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Jason Hayek

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Member Board of Advisors at Cyberstarts
📍 Greater Phoenix Area, United States

Jason Hayek is the Global Chief Information Security Officer for Circle K, a Fortune 200 company, where he leads cybersecurity and technology infrastructure. He is also on the Board of Advisors for Cyberstarts, helping guide new companies. He is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and holds a CRISC certification.

Outside of his executive roles, Jason shows a humorous and observant nature. He applies lessons from everyday life, like the effectiveness of a decoy snake on his deck, to his professional philosophy on security, sharing these insights with his network.

Unique fact: He once humorously compared an ineffective plastic snake meant to scare birds to some cybersecurity controls he has seen over the years.

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Experience
31 Years
Current Role
Member Board of Advisors
Location
Greater Phoenix Area, United States
Personality Overview

How Jason shows up

Curious But Skeptical
ROI Driven
Friendly But Slow

They are often friendly and nice, but can sometimes suprise you with their piercing questions They typically tend to be late adopters even when they seem friendly and excited about what you have to sell They are unlikely to ever become strong champions even when the conversations are going well; you should focus on cultivating other champions

Priorities

Topics Jason cares about

Cybersecurity Startups
Serves as an advisor at Cyberstarts, expressing a passion for helping early-stage companies solve real-world cybersecurity problems.
Effective Security Controls
Emphasizes the importance of observing and verifying that security controls are actually effective, drawing parallels from everyday life.
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Career

Work history

9-2025
Member Board of Advisors
Cyberstarts
2-2022 - 11-2025
Global Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) and VP of Infrastructure
Circle K
2-2022 - 11-2025
Global Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) and VP Infrastructure
Alimentation Couche-Tard
5-2019 - 1-2022
AVP Enterprise Risk Management
Humana
8-2013 - 5-2019
State Farm Bank Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)
State Farm ®
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
2010 - 2012
MBA
Illinois State University
1999 - 1999
Exec. Programs - Negotiation Skills
Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Influence (I)

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