John Wheeler has over 23 years of experience in the cybersecurity industry, starting as a pioneer in the emerging managed security services market in the late 90s. He has spent the last two decades building high-growth market-leading cybersecurity businesses that have helped enterprises, governments and institutions around the world defend themselves against an evolving and dynamic range of cyber risks. John is currently the VP and Chief Business Information Security Officer for Cognizant. John was previously the CISO and Vice President of Integrated Solutions for IBM Security. As CISO, John was responsible for IBM Security’s cyber risk program. As the VP of Integrated Solutions, John was responsible for bringing together IBM Security’s products, services and partners to design, build and manage solutions for its most demanding clients. Prior to this role, John held multiple executive leadership positions with a broad range of responsibilities including strategy, offering management, alliances, development, engineering sales, operations and services delivery. John has a passion for building diverse teams that can transform business with breakthrough ideas and innovation. He is a dedicated advocate and frequent speaker on the value of diversity and inclusion and cyber security talent programs.