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Michael Hanley

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Vice President, Chief Information Security Officer at General Motors
📍 Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

Mike Hanley is the Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer at General Motors, leveraging deep expertise from his time as CTO at GitHub and VP of Security at Duo Security. He has a strong background in building security programs and transforming cloud security frameworks. He holds a Masters degree from Carnegie Mellon University.

There is no publicly available information regarding Mikes personal life or hobbies. His professional focus is on cybersecurity and technology leadership. He previously conducted research at CERT/CC on insider threats.

He played a key role in building the security function at Duo Security preceding its $2. 35 billion acquisition by Cisco.

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Current Role
Vice President, Chief Information Security Officer
Location
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
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Priorities

Topics Michael cares about

Automotive Cybersecurity
As CISO of General Motors, his primary focus is ensuring vehicles are safe, secure, and trustworthy in an era of increasing connectivity.
Open Source Security
As a Governing Board Member of OpenSSF and former GitHub CTO, he is a vocal advocate for securing the open-source software ecosystem.
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Career

Work history

12-2024
Vice President, Chief Information Security Officer
General Motors
8-2024 - 12-2024
Chief Technology Officer
GitHub
6-2022 - 8-2024
Chief Security Officer and SVP of Engineering
GitHub
11-2021 - 12-2024
Governing Board Member
OpenSSF
2-2021 - 8-2024
Chief Security Officer
GitHub
In the press

Media appearances

What’s in the SOSS? Podcast #13 – GitHub’s Mike Hanley and Transforming the “Dept. of No” Into the Dept. of “Yes And…”. Featured in OpenSSF Podcast
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General Motors Appoints New Chief Information Security Officer. Featured in National CIO Review
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Education
2008 - 2010
M.Sc.
Carnegie Mellon University
2006 - 2008
B.A.
Michigan State University
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