Steven Young
VP Information Security & Compliance CISO
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolSteven Young is a seasoned information security executive and former CISO who has built and led global security organizations for Fortune enterprises including Advantage Solutions, Blue Shield of California, Kellogg, and Lucent. He combines deep operational experience—managing global IT and security budgets north of $80M and overseeing large-scale data center and infrastructure programs—with a pragmatic, business-partnering approach that emphasizes transparency, enablement, and measurable risk reduction. Recognized nationally among the top CISOs and featured in major outlets, he has a track record of standing up first-of-kind security teams and platforms that balance transformation with operational excellence. Based in Scottsdale, AZ, he also brings hands-on sysadmin and networking roots from earlier technical roles, giving him practical empathy for engineering teams while shaping strategy and governance.
10 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS, Management Information Systems and Services, Bachelor of Science - BS, Management Information Systems and Services at University of Nebraska at Omaha
Github Skills (53)
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grafana-dashboard10
eagle10
tesla9
dm9
django-project9
frequency9
studio8
django-storages8
django8
source-engine8
pickup8
discord-bot8
exporter8
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
techlover1/csc-rulebook
Oct 2022 - Feb 2023
Contributions:2 PRs, 7 pushes in 4 months
csconfederation/tech-blog
Feb 2022 - Feb 2022
Contributions:2 PRs, 16 pushes, 2 branches in 4 days
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