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Bob S.

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Interim Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Merck
📍 Greater Philadelphia, United States

Bob is a security executive with over 20 years of experience transforming security operations across Fortune 500, venture capital, and military sectors. As Interim CISO at Merck, he leverages his CISSP certification and military intelligence background. Colleagues describe him as an intelligent, technically competent, and outstanding leader.

Rooted in a disciplined background, Bob was a Distinguished Military Graduate from the ROTC program at the University at Buffalo. He is an active member of the cybersecurity community, frequently speaking on panels and co-hosting networking events for industry leaders to share ideas on emerging topics.

A unique initiative of his is the creation of the Future Operations Response Team (FORT), a concept team specializing in proactive cyber hygiene operations.

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Experience
20 Years
Current Role
Interim Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Greater Philadelphia, United States
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Proactive Cyber Defense
He recently served as a panelist at the Google Cyber Defense Summit, where he discussed this specific topic and introduced a new team focused on it.
Emerging AI Threats
He has publicly shared concerns about criminals using illicit AI tools to create deceptive websites and text messages, highlighting it as a key focus area.
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Career

Work history

7-2025
Interim Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)
Merck
9-2024 - 7-2025
Associate Vice President (AVP), Global Cyber Fusion Center Lead
Merck
7-2022
Cybersecurity Advisory Board
Blackstone
4-2022 - 9-2024
Chief Information and Security Officer (CIO/CISO)
Renaissance Learning
10-2019 - 4-2022
Deputy Chief Information Security Officer
DuPont
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Education
Bachelor of Science - B.S.
University at Buffalo
Masters of Arts (M.A.)
American Military University
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Military Intelligence Officer Advanced Course
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