‘A natural progression’: Walmart Chief Information Security Officer Jerry Geisler joins Team8 Enterprise Board
Team8, which creates and invests in early stage companies with expertise in cyber, data, FinTech, and digital health, reports that Jerry Geisler, Walmart’s Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) has joined the company's Enterprise Board.
He brings with him over 30 years of experience working for the US retail giant.
“At Walmart, customer trust is a top priority, and we’ve invested in security programmes to protect our customers and their information,” says Geisler.
“The information security industry is a community that benefits from sharing best practices and research so we can work together to curb threats. I’m excited to expand my involvement with Team8, which plays an important role in enabling innovation within the cybersecurity industry.”
Nadav Zafrir, Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Team8, says “Since we started, Jerry has been a strategic partner and an active member of our CISO Village. After many years of collaboration, joining the Team8 Enterprise Board seems like a natural progression.”
“In today's dynamic threat environment, where the rate of digital transformation keeps accelerating the sophistication of cyber attacks, Jerry and his team have helped Walmart, maintain customer trust.”
“We are privileged to have Jerry on our board, as he will provide our portfolio companies access to decades of industry expertise."
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