Cybersecurity
10 red team operations experts
These ten security professionals have run red team operations inside their own companies, as red team managers, directors and heads. A reader can learn how companies set up and run internal red teams to test their own defenses.
Professionals to explore
01—10Ashish Khairnar
LinkedInExperience: Senior Manager, Information Security Red Team · ICE
Senior Manager, Information Security Red Team at ICE since 2026. Former Manager, Information Security Red Team (2024–2026) and Lead Engineer, Information Security Red Team (2023–2024) at ICE. The profile describes focusing on client-side internal Red Teaming that goes beyond traditional penetration testing.
Brent Kennedy
LinkedInExperience: Senior Manager, Red Team · Capital One
Former Senior Manager, Red Team (2016–2019) and Director, Offensive Security (2019–2021) at Capital One, and Senior Director, Offensive Security there since 2021. For the Director, Offensive Security role, the profile describes overseeing all activities on the Red Team and the Penetration Testing team.
Christian B. Adounvo
LinkedInExperience: Global Head of the Cybersecurity Red Team · JPMorganChase
Global Head of the Cybersecurity Red Team at JPMorganChase since 2024, and former North America Red Team Head there (2022–2024). Former Head of Offensive Security at NortonLifeLock (2020–2022), and former Information Security Lead - Red Team (2018–2020) and Offensive Security - Sr. Red Team Operator (2018) at Symantec.
Claudio Calì
LinkedInExperience: Head of Red Team · Intesa Sanpaolo
Former Head of Red Team at Intesa Sanpaolo (2021–2026) and Head of Offensive Security & Attack Surface Management there since 2026. Former Threat Intelligence Technical Team Leader at Intesa Sanpaolo (2019–2021). The profile describes specializing in Red Team operations and Penetration Testing, with security assessments and adversary simulations across several sectors.
Eric Seligman
LinkedInExperience: Information Security Manager, Red Team · Intuit
Former Information Security Manager, Red Team (2020–2022) and Senior Information Security Manager, Offensive Security (2022–2026) at Intuit, and Threat Operations Leader at Intuit since 2026. Information Warfare Officer in the U.S. Navy Reserve since 2012, and former Technical Director at United States Department of War (2018–2020).
Harold Ogden
LinkedInExperience: Group Director, InfoSec Security Operations Red Team, Cyber Deception · Walmart
Group Director, InfoSec Security Operations Red Team, Cyber Deception at Walmart since 2024. Former Sr. Director, Red Team (2021–2024) and Sr. Director, Red Team and Cyber Deception (2023–2024) at Walmart. The profile says Ogden leads internal Red Team and Cyber Deception operations at Walmart, including red team threat simulation.
Josh Abraham
LinkedInExperience: Interim Red Team Director · Walmart
Former Interim Red Team Director (2021–2022) and Red Team Capdev Lead (2019–2021) at Walmart, and VP (Red Team) - Tech Lead CapDev and AI at Bank of America since 2022. As a capabilities development lead, the profile says Abraham built systems, pipelines and capabilities that enabled adversary simulations and managed 3rd-party threat simulations.
Ryan Linn
LinkedInExperience: Cyber Security Strategist - Red Team · Wells Fargo
Former Senior Vice President - Manager Red Team at Bank of America Merrill Lynch (2017–2018) and Cyber Security Strategist - Red Team at Wells Fargo (2018–2021). Managing Director - Director Cyber Threat Management at Wells Fargo since 2023, where the profile says Linn leads Cyber Threat Management, consisting of red team, threat intelligence, attack surface management and related capabilities.
Steve Bozek
LinkedInExperience: Red Team Director · UnitedHealth Group
Red Team Director at UnitedHealth Group since 2021. Former Technical Director Senior Red Team Operator at UnitedHealth Group (2015–2021) and Sr Manager Adversary Simulation (Red Team) at Discover Financial Services (2021). Former Senior Cyber Exploitation Expert (2012–2015) and Malware Analyst (2011–2012) at US Navy.
Venkatesh Nadagana
LinkedInExperience: Senior Manager Application Security & Red Team - Cybersecurity · Herbalife
Senior Manager Application Security & Red Team - Cybersecurity at Herbalife since 2025. Former Manager Application Security - Cybersecurity (2023–2025) and Asst. Manager, Application Security (2022–2023) at Herbalife. The profile says Nadagana currently manages globally distributed AppSec and Red Team functions across APAC.
Choose the right perspective
Match the person's scope to your situation, since building a first red team at one company differs from running a global red team across a large organization. Also decide whether you need someone who led the team and its program or someone who did the hands-on operations and tooling.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How do you choose the scenarios and adversaries a red team exercise should emulate, and who signs off on the rules of engagement?
- 02How do you work with the detection and response team during and after an exercise so findings lead to real fixes?
- 03When does it make sense to keep red teaming in-house rather than hire outside testers, and how do you combine the two?
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