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10 USAA security leaders
These ten USAA security leaders hold or have held director, executive director, assistant vice president and CISO roles in information security, covering threat defense, identity and access management, cyber threat operations, cloud and platform security and supply chain security. A reader can learn how security leaders work at USAA from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
01—10Brad M.
LinkedInExperience: Director, Cyber Threat Operations Center · USAA
Director, Cyber Threat Operations Center at USAA since 2023, based in San Antonio and listed at Director level. Former Director, Network Operations Center and Site Reliability at USAA (2017–2023), and former Lead Systems Engineer at Newisys (2002–2003) and Senior Systems Engineer at Vignette (2000–2002).
Jamie Conlon
LinkedInExperience: AVP, Information Security · USAA
AVP, Information Security at USAA since 2024, based in Prosper, Texas. Former I T Executive Director at USAA (2021–2024), listed with an I/T Security note in Plano, Texas, and former I T Technical Director (2017–2021) and I T Technical Manager (2014–2017) at USAA, and former Manager, Technology at Southwest Airlines (2011–2014).
Jason Morris
LinkedInExperience: Director, Platform Security Engineering · USAA
Director, Platform Security Engineering at USAA since 2025, based in San Antonio. Former Director, Cloud Security Engineering (2019–2025), Manager, Application Security Engineering (2017–2019) and Information Security Advisor - Lead Level (2006–2017) at USAA, and former Staff Sergeant in the United States Marine Corps (2001–2006).
Joe Griffin
LinkedInExperience: Former Director Information Security · USAA
Former Director Information Security at USAA (2000–2025), based in San Antonio, and Information Security Advisor Lead at USAA since 2025. Former VP for Information Services at McKenna Health System (1996–2000) and Database Administrator at the Defense Health Agency (1995–1996).
John Burns
LinkedInExperience: Lead Information Security Advisor (Director) · USAA
Lead Information Security Advisor (Director) at USAA since 2017 and Director of Cyber Security at USAA since 2016, with the profile describing leadership of the USAA Supply Chain Security program covering information security risks from third-party managed services. Former Senior Information Security Advisor (Manager) at USAA (2016–2017).
Mark Chamberlain, CISSP, MSEM
LinkedInExperience: Former Executive Director, Information Security · USAA
Former Executive Director, Information Security at USAA (2009–2020), with the role listing interim Chief Information Security Officer at USAA and Business Information Security Officer for USAA Bank. Founder of Board Vista since 2020, and former AVP, Information Risk Management at Nationwide (1999–2009) and VP, Information Security Architecture at Bank One (1998–1999).
Mike Wilhelm
LinkedInExperience: Director Information Security · USAA
Director Information Security at USAA since 2021, listed at Director level. Former Senior Manager, Cybersecurity Governance and Data Science (2015–2021) and Senior Manager, Security Intelligence and Incident Response (2014–2015) at Discover Financial Services, and former Cyber Security Incident Lead at Walgreens Boots Alliance (2008–2014).
Ray Longoria, MBA, CISSP, PMP
LinkedInExperience: Director, Information Security - Security Delivery · USAA
Director, Information Security - Security Delivery at USAA since 2025, overseeing a portfolio of projects with Information Security leaders, control partners, infrastructure and CIO teams. Former Director, Information Security - Workforce IAM Program at USAA (2018–2025) and Cyber Security Team Lead at MITRE (2017–2018), and former Cyber Security Leader at U.S. Marine Corps Forces Cyberspace Command (2012–2017).
Ryan Colville
LinkedInExperience: Director, Information Security · USAA
Director, Information Security at USAA since 2019, based in San Antonio, with the role covering Information Security Engineering & CyberSecurity Network Threat Defense + Platform Threat Defense. Former Manager Senior, Information Technology (2016–2019) and Senior Information Security Analyst (2003–2015) at USAA, and former Adjunct Cybersecurity Professor at Lone Star College (2022–2023).
Wil Bennett
LinkedInExperience: Former Chief Information Security Officer · USAA
Former Chief Information Security Officer at USAA (2016–2024), listed in the Engineering and Technical department at C-Level. Former Assistant Vice President, Financial Crimes Analytics and Insights (2014–2016), Executive Director, Information Security Solutions (2010–2014), IT Director (2007–2010) and IT Technical Manager (2003–2007) at USAA, based in Colorado Springs.
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- 01How does a financial services company run a cyber threat operations center alongside network and platform threat defense teams?
- 02What does it take to run a workforce identity and access management program at a large insurer and bank?
- 03How should a security team manage information security risk from third-party managed services providers?
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