Nicholas G.
Palo Alto, CA · CISO / Head of Cybersecurity & IT
Carnegie Mellon University, Heinz College
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About
Nicholas G. is a Chief Information Security Officer with over 16 years of experience building and scaling security programs at leading consumer technology platforms like LinkedIn, Meta, Roblox, and Strava. He has a proven track record of securing AI adoption, cutting material company risk, and earning board trust. His expertise spans AI-native security, cloud security, FAIR-based risk quantification, and detection & response.
Specialties
- AI / ML Security
- AWS Security
- CISO / Security Leadership
- Security Program Management
- Security Strategy
Skills
- AI Security & Governance
- AI-Native Development
- Secure Enterprise AI Implementations
- Cloud Security (AWS, Cloudflare)
- Risk Quantification (FAIR)
- Security Program Development
- Zero Trust Architecture
- Board & Audit Committee Reporting
- Governance, Risk & Compliance
- Detection & Incident Response
27 skills in total
Experience
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CISO / Head of Cybersecurity & IT
Strava
Jan 2025 — Jan 2026
San Francisco, CA / London, UK
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Head of Security Strategy, Operations & Intelligence
Roblox
Jan 2022 — Jan 2025
San Mateo, CA
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Leader, Security, Risk, Policy & Compliance
Meta
Jan 2021 — Jan 2022
Menlo Park, CA
5 experiences in total
Education
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Carnegie Mellon University, Heinz College
Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) Certificate
Jan 2025 — Jan 2025