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10 State Farm security leaders
These ten current and former State Farm security leaders have held director and senior director information security roles at State Farm. A reader can learn how security leaders work at State Farm from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
01—10Casey Scott
LinkedInExperience: Former Director Information Security · State Farm
Former Director Information Security at State Farm (2021–2026), now Information Security Executive at State Farm since August 2026. Other State Farm roles shown are Information Security Manager (2016–2021), IT Manager (2012–2016) and Business Analyst (2001–2012); the profile describes a focus on security, risk management and governance.
Cherie Brandt
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director Information Security · State Farm
Senior Director Information Security at State Farm, a role the profile lists as current with State Farm dates starting in June 1995. The profile headline reads Senior Director - Information Security at State Farm, and the profile lists the Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) certification from ISACA.
James Williams
LinkedInExperience: Acting Information Security Director · State Farm
Acting Information Security Director at State Farm since April 2026; the profile describes a focus on zero trust architecture and a recent background in identity and access management modernization. Other State Farm roles shown are Information Security Architect (since 2019), Information Security Manager (2016–2019, and again since 2024) and Lead Analyst Cyber-Threat Incident Response (2007–2019).
Kathy Johnson
LinkedInExperience: Former Director Information Security · State Farm
Former Director Information Security at State Farm (2019–2024). Other State Farm roles shown are Director Of Information Technology (2018–2019), Director Customer Master Data Management (2013–2018) and Director Customer Communications (2011–2013); now Director of Operations at Team SWAMI since 2024.
Robert Hillmer
LinkedInExperience: Former Director, Information Security & IT Risk · State Farm
Former Director, Information Security & IT Risk at State Farm (2001–2016), a role the profile places at Director level in engineering and technical. Now an IT Consultant, self-employed since June 2016, with profile skills listed in information security, risk management and security.
Sarah Beck
LinkedInExperience: Former Information Security Director · State Farm
Former Information Security Director at State Farm (2023–2026), now Director at State Farm since January 2026. Other State Farm roles shown are Information Security Product Manager (2020–2023) and Information Security Analytics & Governance Manager (2016–2020); the profile headline lists CPA and cybersecurity expertise.
Sean Schick
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director Security Architecture and Engineering · State Farm
Senior Director Security Architecture and Engineering at State Farm since March 2026. Other State Farm roles shown are Senior Director Information Security - SOC (2023–2026), Director Information Security Offensive Security Vulnerability Management Application Security (2017–2023) and Director - Innovation R&D (2016–2017).
Sparsula Simmons
LinkedInExperience: Information Security Director · State Farm
Information Security Director at State Farm since November 2022; the profile lists skills in identity and access management and multi-factor authentication. Other State Farm roles shown are Information Security Manager (2016–2022), IT Project Manager (2015–2016), Business Analyst-Systems (2015) and Systems Analyst (2008–2014).
Troy Orr
LinkedInExperience: Information Security Director · State Farm
Information Security Director at State Farm since September 2022, based in Bloomington, Illinois. Other State Farm roles shown are Architecture Director (2019–2022), Lead IT Architect - Information Security (2016–2019), Lead IT Architect (2007–2015) and IT Architect (2005–2007).
Victor Montgomery
LinkedInExperience: Director Information Security · State Farm
Director Information Security at State Farm since May 2025; the profile headline lists IAM, infrastructure, cloud, audit, data protection and operational resilience. Other State Farm roles shown are Director Of Internal Audit (2021–2025), Technology Manager (2018–2021), IT Manager (2016–2018) and IT Analyst - Workforce (2014–2016).
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- 01How does a large insurer organize its security operations center and offensive security teams?
- 02How do insurers approach identity and access management modernization across on-premise and cloud systems?
- 03How does a large company move people from audit and IT roles into information security leadership?
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