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Chris Zupa

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Director, Cyber Defense and Security Operations at Baylor Scott & White Health
📍 Dallas, Texas, United States

Chris Zupa is a distinguished cybersecurity executive with over 21 years of experience, currently serving as the Director of Cyber Defense and Security Operations at Baylor Scott & White Health. A West Point graduate, he specializes in building global security operations centers (SOCs) from the ground up and has a proven track record of leading large, high-performing teams.

During his time at West Point, Chris was a member of the Army lacrosse team, where he was a standout face-off specialist. His dedication to teamwork and strategy on the field has translated into his successful leadership style in the corporate world.

Unique fact: Chris attended both the United States Army Airborne and Air Assault schools, demonstrating a high level of physical and mental resilience.

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Experience
23 Years
Current Role
Director, Cyber Defense and Security Operations
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Dallas, Texas, United States
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Modern SOCs
He recently participated as an expert panelist at a North Texas ISSA event to discuss the evolution of Security Operations Centers, covering people, processes, and technology.
Cybersecurity Leadership
His career is defined by senior leadership roles, having built seven global SOCs and managed teams of up to 126 security professionals for Fortune 500 companies.
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Career

Work history

10-2025
Director, Cyber Defense and Security Operations
Baylor Scott & White Health
5-2024 - 6-2025
Sr. Director, Security Analytics & Automation ◆ Led 12 Sr. SIEM Engineers ◆
McKesson
11-2020 - 6-2024
Sr. Director, Security Ops Center ◆ Led 31 Security Analysts ◆ 24x7 Security Monitoring
McKesson
10-2017 - 3-2020
Sr. Director, Network Security Operations ◆ Led 12 Engineers ◆ Managed over 600 firewalls
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma & Texas
6-2016 - 10-2017
Director of Security Operations ◆ Led 8 Security Engineers ◆ Managed MSSP
Neiman Marcus Group
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Education
B.S.
United States Military Academy at West Point
Master's of Business Administration (MBA)
Satish & Yasmin Gupta College of Business
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