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10 Starbucks security leaders
These ten current and former Starbucks security leaders have held director-level and above roles in cybersecurity and information security at Starbucks. A reader can learn how security leaders work at Starbucks from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
01—10Andrew Kirkland
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Security Officer · Starbucks
Chief Information Security Officer at Starbucks since January 2020, a current role that the profile places in the Engineering and Technical department at the C-level. The listing shows only this Starbucks row for Andrew Kirkland, with no other employers and no highlights describing the work.
Barb Padagas
LinkedInExperience: Former Director of IT Security Policies, Stanards and Compliance · Starbucks
Former Director of IT Security Policies, Stanards and Compliance at Starbucks (2002–2007), and Privacy Program Manager at Starbucks since 2018, a role a highlight says covers the global privacy program. The profile also lists Manager of Information, Privacy & IT Security at Puget Sound Energy (2007–2012).
Darin Blank
LinkedInExperience: director, Information Security · Starbucks
director, Information Security at Starbucks since April 2023. At Starbucks Darin Blank was also manager, Cybersecurity Program Management (2020–2023) and Program Manager, Global Cybersecurity Services (2017–2020), and the profile lists Director, Program managment - PwC Cybersecurity at PwC (2015–2017). A highlight says Darin specializes in cybersecurity program management.
Dawn Slattery
LinkedInExperience: Former Director, Security Engineering and Operations · Starbucks
Former Director, Security Engineering and Operations at Starbucks (2023–2026); a highlight says Dawn Slattery led global security engineering and operations strategy there. The profile also lists Director Security Operations at The Walt Disney Company (2019–2023) and a career sabbatical since April 2026.
Denise Mamaril
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Cybersecurity, GRC, and International · Starbucks
Vice President, Cybersecurity, GRC, and International at Starbucks since September 2025. The profile also lists Senior Director, Security Architecture and Engineering at Nordstrom (2025) and Director, Threat Detection and Response at Nordstrom (2021–2024), and describes work at the intersection of traditional security, information technology and fraud.
Greg Wood
LinkedInExperience: SVP Technology Infrastructure & Engineering and Global CISO · Starbucks
SVP Technology Infrastructure & Engineering and Global CISO at Starbucks since November 2022. The profile also lists Senior Vice President, Technology Risk Management and Security at The Walt Disney Company (2012–2022) and Chief Information Security Officer roles at U.S. Bank (2009–2012) and JP Morgan Chase, formerly Washington Mutual (2006–2009).
Joanna Wiggum
LinkedInExperience: Former Director of Cybersecurity · Starbucks
Former Director of Cybersecurity at Starbucks (2023–2026). The profile also lists Senior Manager Cloud Red Team | Trust and Safety at Oracle (2020–2023) and Senior Incident Handler | Cybersecurity Incident Response at Microsoft (2018–2020), and Joanna Wiggum has led Countervail Intelligence as founder since May 2026.
Mike Hughes
LinkedInExperience: Former Director of Information Security · Starbucks
Former Director of Information Security at Starbucks (2017–2019); a highlight says Mike Hughes built and matured teams there including global security engineering, cyber security operations and global application security. The profile also lists SVP & Chief Information Security Officer at Nordstrom since 2025.
Pamela Lim
LinkedInExperience: director, APAC ISO · Starbucks Asia Pacific
director, APAC ISO at Starbucks Asia Pacific since April 2024, based in Singapore. The profile also lists Lead, Information & Cyber Security Assurance at Standard Chartered (2020–2024) and Senior Audit Manager IT at Zuellig Pharma (2017–2020), and describes more than 18 years of IT and audit experience.
Paul Brodeur
LinkedInExperience: Director, Cybersecurity Threat Response · Starbucks
Director, Cybersecurity Threat Response at Starbucks since February 2024, after serving as Manager, Cybersecurity Threat Defense there (2021–2024). The profile also lists Sr Principal Information Security Architect at Alaska Airlines (2019–2021), and its specialties include network security, access control and secure architecture design.
Choose the right perspective
Match the person to the part of security behind your question, such as threat response, security engineering, governance or a regional program. Check each person's dates to see whether their Starbucks experience is current or from an earlier period.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How do you split security responsibilities between a global team and regional teams in a company with stores in many markets?
- 02Which security programs are hardest to scale as a consumer brand's digital channels grow?
- 03How do you decide what a threat response team handles in house versus with outside partners?
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