Mr. Johnson serves as vice president and CISO for Hackensack Meridian Health. There, he leads the cybersecurity program for the largest healthcare provider in New Jersey, overseeing a team of more than 36 professionals across a system with roughly 60,000 users. He presents cybersecurity strategy and budget to the system’s board of trustees, and has developed and executed a three-year strategic plan to enhance cybersecurity resilience. Under his leadership, the system maintains more than 100 intrusion prevention systems and more than 75 firewalls, with his team patching and scanning the entire environment monthly. Mr. Johnson began his career as a U.S. Navy flight officer, submarine hunter and security officer, and brings more than 33 years of information security experience to the role, including personally leading more than 500 cybersecurity incident responses. He is consistently recognized by Cyber Defense magazine among the top global CISOs. Mr. Johnson previously served as CISO or chief security officer for organizations in healthcare, financial services, travel and leisure, and technology.
