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Adam DeMonaco

Visionary · DISC type Ds
Governing Body Member, San Francisco CISO Community at Evanta, a Gartner Company
📍 San Francisco Bay Area, United States

Adam DeMonaco is a product-first Chief Information Security Officer at Rakuten Rewards, specializing in cybersecurity, privacy, and AI risk. He is an action-oriented leader focused on driving secure innovation and aligning security operations with business strategy. He is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) who studied at Stanfords Graduate School of Business.

He is a mentor for Cyversity, a program dedicated to supporting underrepresented minorities in cybersecurity. Adam is also a governing body member for the San Francisco CISO Community, helping to shape relevant content and agendas for local security leaders.

Unique fact: Adam believes that "security today is a data game, " emphasizing the need to analyze data quickly to find anomalies.

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Experience
5 Years
Current Role
Governing Body Member, San Francisco CISO Community
Job Level
Leadership
Location
San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Personality Overview

How Adam shows up

Early Adopter
Fast But Thoughtful
Goal-Oriented

They exhibit a rare combination of being result-oriented but patient at the same time. They are very professional in their approach and can weigh multiple perspectives together. Reading between the lines and seeing beyond your words comes naturally to them.

Priorities

Topics Adam cares about

AI & Data Security
He is a frequent speaker on leveraging AI and LLMs for data discovery, classification, and threat detection, as seen in his recent talks at Snowflake Summit 2025.
Data Governance
He describes data governance as a continuously evolving program, focusing on discovery, classification, and tagging to ensure proper security controls are in place.
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Career

Work history

4-2025
Governing Body Member, San Francisco CISO Community
Evanta, a Gartner Company
12-2024
Chief Information Security Officer
Rakuten
8-2023 - 12-2024
Chief Information Security Officer
Velo Payments
9-2020 - 11-2024
Chief Information Security Officer
Yapstone
1-2023 - 12-2023
Cyberversity Mentor
Cyversity Mentorship Program
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Stanford University Graduate School of Business
Certification
Boston University
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

D

Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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