Bryan Payne
Vice President, Product And Software Security at Adobe
Los Altos, California, United States
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Top SchoolBryan Payne is a seasoned security executive with 11+ years in leadership roles across Netflix, AWS, BetterUp, Adobe, and the National Security Agency, specializing in product and software security. He builds and scales security programs that align investment to risk appetite while prioritizing inclusive, high-trust teams that amplify organizational resilience. His background blends rigorous research (PhD-level systems security and work at Sandia where he open-sourced LibVMI) with hands-on operational leadership of vulnerability management and product security at hyperscale cloud and media platforms. He co-founded the OpenStack Security Group, growing a global contributor community, and has repeatedly translated deep technical research into production-ready security services. Based in Los Altos, California, he pairs academic depth with pragmatic execution—designing secure architectures, leading rapid startup builds, and steering enterprise security strategy. An uncommon strength is his ability to balance long-range research-driven innovation with immediate, measurable risk reduction across diverse environments.
11 years of coding experience
23 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Computer Science at Georgia Institute of TechnologyMaster of Science (MS) Computer Science, Master of Science (MS) Computer Science at University of MarylandBachelor of Science (BS) Mathematics and Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (BS) Mathematics and Computer Science at Washington University in St. LouisCISO Certificate Program, CISO Certificate Program at Carnegie Mellon University
Github Skills (7)
linux9
react5
ocaml2
security2
ja32
ssl1
tls131
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
bdpayne/bdpayne.github.io
Nov 2018 - Nov 2022
Contributions:11 commits, 14 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years
libvmi/libvmi
Dec 2015 - Dec 2016
The official home of the LibVMI project is at https://github.com/libvmi/libvmi.
Contributions:8 commits, 26 PRs, 29 pushes in 1 year
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