Jeff Williams

Pioneer
DISC Type : DSI

Chief Information Security Officer at Sigma360

Seattle, Washington, United States

Overview

Jeff Williams is the Chief Information Security Officer at Sigma360, leveraging extensive experience from roles at AWS, Avast, and Microsoft. He architects global security and privacy programs and holds a CISSP certification. Colleagues describe him as an innovative, strategic, and intellectually curious leader.

He is passionate about developing talent and is considered an excellent manager who genuinely cares about the career paths of his team members. Known for his professionalism and great sense of humor, he has been a tireless champion for security and privacy for over fifteen years.

Unique fact: Jeff received a commendation for his direct participation in the successful takedown of the Rustock botnet, a major cybercrime operation.

Personality Overview

Decisive But Friendly

Dynamic But Sincere

Friendly But Fast

They combine a unique set of diverse traits where they are fast and friendly but can slow down to be thorough when needed  They have the unique ability to win both love and respect from their team (or outsiders) If they are convinced, they can become very strong champions for your product

Topics They Care About

Cybersecurity Leadership
Serves as a Senior Academic Scholar and Visiting Lecturer for the Cybersecurity Leadership Program at Duke University, teaching the next generation of leaders.
Global Security Strategy
He is responsible for developing and elevating security strategy, managing risk, and ensuring regulatory compliance in his executive role at Sigma360.
Risk and Compliance
His current role involves managing risk, and he recently highlighted his company being named a category leader in RiskTech for name and transaction screening.

Media Appearances

Jeff has no verified media appearances

Work History

8-2025
Chief Information Security Officer at Sigma360
6-2022
Senior Academic Scholar and Visiting Lecturer at Duke University Sanford School of Public Policy
1-2023 - 8-2025
Senior Principal Security Engineer at Amazon Web Services (AWS)
1-2021 - 12-2022
Global Head of Security (Policy | Projects | Architecture) at Avast
5-2018 - 1-2021
Chief Strategy Officer at FiveBy Solutions

Education

6-2022 - 6-2022
Cybersecurity Leadership Program from Duke University Sanford School of Public Policy
BA from Bennington College

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Insights For Selling To Jeff

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Build a trustworthy relationship while keeping the product center-stage
  • Showcase existing customers and use case-studies to grab their attention
  • Keep your pitch focused on the impact but nurture the relationship too

DONT's

  • Don’t be very informal during the early interactions even if they are being so themselves
  • Don't lean very heavily into providing too much information, sharing whitepapers etc.
  • Don’t be too verbose or overly friendly; a little bit, however, is fine

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Jeff is

  • Nothing less than a strong combination of proof of results, relationship and high levels of professionalism is effective with them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Jeff

  • They can say no while staying friendly, but can also be pursuaded to reconsider

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Jeff move?

  • They are generally fast movers and can take quick decisions
  • Can Jeff take some risk or not?

  • They have high risk-appetite but can get ahead of themselves once in a while. Observe carefully

You And Jeff

Personality Compatibility


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