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10 Target security leaders
These ten Target cybersecurity leaders include Target's senior vice president of cybersecurity and senior directors and directors who run cybersecurity, security architecture and engineering, network security, incident response and cyber defense engineering. A reader can learn how security leaders run security organizations inside Target.
Professionals to explore
01—10Brenda Bjerke
LinkedInExperience: Sr Director, Cybersecurity · Target
Sr Director, Cybersecurity at Target, a current role on the profile; the headline says she is transforming cyber risk and is recognized for identifying and addressing ITGC risks. The profile also lists a seat on the Board of Advisors of the Executive Women's Forum (EWF) since 2021.
Brian Landwehr
LinkedInExperience: Director of Technology - Network Security · Target
Director of Technology - Network Security at Target since 2026, leading strategy, architecture, engineering and operations for network security including SSE, firewall and VPN, per the profile. Before Target the profile lists Sr. Director Information Security - Identity and Access Management (IAM) at Optum (2018–2024).
Chip Henderson
LinkedInExperience: Director of Technology, CSIRT · Target
Director of Technology, CSIRT at Target since 2023, after Director, CSIRT at Target (2022–2023); the profile describes leading a 50+ person incident response team for a retailer. Before Target it lists Manager - Global Cyber Security Incident Response at Citrix (2020–2022).
Evan Gaustad
LinkedInExperience: Sr Director Cyber Fraud and Abuse · Target
Former Sr Director Cyber Fraud and Abuse at Target (2022–2026), and Sr Director Cyber Security AI Activation and Engineering at Target since 2026. He was also Director Cyber Fraud and Abuse Detection Engineering at Target (2020–2024); the profile says he leads multiple engineering teams in applied computer vision and artificial intelligence.
Jennifer Czaplewski
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director, Cyber Security · Target
Senior Director, Cyber Security at Target since 2021, a role the profile places in the Operations department at Director level. The profile headline describes her as Vice President of Cyber Solutions at Target, and a 2025 post shows her hiring for two open roles.
Jodie Kautt
LinkedInExperience: SVP, Cybersecurity · Target
SVP, Cybersecurity at Target since 2024, with a profile headline that reads SVP & CISO. Other Target roles shown are VP, Cybersecurity (from 2018) and Sr. Director, Information Security (2006–2018); the profile says she was named a Power Player in security by SC Media.
Nidhi Agarwal
LinkedInExperience: Director Engineering, Cyber Defense · Target
Director Engineering, Cyber Defense at Target since 2020; the profile says she leads the engineering team responsible for delivering security solutions for Target Digital, including the engineering delivery road map. Other Target roles shown are Senior Engineering Manager, Cyber Solutions (2017–2020) and Lead Technical Architect (2016–2017).
Tom Sheffield
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director, Cybersecurity · Target
Senior Director, Cybersecurity at Target since 2018, and former Director, Security Engineering at Target (2016–2018). The profile also lists him as IAM CIAM Working Group Champion at the Retail & Hospitality ISAC since 2023 and as a contributor to the Identity Defined Security Alliance since 2022.
Visagan Subburayalu
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director Tech - Cybersecurity - Target · Target
Senior Director Tech - Cybersecurity - Target at Target since 2021, based in Bengaluru, and former Director of Technology - Cybersecurity at Target (2018–2021); the headline reads VP Infrastructure and Cybersecurity at Target. Other Target roles include Senior Engineering Manager - IDentity Engineering, Endpoint & Vulnerability Management (2017–2018).
Wayne Hawkinson
LinkedInExperience: Director, Cyber Security Architecture and Engineering · Target
Director, Cyber Security Architecture and Engineering at Target since 2016; the profile says he leads the IT security architecture and engineering organization responsible for architecting and engineering cyber security solutions and operations. He was Group Manager, Cyber Security Engineering at Target (2014–2016).
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Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How does a large retailer organize its incident response team and work with threat intelligence?
- 02Where should cyber fraud and abuse prevention sit inside a retailer's security organization?
- 03How does a retail security team run security architecture and network security across stores and digital channels?
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