Thank you for supporting the cyber security community with a Visionary Leadership Award nomination!
The nomination form is simple and quick, and we have just a few rules:
- Prior VLA honorees are not eligible for consideration; for a complete list of past recipients, scroll past the form below.
- Align your nominee to the most appropriate award category (i.e., You may nominate someone for one award only.)
- Self-nominations are allowed.
- You may submit multiple nominations.
- You may submit a nomination for just one VLA or all eleven award categories, with one nominee per submission form.
Nominations were accepted through March 29th, and to best celebrate all our truly visionary innovators, each nominee will receive an invitation to attend the April 25th CSS Spring Soiree. VLA winners will be honored at this year’s Cyber Security Summit, October 28-30, 2024.
VLA RECIPIENTS
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YEAR
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RECIPIENT
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AWARD
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2015
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Massoud Amin
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VISIONARY LEADERSHIP AWARD
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2016
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Chris Buse
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VISIONARY AWARD FOR PUBLIC SECTOR
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2016
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Brian Isle
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VISIONARY AWARD FOR PRIVATE SECTOR
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2018
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Brad Brekke
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GLOBAL SECURITY LEADER
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2018
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Todd Carpenter
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EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES
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2018
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Jennifer Czaplewski
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APPLICATION SECURITY
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2018
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Neal Dawson
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SECURITY OPERATIONS
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2018
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Faisal Kaleem
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ACADEMIC LEADER
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2018
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Stefanie Horvath
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GOVERNANCE CHAMPION
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2018
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Steen Fjalstad
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IT AUDIT
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2018
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Chrysa Freeman
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SECURITY AWARENESS PROGRAM
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2018
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Richard Ketelsen
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STUDENT
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2018
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Jim O’Conner
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VISIONARY PROGRAM LEADER
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2019
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Andrew M. Borene
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GLOBAL SECURITY LEADER
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2019
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Mary T Frantz
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APPLICATION SECURITY INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AUDIT LEADER
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2019
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John Israel
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SECURITY OPERATIONS LEADER
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2019
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Jodie Kautt
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SECURITY PROGRAM AND OVERSIGHT LEADER
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2019
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Mike Kijewski
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APPLICATIONS SECURITY LEADER
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2019
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Jerrod Montoya
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SECURITY AWARENESS PROGRAM LEADER
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2019
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Tony Sager
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FOUNDERS AWARD
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2019
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Suzanne Spaulding
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GOVERNANCE CHAMPION
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2019
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Christophe Veltsos
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ACADEMIC LEADER
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2020
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Jill Allison
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FOUNDERS AWARD
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2020
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Anne Bader
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FOUNDERS AWARD
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2020
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Loren Dealy Mahler
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FOUNDERS AWARD
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2020
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Sean Costigan
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FOUNDERS AWARD
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2020
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Tim Crothers
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FOUNDERS AWARD
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2020
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Matthew Harmon
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FOUNDERS AWARD
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2020
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David LaBelle
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FOUNDERS AWARD
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2020
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David Notch
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FOUNDERS AWARD
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2020
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Catharine Trebnick
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FOUNDERS AWARD
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2021
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Ambareen Siraj
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VISIONARY ACADEMIC LEADER
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2021
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John Valente
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VISIONARY SECURITY PROGRAM AND OVERSIGHT LEADER
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2021
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Kumar Dasani
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VISIONARY GOVERANCE, RISK AND COMPLIANCE LEADER
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2021
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Tayla Gepner
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VISIONARY SECURITY AWARENESS PROGRAM LEADER
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2021
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Alex Hepp
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VISIONARY STUDENT
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2021
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Jim Nash
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VISIONARY GOVERNANCE CHAMPION
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2021
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Jay Jacobs
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VISIONARY APPLICATIONS SECURITY LEADER
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2021
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Malcolm Harkins
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VISIONARY GLOBAL LEADER
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2021
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Kevin Mandia
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FOUNDERS AWARD
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2021
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Debra Stafford
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VISIONARY SECURITY OPERATIONS LEADER
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2022
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Terry Sieple
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VISIONARY APPLICATION SECURITY LEADER
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2022
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Laura Johnson
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VISIONARY SECURITY OPERATIONS LEADER
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2022
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Nadia Rizk
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VISIONARY IT AUDIT LEADER
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2022
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Alyssa Maki
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VISIONARY SECURITY AWARENESS PROGRAM LEADER
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2022
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Naomi Hospodarski
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VISIONARY STUDENT
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2022
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William Rankin
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VISIONARY GOVERNANCE CHAMPION
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2022
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Prasenjit Saha
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VISIONARY GLOBAL SECURITY LEADER
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2022
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Betty Elliott
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VISIONARY SECURITY PROGRAM AND OVERSIGHT LEADER
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2022
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Chip Laingen
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VISIONARY ACADEMIC LEADER
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2022
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Natascha Shawver
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VISIONARY GOVERNANCE, RISK, AND COMPLIANCE LEADER
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2023
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Sylvain Leblanc
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VISIONARY ACADEMIC LEADER
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2023
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Ashley Mancuso
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VISIONARY APPLICATION SECURITY LEADER
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2023
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Kavitha Srinivasulu
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VISIONARY GLOBAL SECURITY LEADER
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2023
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Scott Singer
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VISIONARY GOVERNANCE CHAMPION
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2023
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Matthew Vatter
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VISIONARY GOVERNANCE RISK AND COMPLIANCE LEADER
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2023
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Dawn McCarty
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VISIONARY SECURITY AWARENESS PROGRAM LEADER
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2023
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Jen VanDemmeltraadt
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VISIONARY SECURITY OPERATIONS LEADER
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2023
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Judy Hatchett
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VISIONARY SECURITY PROGRAM AND OVERSIGHT LEADER
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2023
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Derek Walker
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VISIONARY STUDENT
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