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Adrian Salas

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Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at ShiftKey
📍 Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, United States

Adrian Salas is a Chief Information Security Officer with over 20 years of experience, specializing in rapidly building and scaling global security programs. Recognized by colleagues as gifted, creative, and diligent, he focuses on proactive threat defense and translating complex risk into clear executive-level decisions. Adrian holds a Masters degree from Penn State University.

There is no publicly available information about Adrians personal life, hobbies, or interests outside of his professional work in cybersecurity.

He once built and scaled a companys first security organization from the ground up to a 15-person team in just three months.

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Experience
20 Years
Current Role
Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)
Location
Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, United States
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Cyber Risk Scorecards
He developed a 5-factor scorecard to translate security risk into quantifiable business impact, helping secure a 40% budget increase by making the data understandable for boards.
Proactive Security
His core philosophy is building security programs that stop threats before they materialize, shifting cybersecurity from a cost center to a competitive advantage.
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Career

Work history

4-2022 - 8-2025
Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)
ShiftKey
1-2022 - 9-2023
Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)
Principles: A Ray Dalio Company
9-2021 - 5-2022
Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)
Genius
9-2014 - 4-2022
Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) / Head of IT Infrastructure & Cloud Operations
HHAeXchange
2-2009 - 9-2014
Head of IT Security
Love and Quiches Gourmet
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Education
2017 - 2019
Master of Professional Studies (M.P.S.)
Penn State University
2016 - 2018
Master of Professional Studies (M.P.S.)
Penn State College of Information Sciences and Technology
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