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Cybersecurity is undoubtedly one of the most important roles in today's tech and business worlds! The CISO & CSO Power 100 keeps track of some of the world’s most influential CISO and CSO leaders across industries.

The CISO & CSO Power 100 updates weekly and primarily focuses on tech leaders in the United States, but a few notable international names may also appear on the list. Scores are generated based on how many Twitter followers each CISO/CSO leader has and how many people they follow on Twitter.

This list is managed by Clarify360, connect with them on twitter at @Clarify360.

Rank			Total Score	Following Count	Followers Count
1.	(1)	Rob Schmidt tech exec. strategic advisor. #WritingCommunity #Art #Stanford #GeorgiaTech tweets and DMs are not financial advice, nor am I an advisor. do your own research.	99	79,595	89,213
2.	(2)	J Wolfgang Goerlich Advisory CISO with Cisco. I’m an unflinchingly optimistic greybeard in this cyber dystopia. Views expressed are my own. Reach me with my website’s contact form.	98	39,717	51,344
3.	(3)	Dave Kennedy Founder of @Binary_Defense, @TrustedSec. Family, Hacker, Health, CSO, Media/TV, USMC, Intel. Co-host @WeHackHealth. Life Motto: Make the world a safer place.	97	5,501	122,837
4.	(4)	Mark Lynd C-level Top 25 Rated Global Influencer w/ Real-World Experience in #CyberSecurity #Fintech #AI #IoT #IIoT & #DigitalTransformation - CISSP, ISSAP, ISSMP	97	25,471	40,388
5.	(5)	Lenny Zeltser Advances information security. Grows tech businesses. Fights malware. // CISO at @AxoniusInc. Author and Faculty Fellow at @SANSInstitute. Creator of @REMnux.	93	2,024	50,264
6.	(6)	Chuck Brooks Chuck Brooks is a thought leader in cybersecurity, homeland security and emerging technologies.	91	7,025	15,647
7.	(7)	Nikk Gilbert CISO of RWE \| Veteran, Cybersecurity Executive, Advisor, Leader & Mentor in Information Security #CISO #GenX #RWE	90	10,916	10,334
8.	(8)	Dave Lewis Global Advisory CISO @Cisco, keynote, breaker of things, dad, creator of (-:\|3, OG, DEF CON goon, raconteur, gentleman spy, investor, whisky distillery owner	90	1,844	39,734
9.	(9)	Michael Coates CISO, Eng & Venture @CoinList - Past: Co-founder & CEO @Altitude, CISO @Twitter, Head of Security @Mozilla, @OWASP Chairman \| Investor #cyber & #web3	87	2,192	11,186
10.	(10)	Alexander Anoufriev CISO with cadenza @ThousandEyes; Music enthusiast; Technology; DIY; SSA: Strategy, Security, Architecture; Tweets are my own	87	7,318	7,841
11.	(11)	Fermin J. Serna Databricks' CSO - Previously: Citrix's CISO, Semmle's CSO, Google's Head of Product Security, MSFT, entrepreneur. All opinions my own.	87	1,909	14,096
12.	(12)	Rick Holland @Reliaquest \| CISO \| x @digitalshadows \| x @Forrester \| x @USArmy intel #CyberSecurity \| #InfoSec \|#ThreatIntel \| #BBQ \| #Converse \| Public speaker	83	1,898	9,075
13.	(13)	Sujeet Bambawale Chief Information Security Officer @7Eleven. Ex- @Symantec, @NetApp, @Intuit, @KPMG & @EYNews \| @ULLafayette \| @BerkeleyHaas \| Board member \| #infosec #ai #data	82	1,381	19,720
14.	(14)	Mike Higgins HIRING. Amazon Pharmacy \| CISO \| Army Veteran \| Tweeting #Cyber #CyberSecurity and #InfoSec news. Opinions are my own	79	2,014	5,170
15.	(15)	Andrew Hay Devastatingly handsome #LongThickCanadian, competitive powerlifter, champion of inclusive #rugby, #COO @Lares_, aspiring #wine snob, and @AustinHunsRugby coach.	78	1,146	16,435
16.	(16)	Robert Hansen Deputy CTO, vCISO, defender of others' privacy, Advisor, often found joking.	78	954	37,000
17.	(17)	Richard Rushing Long Time Security Guru, CISO, Watching the same problems. same issues. Wireless, Network, Mobile, Exploits, and Malware. So many ways, just so little time :)	77	3,742	4,333
18.	(18)	Gary Hayslip #CISO #tinkertribe #veteran #Hacker #Gamer #LegoJedi #Mentor #Freemason #DataPrivacy #Christian #Father #Neurodiversity #SDSU #Aztec - my views are my own	76	2,921	3,811
19.	(19)	Nicholas J. Percoco Chief Security Officer at @krakenfx, hacker, @THOTCON OPER, @IamTheCavalry, @DEFCON NOC Goon, @SpiderLabs founder - Opinions are my own, not my employer’s	75	1,027	13,461
20.	(20)	Jeff Bryner CISO, ex Mozilla security, MozDef, Kinectasploit, p0wnlabs, dark beer, he/him. https://t.co/BUUM5eql24 Mastodon: https://t.co/2zE9SsxQ9g	74	2,724	3,488
21.	(21)	Dr. Abouelenein Ameerah’s and Maya’s Dad, Higher Ed Leader, CIO, CISO: Cloud Computing, Social Media, Network/Information Security, Risk Control, IT Governance & Strategy	71	1,534	4,595
22.	(22)	Limor Kessem #Cybersecurity advisor #CyberCrisis, #CISO, #ThreatIntel, champion diversity & women in tech. Polyglot. Mom. Work at IBM, opinions strictly my own. She/her.	70	1,641	4,131
23.	(23)	Geoff Belknap CISO @ LinkedIn - Find me there, no longer checking Twitter.	69	1,238	5,377
24.	(24)	Michael Perklin Digital Nomad. Member of various DAOs. Former CISO of ShapeShift. Chairman of C4. I love bitcoin, cryptography, blockchains, board games, and puns.	67	1,038	5,073
25.	(25)	Wendy Nather	65	402	30,058