About
Paul Valente is Co-founder and Chief Customer Officer of VISO TRUST and previously served as CISO of Restoration Hardware, Lending Club, and ASAPP. He holds the CISSP and CISM designations and is an ISO 27001 Lead Implementer, with more than 25 years of experience across technology, financial services, e-commerce, and information security.
Founder at Viso Trust
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Experience
- VISO TRUSTCo-founder & Chief Customer Officercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- VISO TRUSTCEO & Co-founder2020 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
- ASAPPChief Information Security Officer (VP, Information Security)2018 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area & New York City
- CDM MediaCISO SF Governing Board Member2017 — 2019
- VS Inc.Co-founder2016 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- LendingClubChief Information Security Officer2017 — 2018San Francisco, California
- LendingClubDirector, Information Security2015 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
- LendingClubSenior Manager, Information Security2014 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
- LendingClubSenior Information Security Architect2013 — 2014San Francisco Bay Area
- Restoration HardwareInformation Security Leader2012 — 2013San Francisco Bay Area
- MicroEdgeManager of Information Security2011 — 2012San Francisco Bay Area
- AngelPoints / MicroEdgeManager of Information Systems2009 — 2012San Francisco Bay Area
- The Best of SamuiOwner2003 — 2010
- Bridger Commercial FundingSenior Business & E-commerce Systems Administrator2001 — 2006
- College of MarinIT Instructor, Microsoft MCSE, CompTIA Net+2002 — 2003
- City of San RafaelNetwork Support Technician2000 — 2001
Skills & more
Security99Cloud Computing99Network Security99Disaster Recovery68Enterprise Software57Active Directory47PCI DSS36SaaS36Business Continuity29CISSP27Project Management25Linux25
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Salesforce.comIT ManagementAgile MethodologiesIT StrategyWindows ServerITILStart-upsIT OperationsMCSESoftware as a Service (SaaS)ISO 27001Application FrameworksLanguages English · Spanish · Thai
- ISO / IEC 27001 Lead Implementer — PECB
- CISM — ISACA
- CISSP — ISC2
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Paul Valente?
- Paul Valente is Co-founder and Chief Customer Officer of VISO TRUST and previously served as CISO of Restoration Hardware, Lending Club, and ASAPP. He holds the CISSP and CISM designations and is an ISO 27001 Lead Implementer, with more than 25 years of experience across technology, financial services, e-commerce, and information security.
- Where does Paul Valente work?
- Paul Valente is Founder of Viso Trust.
- What companies did Paul Valente found?
- Paul Valente founded Viso Trust.
- Where did Paul Valente go to school?
- Paul Valente studied at Deloitte & Touche (CISO Lab); PECB; San Francisco State University, Lam Family College of Business (Finance, International Business).
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Also attended College of Marin2
Shared employers
Also worked at VISO TRUST3
Also worked at ASAPP9
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Also worked at Restoration Hardware8
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