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Christoph Strizik

Critic · DISC type C
Chief Information Security Officer at Medibank
📍 Greater Sydney Area, Australia

Christoph Strizik is the Chief Information Security Officer at Medibank, known for transforming security capabilities in major organizations. He has a strong background in financial services and energy, and has completed an AI business strategy program at MIT. People he has worked with describe him as engaging, an exceptional leader, and a clear communicator.

He built a team at a previous company that won the "Best Place to Work for Women in Security" award at the Australian Women in Security Awards.

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Experience
7 Years
Current Role
Chief Information Security Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Greater Sydney Area, Australia
Personality Overview

How Christoph shows up

Negotiator
Objective Thinker
Critic

They like to do things independently and don’t look for support from others. They don’t appreciate bells and whistles unless backed by data. They are quite likely to negotiate on pricing or other key terms.

Priorities

Topics Christoph cares about

Cyber Team Culture
He frequently posts about creating a highly diverse and engaged cyber team, highlighting top-quartile culture scores and a flexible workplace.
Women in Security
His team won an award as a top workplace for women in security, and he actively showcases the careers of talented women on his team.
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Career

Work history

3-2025
Chief Information Security Officer
Medibank
5-2021 - 3-2025
APAC CISO Advisory Board Member
Corinium Global Intelligence
6-2017 - 3-2025
Chief Information Security Officer
Origin Energy
10-2021 - 12-2023
Industry Advisor - cyber security venture accelerator
CyRise
1-2021 - 12-2023
AWS Global CISO Advisory Council
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
In the press

Media appearances

Medibank CISO out following restructure. Featured in iTnews
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Education
2020 - 2020
CSAIL Artificial Intelligence: Implications for Business Strategy Program
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
9-2016 - 12-2022
GAICD
Australian Institute of Company Directors
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

C

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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