Thomas August

Tom August CISSP is an award-winning CISO and respected industry leader with over 30 years of experience in Information Security, IT Auditing and Risk Management. Tom has made a career of developing, implementing and managing financially-responsible cybersecurity programs that effectively balance risk, regulatory requirements and strategic business goals.

Tom is currently serving as Vice President, Information Security for AltaMed Health Services. Additionally, Tom has served as interim Chief Information Security Officer for both Stanford Children's Health and El Camino Health, and has served as Vice President, Chief Information Security Officer at John Muir Health. As CISO, Tom has overall responsibility for assessing, measuring, addressing and reporting on technology risk and compliance matters across the health system. Previously, Tom has also served in leadership roles at Sharp Healthcare, Sony Corporation, Pacific Life Insurance Company, Deloitte and Ernst & Young.

Tom is co-author of “The CISO Handbook”, an alumnus of the FBI CISO Academy, and a frequent presenter at healthcare and information security industry events. Now in its eighth year, Tom’s “Information Security Buzzword Bingo Scorecard” highlights the need for more meaningful dialogue between information security professionals, vendors and business leaders.