Modern CISO Network: Board Book
A directory of board-ready security leaders
location
AMER
areas of expertise
- Mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures
- IPO readiness
- Building security teams
- Cybersecurity strategy & program development
- Secure architecture
- Cloud security
- Security operations
- Leadership/mentoring
- Risk and compliance management
Chris Spinder
SVP, Head of Cybersecurity Architecture and Engineering
Corebridge Financial
Chris Spinder is an accomplished senior security leader with more than 15 years of experience. He provides both technical and personnel leadership, focusing on securing infrastructure, platforms, and applications in a cost-effective, risk-based manner.
Chris started out in the aerospace and defense industry before moving to banking. While working in the financial industry, Chris focused on team building and security engineering and operations. Notably, he was responsible for creating a new cyber threat engineering division for a top 10 bank. He also led the implementation of the consolidated cloud, network, server, and end user device protection teams, resulting in a cohesive strategy and an improved implementation capability to match business requirements.
After a short stint at Amazon, Chris joined the insurance vertical, where he has been building an information security program for a new company that went IPO in 2022.
Chris has a Masters in Information Technology from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and several industry-leading certifications. He mentors students in the cybersecurity program at Appalachian State University and is a frequent speaker at industry conferences and events.