John Donovan

CISO & Co-Host

John Donovan is an active member of the cyber-security community in the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond. He is an investor and advisor to security technology companies and is a founding member of SVCI. John has been a speaker and participant in webinars, private events, and conferences such as RSA Conference, Defcon, BSides, FWD:cloudsec, Identity World, and Cornerstones of Trust.

John is passionate about developing the next generation of cyber-security engineers and leaders. He has partnered with businesses, non-profits, and educational institutions to bring content and opportunities to students and people looking to break into cybersecurity. He is a founding board member of ISLF and is a Shepard for the Wall of Sheep and the Packet Hacking Village at DEFCON. John is past president and director-at-large for the Silicon Valley chapter of ISSA. He has been active with ISSA International and was awarded the top honor of ISSA Distinguished Fellow at the ISSA Award’s Gala at Black Hat in August 2023.

In his day job, John builds and runs security, risk, and information technology programs. Currently, John is helping bring proactive and preventative controls to the cloud as CISO and Co-founder of InstaSecure, an early-stage cloud security startup. Past roles include developing and managing Security, Risk Management, IT, and Engineering teams for Malwarebytes, Illumio, Veracode, NetApp, Xilinx, iBuilding, and other security and tech companies.