Alex Levy

Questioner
DISC Type : c

Chief Information Security Officer at BNSF Railway

New York, New York, United States

Overview

Alex Levy is the Chief Information Security Officer at BNSF Railway, bringing extensive experience from senior security roles at Goldman Sachs, Walmart, and TD Ameritrade. He is a certified Openstack Administrator and holds an ITIL certification. Colleagues describe him as a knowledgeable, fair, talented, and dedicated leader with a strong engineering background.

He has a track record of holding top security leadership positions across the diverse industries of transportation, finance, and retail.

Personality Overview

Cautious & Analytical

Value Seeker

Not Easily Convinced

They generally do not appreciate an overfriendly approach and prefer to stay to-the-point.  They are more likely than others to negotiate on pricing and terms. While they don't hesitate to ask questions, they are generally risk-averse and tend to be late adopters.

Topics They Care About

Cybersecurity Leadership
Currently the CISO at BNSF Railway, and previously held CISO and senior information security director roles at Goldman Sachs and Walmart.
Zero Trust Networking
Has posted publicly about actively seeking engineers specializing in Zero Trust Networking (ZTN), indicating a focus on this security model.
Financial Services Security
Gained deep expertise in the financial sector's security challenges through CISO and VP roles at Goldman Sachs and TD Ameritrade.

Media Appearances

Alex has no verified media appearances

Work History

8-2025
Chief Information Security Officer at BNSF Railway
1-2022 - 8-2025
Chief Information Security Officer, AWM at Goldman Sachs
5-2021 - 12-2021
Senior Director, Information Security at Walmart
10-2017 - 5-2021
Director, Information Security at Walmart
11-2009 - 10-2017
Vice President, Security Platform & Cloud Engineering at TD Ameritrade

Education

Alex has no verified education history

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Insights For Selling To Alex

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Keep some extra margin in hand as they will likely negotiate the pricing
  • Back up any claims with data and numbers
  • Tell them that you will come back if you don’t have a good answer for a question

DONT's

  • Don’t overhype the product/pitch, keep it measured
  • Don’t depend too much on anecdotal evidence, it reduces their confidence
  • Avoid phrases like ‘do not worry about’, ‘no one compares to’ etc.

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Alex is

  • Confidence that the product provides ROI, effective pricing and process adherence matter the most to them.

  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Alex

  • It doesn’t come naturally to them but they can say no if they are not convinced.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Alex move?

  • They can move at a reasonable pace while making their decisions if they have the necessary information.

  • Can Alex take some risk or not?

  • They can take some risk if they are confident that they have analyzed the circumstances well.


You And Alex

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