Obtaining our first CISO role is an exciting and challenging experience at the same time. At some point, we will move on to another company. How have you prepared the person who needs to take your role? What knowledge and experience are you sharing with the next in line? Join Dave, as he has some great leadership lessons, approaches and tips for helping the next CISO and the organization.
Dave Estlick is the Vice President & Chief Information Security Officer at Chipotle Mexican Grill. With more than 25 years of experience, Dave joined Chipotle in 2019 and is responsible for the creation and governance of Chipotle’s global information security roadmap including security operations, asset protection, cyberrisk, intelligence and compliance, data loss, fraud defense and integrated cyber security architecture. With a collaborative approach to business and a passion for analytics, he leads a team of dedicated engineers, analysts, architects and project managers.
Prior to Chipotle, Dave was the Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer for Starbucks, where he led the global technology infrastructure and global cybersecurity organization, including the establishment of the Starbucks private cloud. Dave has also held executive leadership roles at PetSmart and Amazon.
Most recently, he was named to the CISOs Connect 2022 Top 100 CISOs list, was inducted into the 2020 CSO Hall of Fame, named to the 2020 Cyber Defense Award Top 100 CISO list and the 2020 HotTopics.ht and Forcepoint Global CISO 100 list. Dave sits on the Board of Advisors for Cyberstarts, Clear Sky and PCI Security Standards, in addition to serving on the Board of Directors for Internet Security Alliance, Retail Cyber Intelligence Sharing Center, and Security Advisor Alliance. Dave attended the University of Washington and received a Bachelor of Science degree in computer science and a Bachelor of Science degree in business finance from Montana Tech.
