Curtis Simpson
CISO
Armis
Curtis Simpson, CISO at Armis, has over 20 years of experience as an innovative and forward-leading IT and Security practitioner, leader, and executive, and has been responsible for building and leading world-class global cybersecurity and compliance programs within complex Fortune 100 operations, enterprises, and startups.
In his role as CISO he has a broad range of responsibilities in addition to Armis’ internal security strategyand program. He is responsible for IT, Compliance, Threat & Intelligence Services, and is one of thecompany’s most active thought leaders.
Prior to joining Armis, Curtis held the role of Global CISO at Sysco Foods, a Fortune 54 organization, where he was responsible for building and leading the enterprise’s global security program and a number of highly business aligned IT service functions.
Additionally, Curtis holds the role of Chief, Product Market Alignment at Cyberstarts, a world leading cybersecurity focused venture capital firm. In this role he combines his experience and his overall passion for the space and works with portfolio companies to accelerate the product-market alignment on their journey to become important companies.