    AVP, Global Security Operations and Incident Response at Nasdaq since 2017; his profile headline reads Vice President, Global Head of Security Operations and Incident Response. He was Director, Security Operations Center at Realogy Corporation (2015–2017) and Director of Information Assurance & Privacy at Billtrust (2014–2015), and an Office of Special Investigations Special Agent in the United States Air Force (2004–2012).

  2. Daniel Skrelja

    LinkedIn

    Experience: AVP Information Security · Nasdaq

    AVP Information Security at Nasdaq since 2026. His Nasdaq roles also include Senior Director (2023–2026), Director, Information Security Engineering (2019–2023), Information Security Engineering - Senior Manager (2018–2019) and Information Security Engineering Manager (2016–2018).

  3. David Shafer

    LinkedIn

    Experience: Head of Global Security · Nasdaq

    Head of Global Security at Nasdaq since 2014, a director-level operations role whose description mentions crisis management and responsibility for CCTV and intrusion detection systems. He was Assistant Special Agent in Charge at Nasdaq (2011–2014) and at the FBI's Special Operations/Cyber Division (2007–2011).

  4. Elizabeth Wilson

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    Experience: AVP - Information Security Governance & Compliance · Nasdaq

    AVP - Information Security Governance & Compliance at Nasdaq since 2025; her profile headline describes her as head of information security governance and compliance. Her Nasdaq roles also include Senior Director (2023–2025), Director, Information Security Governance & Compliance (2022–2023) and Senior Manager - Project Manager, Information Security (2021–2022).

  5. Gene Bukh

    LinkedIn

    Experience: Director, Head of Security & IT · Nasdaq Private Market

    Director, Head of Security & IT at Nasdaq Private Market since 2025. He was Executive Director, Head of Security Engineering at Goldman Sachs (2023–2025) and Head of SRE & Blockchain Infrastructure at ATOMYZE LLC (2021–2022). His profile describes building and scaling engineering organizations across fintech, capital markets and high-growth tech.

  6. James McCarthy

    LinkedIn

    Experience: Director, Cloud Security · Nasdaq

    Director, Cloud Security at Nasdaq since 2023, based in Philadelphia; his headline lists cloud security and cyber defense, incident response and forensics. His Nasdaq roles also include Director, Information Security Operations and Incident Response (2019–2023) and Sr. Information Security Specialist, Incident Response (2017–2019).

  7. Jasmin Landry

    LinkedIn

    Experience: Senior Director, Information Security · Nasdaq

    Former Senior Director, Information Security at Nasdaq (2023–2024). The profile describes several years of work as a penetration tester with expertise in application security and web hacking, plus bug bounty work. Other listed roles include Hacker Advisory Board Member at HackerOne since 2025 and Security Analyst at HackerOne (2017–2018).

  8. Louis Modano

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    Experience: Senior Vice President, Chief Information Security Officer and Global Head of Infrastructure Services · Nasdaq

    Senior Vice President, Chief Information Security Officer and Global Head of Infrastructure Services at Nasdaq, a role his profile lists as current; the title combines the CISO role with global leadership of infrastructure services. His profile also lists Senior Vice President at NYSE Euronext (2007–2009).

  9. Shanmugasundaram Nachimuthu

    LinkedIn

    Experience: Director, Information Security · Nasdaq

    Director, Information Security at Nasdaq since 2023, based in Bengaluru, and Lead Infomation security Engineer there (2017–2023). He says he acts as head of firewall operations globally at Nasdaq and ensures new firewall architecture designs and engineering projects adhere to policies and standards.

  10. Tomas Šiaulys

    LinkedIn

    Experience: AVP, Cloud Security · Nasdaq

    AVP, Cloud Security at Nasdaq since 2025, based in Lithuania. His Nasdaq roles also include Senior Director, Cloud Security (2023–2025), Director, Cloud Security (2023), Lead Information Security Engineer (2021–2023) and Senior Information Security Specialist (2018–2021).

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Questions to take into the conversation

  1. 01How should a market infrastructure company balance low-latency trading systems with strong security controls?
  2. 02What does an effective incident response program look like for a regulated exchange operator?
  3. 03How do you govern cloud security when core market systems move from data centers to public cloud?

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