Board Member, Co-Founder - President & CPO at SecurityGate.io
📍 Houston, Texas, United States
Cherise Esparza is the Co-founder and President of SecurityGate. io, bringing over 15 years of expertise in OT/ICS cybersecurity. She has a deep background in managing risk management teams and holds an MBA from the University of St. Thomas. Colleagues describe her as detail-oriented, focused, and enthusiastic.
Outside of technology, she has discussed her shared loves of fashion, cars, and family on podcast appearances. Her interests also appear to extend to community causes, including philanthropic organizations like the American Cancer Society.
She began her career as a teenager, developing software for publicly traded companies and working as a "white hat" hacker to find corporate vulnerabilities.
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Experience
19 Years
Current Role
Board Member, Co-Founder - President & CPO
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Houston, Texas, United States
Personality Overview
How Cherise shows up
Generally Skeptic
Features Driven
Fast But Wary
They like to move fast and expect the same from others. They prefer to be the ones controlling the conversation or defining the terms. They are not always relationship oriented.
Priorities
Topics Cherise cares about
Industrial Cybersecurity
Her entire career is focused on securing OT/ICS environments, from leading global programs to co-founding a platform dedicated to critical infrastructure risk management.
SaaS Product Leadership
As the former Chief Product Officer, she successfully led product and development teams with an impressive 98% delivery rate, shaping the SecurityGate. io platform.
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Career
Work history
7-2023
Board Member, Co-Founder - President & CPO
SecurityGate.io
7-2020 - 8-2023
Board Member Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer
SecurityGate.io
2-2017 - 7-2020
Board Member Co-Founder & CTO
SecurityGate.io
12-2015 - 7-2020
Co Host
SecurityGuyRadio.com
8-2016 - 9-2017
Co-Founder & President
Gulf Coast Risk Solutions
In the press
Media appearances
SecurityGate Appoints Cherise Esparza as President. Featured in SecurityGate.io
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