Zechariah Akinpelu
Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)
Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex United States
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Top SchoolZechariah Akinpelu is an award-winning cybersecurity executive and CISO with 15+ years of experience architecting security programs for banks, fintechs and technology firms across multiple regions. He blends hands-on red team, threat hunting and cloud security expertise with strategic governance — having built and transformed security capabilities at Unity Bank, Interswitch and FirstBank while recruiting and mentoring cross-functional security teams. An adjunct professor and frequent speaker, he brings academic rigor to practice, holding an MSc in Cybersecurity and executive education from MIT Sloan, Stanford and Carnegie Mellon. He co-founded cybersecurity startups operating in Nigeria and the US, serves on advisory boards including IDC and Packt, and contributes thought leadership through Forbes Technology Council and CyberEdBoard. Notably, his profile pairs deep offensive skillsets (CEH, eCPPT, red teaming) with executive certifications (CISM, CRISC, CCISO) and recognition such as CEH Hall of Fame and multiple CISO of the Year awards. Based in the Dallas–Fort Worth area, he focuses on enabling secure digital transformation by aligning risk, compliance and engineering with business objectives.
3 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Business Administration (MBA), Business Administration and Management, General, Master of Business Administration (MBA), Business Administration and Management, General at Business School NetherlandsBSc, Physics, BSc, Physics at University of IbadanDoctor of Science, Cybersecurity, Doctor of Science, Cybersecurity at Marymount UniversityStanford University Graduate School of BusinessCybersecurity for Managers: A Playbook, Cybersecurity for Managers: A Playbook at MIT Sloan School of ManagementChief Information Security Officer (CISO) Executive Program, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) Executive Program at Carnegie Mellon UniversityMaster of Science - MSc, Cybersecurity, Master of Science - MSc, Cybersecurity at EC-Council University
English
Github Skills (23)
wazuh10
security-hardening10
log-analysis10
infosec10
supply-chain-security10
cybersecurity10
security-automation10
openscap10
security10
owasp10
vulnerability-detection10
malware-detection10
endpoints10
compliance10
pci-dss10
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (2)
wazuh/wazuh
Feb 2023 - May 2023
Wazuh - The Open Source Security Platform. Unified XDR and SIEM protection for endpoints and cloud workloads.
Contributions:16 pushes in 3 months
malware-detectionendpointscompliancecloud-securitysecurity-hardening
wazuh/wazuh-qa
Mar 2023 - Mar 2023
Wazuh - Quality Assurance
Contributions:1 comment in 1 day
pci-dssincident-responseendpoint-securitysecuritywazuh
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