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John R. Sander

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VP and Chief Information Security Officer at Wesco Distribution
📍 Greater Chicago Area, United States

John is the VP and Chief Information Security Officer at WESCO, with over 25 years of experience in developing global technology solutions. He holds an MBA from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business. Colleagues describe him as a skilled, agile, steady, and smart leader.

John is a four-time CSO 50 Innovation Award winner and a three-time finalist for the Chicago CISO of the Year.

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Experience
33 Years
Current Role
VP and Chief Information Security Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Greater Chicago Area, United States
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Cybersecurity Innovation
He has led his team at Wesco to win two consecutive CSO50 Awards for innovation in cybersecurity, an achievement he is very proud of.
Enterprise Risk Management
His roles consistently focus on identifying, prioritizing, and remediating risks on a global enterprise scale, a practice he is recognized for establishing in previous leadership positions.
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Career

Work history

6-2018
VP and Chief Information Security Officer
Wesco Distribution
4-2015 - 5-2018
Senior Director, Chief Information Security Officer
Adtalem Global Education
1-2012 - 3-2015
Director, Information Security Technology, Cyber, Operations
Mars
8-2008 - 1-2012
Senior Manager, Enterprise Architecture
Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company
5-2006 - 7-2008
Senior Manager, Global Infrastructure Communications and Security
Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company
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Education
1998 - 2001
MBA
The University of Chicago Booth School of Business
1990 - 1993
Bachelor of Science
University of Michigan
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