James Christiansen is Netskope’s CSO and vice president of cloud security transformation and leader in the Global Strategy Office. He is focused on Netskope’s global strategy to drive thought leadership in cloud security transformation. James brings extensive expertise as a global leader in information security.

Prior to joining Netskope, he was vice president CISO at Teradata where he led the global information and physical security teams. Previously, James was CISO for Visa International, General Motors, and Experian Americas. James was vice president of information risk management at Optiv, and chief executive officer for Evantix.

As a sought-after expert speaker on security, James has been featured at numerous prestigious events, including the American Bar, American Banker, RSA Conference, Secure World, ISSA, ISACA, HIMSS, Dark Reading. He has also been featured in The New York Times and quoted as an expert in USA Today, Wall Street Journal, Reuters, United States Cybersecurity, Bloomberg, and Healthcare IT News.