Nominations for the 2025 CSO Awards & Hall of Fame Are Now Open

Nominations for the 2025 CSO Awards & Hall of Fame Are Now Open

This prestigious honor is reserved for security leaders with at least 10 years at the CSO or CISO level who have demonstrated exceptional vision, leadership, and influence throughout their careers. Inductees have not only shaped their organizations’ security strategies but have also contributed to the broader industry through service, mentorship, innovation, and thought leadership. Submit your nomination here before the extended February 26th deadline.

The CSO Awards recognizes organizations annually for their exceptional security projects and initiatives that showcase substantial business value and innovative thought leadership. Submit your nomination here before the April 10 deadline.

2024 CSO Award Winners

Accenture 
Adobe 
AES Corporation 
Aflac 
Ally Financial 
AmeriHealth Caritas 
Ashland 
Astellas 
Auto Club Group (AAA) 
Avangrid Corporate Security 
Avnet 
Baptist Medical Health Care Center 
Camelot Secure 
Campbell Soup Company
Carrier Global Corporation 
Carvana 
Chapters Health System 
Chime 
Cintas Corporation 
Cisco Systems 
Consensus Cloud Solutions, Inc. 
Cornerstone OnDemand 
CorroHealth 
Cox Automotive 
DXC Technology 
Enpro 
Fifth Third Bank 
First Citizens Bank 
Gates Corporation 

Genpact 
Georgia Pacific 
Horizon BCBSNJ
ID.me 
Indiana Office of Technology 
Intel Corporation 
James Hardie Industries plc 
Main Line Health 
Marvell Technology 
National Cybersecurity Alliance 
NJ TRANSIT
OHLA USA 
Penn Medicine 
PROS 
Prosper Marketplace 
Qualcomm 
Relativity 
SAP SE 
Secureworks 
SolarWinds 
Splunk 
Thoughtworks 
TIAA 
TIME 
Trend Health Partners, LLC 
United Airlines 
Wesco 
Western Governors University 
Whirlpool Corporation 

2024 CSO Hall of Fame Inductees

Jerry Geisler, SVP & CISO, Walmart, Inc. 
Gary Hayslip, CISO, SoftBank Investment Advisers 
Vaughn Hazen, CISO, CN 
Jill Knesek, CISO, BlackLine 
Susan Koski, EVP & CISO, PNC Financial Services 
Michael Palmer, CISO, Hearst 
John Schramm, Global Head of IT Risk and Security, Munich Re 
Keith Turpin, CISO, The Friedkin Group 
Phil Venables, CISO, Google Cloud 
Teresa Zielinski, Global CISO, GE Vernova