Stephan R.
Brooklyn, NY · Acting CISO / Information Security Officer · Rakuten Advertising
Washington and Lee University
3 followers
About
Stephan Alexander Stephan R. is an accomplished Information Security Executive and Risk Manager with over 30 years of experience across diverse industries. He currently serves as Acting CISO for Rakuten Advertising, where he shapes enterprise security strategy, manages cloud risk, and oversees security operations across multiple cloud environments. Stephan combines board-level leadership with deep technical expertise in engineering, IAM, and regulated financial systems.
Skills
- CISO Leadership
- Security Strategy
- Security Operations
- Detection & Response
- Security Policy
- Compliance
- Cloud Security AWS
- Cloud Security GCP
- Cloud Security Azure
- Incident Response
51 skills in total
Licenses & Certifications
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CISSP
ISC2
Issued Jul 2026
Experience
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Rakuten Advertising
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Acting CISO / Information Security Officer
Dec 2025 — Present
New York, NY
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Senior Director, Security Operations
Apr 2018 — Dec 2025
New York, NY
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Director, Engineering
Apr 2017 — Apr 2018
New York, NY
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11 experiences in total
Education
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Washington and Lee University
B.A., Computer Science
Jan 1993 — Jan 1993
Recent posts
[celebration:new_certification]Has successfully verified **CISSP** (ISC2)