Security magazine is pleased to announce our 2020 Most Influential People in Security – 22 top security executives and industry leaders who are positively impacting the security field, their organization, their colleagues and peers, and the national and global security landscape.

These security leaders have been nominated by their colleagues and associates, and were chosen based upon their leadership qualities and overall positive impact on stakeholders, enterprises, colleagues, constituents and the general public.

This year’s Most Influential is organized by the following categories: Corporate Security Executives, Cybersecurity, Government, Special Recognition and Associations.

Here you will find brief overviews of each honoree’s career path, goals and accomplishments – often across both the public and private sectors – as well as advice for those security professionals looking to follow in their footsteps, including being a security generalist, investing in lifelong education, seeking mentors and more.

Our special appreciation goes to Jerry Brennan, who was a project partner on this report and provided subject matter expertise and research.

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List Overview:

Corporate Security: William P. Woods | Mike Wanik, CPP, CBCP | Kristine Raad | Mike Matranga | Jeff Hauk, MSA, CPP | Kirsten Provence | Mark Reed | Margaret Levine | Eric Sean Clay |

Cybersecurity: Paul Lanois | Kurt John | Joyce Hunter | Jinyu (Gene) Sun | Sounil Yu

Government: Tyne Truong | Rebbeca Morgan | Chief Carmen Best | Paul Abbate

Special Recognition: Paul Goldenberg | Peggy O'Neill | Paul Timm, PSP

Associations: Mission 500

 

William P. Woods, Senior Director of Security Intelligence, McAfee

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 Mike Wanik, Senior Director of Corporate Security, United Therapeutics Corporation

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Kristine Raad, Director, Global Security, Owens Coming

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Mike Matranga, Executive Director of Security and School Safety, Texas City Independent School  District

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Jeff Hauk, MSA, CPP, SDirector of Public Safety and Police Authority Services, Memorial Healthcare Sysytem

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Kirsten Provence, Senior Manager of Supply Chain Security, Program Execution & Organizational Executive Strategy & Business Operations, The Boeing Company, Security & Fire Protection

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Mark Reed, Director of Support Services, Martin Luther King Jr. Community Hospital

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Margaret Levine, Vice President, Corporate Security, Bridgestone Americas, Inc.

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Eric Sean Clay, Chief Security Officer, CoxHealth

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Paul Lanois, Director of Technology, Outsourcing and Privacy, Fieldfisher

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Kurt John, Chief Cybersecurity Officer, Siemens USA

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Joyce Hunter, Executive Director, The Institute for Critical Infrastructure Technology

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Jinyu (Gene) Sun, Corporate Vice President of Information Security, Chief Information Security Officer, FedEx Corporation

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Sounil Yu, CISO-in-Residence, YL Ventures

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Tyne Truong, Assistant Special Agent in Charge,  U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Homeland Security Investigations

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Rebecca Morgan, Chief Insider Threat Division, Center for Development of Security Excellence (CDSE)Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA)

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Chief Carmen Best, Chief of Police, Seattle Police Department

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Paul Abbate, Associate Deputy Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

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Paul Goldenberg,  CEO, Cardinal Point Strategies

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Peggy O'Neill, Executive Director, International Security Foundation (ISF)

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Paul Timm, PSP, Vice President of Physical Security Services, Facility Engineering Associates

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Mission 500

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