10 Oracle security leaders
Sean Sweeney, Global Head of Security Trust and Response at Oracle, is one of ten Oracle security leaders listed here, alongside a head of the infrastructure cybersecurity office and directors for cloud and AI security, global information security, security governance and identity. A reader can learn how security leaders work at Oracle from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Brad Hunnicutt
LinkedInExperience: Information Security Sr. Director · Oracle
Brad Hunnicutt has been Information Security Sr. Director at Oracle since June 2021, based in Bigfork, Montana, and has also held the title Sr. Manager - Cloud Security Operations there since September 2016. Brad Hunnicutt was IT Manager - Application Management at Plum Creek from January 2012 to July 2016.
Kishan Bharadwaj
LinkedInExperience: Director - Global Information Security · Oracle
Kishan Bharadwaj has been Director - Global Information Security at Oracle since October 2021, based in Bangalore. Kishan Bharadwaj was Vice President - Compliance & Ethics at BNY from April 2019 to October 2021 and Manager - Enterprise Risk Management at Wipro from November 2017 to April 2019.
Melody Liu
LinkedInExperience: Global Information Security Director, Security Governance and Compliance Oversight · Oracle
Melody Liu has been Global Information Security Director, Security Governance and Compliance Oversight at Oracle since July 2015, based in San Jose, California. Melody Liu was Senior Principal Product Manager - Database Security at Oracle from January 2013 to June 2015 and Senior Principal Product Manager, Identity Management for Oracle Public Cloud at Oracle from December 2011 to January 2013.
Mohamed Elbashir
LinkedInExperience: Director Information Technology Security · Oracle
Mohamed Elbashir has been Director Information Technology Security at Oracle since April 2022, based in Richardson, Texas. Mohamed Elbashir was Lead Cyber Security Architect, Information & Physical Security Governance at Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank from July 2018 to April 2022 and Manager, Deloitte Advisory | Regulatory, Forensics & Compliance at Deloitte from June 2015 to July 2018.
Pradeep Cv
LinkedInExperience: Director Information Security, Identity and Security Products and Services · Oracle
Pradeep Cv has been Director Information Security, Identity and Security Products and Services at Oracle since September 2023, based in Hyderabad. Pradeep Cv was Senior Manager, Security and Identity Services at Oracle from May 2020 to September 2023 and Manager IDM DevOps at Oracle from March 2014 to May 2020.
Ron Feigen
LinkedInExperience: Director - Information Security · Oracle Corporation
Ron Feigen has been Director - Information Security at Oracle Corporation since November 2011, based in Scottsdale, Arizona. Ron Feigen was Principle Staff Engineer at General Dynamics Mission Systems from January 2009 to November 2011 and MUOS SETA / Senior Systems Architect at Accenture from September 2006 to January 2009.
Sean Sweeney
LinkedInExperience: Global Head of Security Trust and Response · Oracle
Sean Sweeney has been Global Head of Security Trust and Response at Oracle since January 2025, based in Charleston, South Carolina. Sean Sweeney was Field Chief Information Security Officer at Oracle from January 2021 to January 2025, Global Chief Security Advisor at Microsoft from January 2017 to January 2021 and Chief Information Security Officer at University of Pittsburgh from January 2012 to January 2017.
Travis Russell
LinkedInExperience: Head of Infrastructure Cybersecurity Office · Oracle
Travis Russell has been Head of Infrastructure Cybersecurity Office at Oracle since November 2025, based in Clayton, North Carolina. Travis Russell was Director of Cybersecurity Office at Oracle from March 2020 to January 2026 and Director of Cybersecurity, CTO Organization at Oracle from August 2013 to March 2020.
Yongki Choi
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director, Cloud/AI/ML Security · Oracle
Yongki Choi has been Senior Director, Cloud/AI/ML Security at Oracle since November 2012, based in Redwood City, California. Yongki Choi was Software Engineer - Security at Equilar from October 2011 to November 2012 and has served as Advisor Board Member, Strategic AI Program at University of San Francisco since August 2024.
Zarex G. dela Cruz
LinkedInExperience: Director, Global Information Security · Oracle
Zarex G. dela Cruz has been Director, Global Information Security at Oracle since March 2018. Zarex G. dela Cruz was Director, Forensic Research and Special Investigations at Oracle from March 2010 to March 2018 and Senior Security Engineer Senior Risk Management Analyst at Oracle from February 2007 to March 2010.
Choose the right perspective
Pick the person whose security remit is closest to your question, since incident response, cloud security, governance and identity 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 engineering and product teams to adopt security practices?
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