CISO since 2011 — JPMorgan Chase, IFF, NFL 2026 CSO Hall of Fame inductee Independent director — Cylera Cybersecurity, since 1997 New York, NY CISO since 2011 — JPMorgan Chase, IFF, NFL 2026 CSO Hall of Fame inductee Independent director — Cylera Cybersecurity, since 1997 New York, NY CISO since 2011 — JPMorgan Chase, IFF, NFL 2026 CSO Hall of Fame inductee Independent director — Cylera Cybersecurity, since 1997 New York, NY
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Tomás Maldonado.
Board director. Technology executive. Cross-industry CISO.

Three CISO seats across financial services, manufacturing, and global sports. Independent board director at Cylera. 2026 CSO Hall of Fame inductee. Advising founders, investors, and boards on cybersecurity, AI governance, and risk since 2018.

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name       : Tomás Maldonado
title      : Independent Board Director · CISO
boards     : Cylera (independent director)
ciso seats : NFL · IFF · JPMorgan Chase
recognition: 2026 CSO Hall of Fame · 2025 NY ORBIE
             2025 Top Global CISO · 2025 CISO Impact
education  : Fordham CS · Stanford League of Leaders
             LCDA Board Ready · Black Boardroom Initiative
             McKinsey CLA · FBI CISO Academy
languages  : English · Spanish (fluent)
contact    : in/tmaldonado · intro.co/TomasMaldonado
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29
Years in security
15
Years as CISO
10
Advisory & board seats
2026
CSO Hall of Fame
02
Career timeline

twenty-nine years, told as a system log.

1997
Align

Career foundation

Web & System Administrator at Align. First exposure to operational security as part of building and running production internet infrastructure.

1998
Bloomberg LP

Financial systems

Technical Specialist at Bloomberg LP supporting financial markets infrastructure in New York.

1999
Schroders

First security title

Network Security Officer at Schroders. First formally security-titled role.

2000
Goldman Sachs

Wall Street

Eleven years at Goldman Sachs, ultimately as Vice President, Technology Risk Management. Trusted risk advisor to infrastructure Managing Directors across Network, Storage, Office of Global Security, Corporate Services and Real Estate. Led the firm's Data Loss Prevention & Protection program.

★ MOMENT
2011
JPMorgan Chase

First CISO seat

CISO for Corporate Technology & Risk at JPMorgan Chase. First CISO seat. Global cyber and technology risk management for 55,000+ corporate-sector employees and 300,000+ IAM users worldwide. Reported to senior leadership and federal regulators (FRB, OCC).

★ MOMENT
2015
International Flavors & Fragrances

Second CISO seat

CISO at International Flavors & Fragrances. Second consecutive CISO role, this time across a global manufacturing and R&D footprint.

2018
Independent Advisory Practice

Independent advisory practice

Began parallel track as strategic advisor to PE and VC-backed startups across cybersecurity, enterprise SaaS, and emerging technologies. Continuous since January 2018, complementing executive roles and board service.

2019
National Football League

Third CISO seat

CISO at the National Football League. Responsible for cybersecurity across the league, its 32 clubs & 30 Stadiums, and the largest live-event operations in North American sports.

2025
Cylera

Independent board director

Elected by stockholders to serve as an independent director on Cylera's Board of Directors. Provides governance-level oversight on strategy, risk management, and long-term value creation. First fiduciary board seat.

★ MOMENT
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Cybersecurity. Leadership. Governance.
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Advisory practice

13 seats since 2018.

2025
— Present
Advisory Board Member

Provides a software-based platform that helps enterprises monitor the inputs and outputs of machine-learning algorithms.

★ CURRENT
Oct 2025
— Present
Advisory Board Member

Advisory board member at Doppel, an AI-native social engineering defense platform that detects and disrupts impersonation, phishing, and brand abuse across digital channels.

★ CURRENT
June 2025
— Present
Independent Board Director

Independent director on the Cylera board. Cylera is a healthcare IoT cybersecurity platform protecting medical devices and connected healthcare infrastructure across the U.S. and U.K.

★ CURRENT
Apr 2025
— Present
Advisory Board Member

Advisory board member at Cyera, an AI-native data security platform delivering DSPM and data loss prevention across cloud, SaaS, on-prem, and hybrid environments.

★ CURRENT
May 2023
— May 2025
Advisor

Advisor to Ambient Security, an AI-native identity security platform reducing privileged identity risk across SaaS, cloud, and on-prem environments.

April 2023
— May 2025
Advisory Board Member

Advisory board member at Apexa iQ, an IT asset inventory and obsolescence management SaaS platform that delivers a unified IT risk score across hardware, software, and cloud assets.

September 2022
— Present
Advisory Board Member

Advisory board for the US Cyber Games

★ CURRENT
June 2022
— May 2025
Executive Advisory Board Member

Executive advisory board for Cylera's healthcare IoT security platform. Promoted to the Independent Board Director seat in June 2025.

Aug 2021
— Aug 2023
Advisory Board Member

Advisory board member at Epiphany Systems, an offensive context-aware cybersecurity platform that surfaces attack paths to critical assets. Epiphany merged with Reveald in 2023; the company now operates as Reveald.

January 2021
— August 2024
Venture Advisor

Venture advisor to YL Ventures, a global venture capital firm focused on Israeli cybersecurity innovation, with $800M AUM and a portfolio including Axonius, Orca Security, and Twistlock.

December 2020
— November 2024
Advisory Board Member

Advisory board member at SecureAuth, an enterprise identity and access management platform delivering continuous workforce, customer, and AI-agent identity security.

December 2019
— December 2021
Advisor

Advisor to Abnormal Security (now Abnormal AI), an AI-native cloud email security platform that uses behavioral anomaly detection to stop phishing, business email compromise, and account takeovers.

April 2018
— June 2020
Advisory Board Member, Cybersecurity

Advisory board member for the Rutgers Cybersecurity Certificate Program at the Center for Innovation Education, contributing curriculum guidance and industry perspective to a project-based interdisciplinary cybersecurity program.

Awards · Recognition

Recognition.

7 peer- and industry-conferred recognitions spanning cybersecurity leadership, board readiness, and cross-industry impact.

2025

2025 CISO Impact Award Recipient

CISOs Connect

Named a 2025 CISO Impact Award recipient — peer recognition from CISOs Connect.

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2025 Top Global CISO Award

Cyber Defense Magazine

Top Global CISO Award 2025 from Cyber Defense Magazine.

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2025 New York CISO ORBIE Award (Winner)

NewYorkCISO ORBIE

Recognized with a 2025 New York CISO ORBIE Award.

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2022

2022 ONCON ICON AWARDS

ONCON
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2021

2021 Top 100 CISOs

CISOs Connect

Named to the 2021 Top 100 CISOs by CISOs Connect.

Cisos Connect Top 100 Cisos

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