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About
Conor Sherman is the Global Chief Information Security Officer at Sysdig, with over 15 years of experience building and scaling technology and cybersecurity programs and managing teams of up to 30. He has led security programs across financial services, high-tech, and government technology at organizations including Apollo Global Management, ezCater, CLEAR, MoveHQ, and Updater, with work spanning federal compliance frameworks such as FedRAMP, FISMA, and CMMC/NIST 800-171. He also hosts a podcast.
Global CISO at Sysdig
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Sysdig's investors · 11
AccelPalo Alto · $1.6M – $70M checksBain Capital VenturesBoston · $1M – $100M checksBright Pixel CapitalLisbonGlynn Capital ManagementMenlo ParkInsight PartnersNew York · $120M – $350M checksLombardstreet VenturesWoodside · $500K checksMind the Seed - MTS Fund$30K – $150K checksNext47Palo AltoPermiraSt Peter Port · since 2021Premji InvestMenlo ParkThird Point VenturesMenlo Park
Co-founders at Sysdig
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Loris DegioanniFounder & CTO
Experience
- SysdigGlobal Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)current2026 — present
- SysdigCISO in Residence2025 — 2026
- Professional Association of CISOsMembercurrent2025 — present
- Zero Signal PodcastHostcurrent2025 — present
- The CISO SocietyMembercurrent2022 — present
- UpdaterAdvisorcurrent2025 — present
- UpdaterChief Information Security Officer (CISO)2022 — 2025New York, New York, United States
- ezCaterVP of Security & Technology2020 — 2022Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Confident DefenseHost of Confident Defense Podcast2020 — 2021Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Cyber Defense GroupPresident of Security Services2019 — 2020
- CLEAR (clearme.com)VP of Cyber Security2018 — 2019Greater New York City Area
- Apollo Global Management LLCDirector of Cyber Security2015 — 2018New York
- Old Mutual Asset ManagementInformation Security Architect2012 — 2015Greater Boston Area
- Motion Recruitment PartnersSenior Security Engineer2011 — 2012Boston MA
- McGladreySecurity Consultant2010 — 2011Greater Boston Area
- Old Mutual Asset ManagementSupport Desk Analyst2010
- Matson&Isom Technology ConsultingIntern2009
- Other Work HistoryVarious2007 — 2008
Skills & more
Governance, Risk Management, and Compliance (GRC)Identity and Access Management (IAM)1Vulnerability Management1Product SecurityRisk ManagementExecutive ManagementIncident Response2Cloud Security1Security33Network Security21Information Security22Vulnerability Assessment2
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NetworkingCloud ComputingProject ManagementU.S. Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA)SOC 2NIST 800-53FISMAFEDRAMPAI SecurityAI GovernanceSecurity M&A Due DiligenceOpen Source Software Governance- Certified Chief Information Security Officer (CCISO) — EC-Council
- CISSP — ISC2
- GSEC — GIAC Certifications
- CCNA Security — Cisco
- MCITP Enterprise Administrator — Microsoft
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Conor Sherman?
- Conor Sherman is the Global Chief Information Security Officer at Sysdig, with over 15 years of experience building and scaling technology and cybersecurity programs and managing teams of up to 30. He has led security programs across financial services, high-tech, and government technology at organizations including Apollo Global Management, ezCater, CLEAR, MoveHQ, and Updater, with work spanning federal compliance frameworks such as FedRAMP, FISMA, and CMMC/NIST 800-171. He also hosts a podcast.
- Where does Conor Sherman work?
- Conor Sherman is Global CISO at Sysdig.
- Where did Conor Sherman go to school?
- Conor Sherman studied at Boston University (BS, Business Administration and Management, General); Butte Community College (AS, CCENT, MCITP, Computer Science / Security).
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Shared employers
Also worked at Professional Association of CISOs1
Also worked at Updater10
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Also worked at ezCater7
Brad TwohigCo-Founder, Managing Partner at Smash CapitalChris PuzzoEngineering / AI at M33 GrowthBryan MaloneyEngineering / AI at M33 GrowthDavid BesselTPG Technology Adjacencies at TPGEmily KeetonVenture Advisor at Mercury FundSruthi RamaswamiPrincipal at Iconiq Growth
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