Gil Vega
Gil Vega is Veeam’s Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). He is responsible for establishing and executing Veeam’s vision and strategy to ensure its information assets and solutions are adequately protected, while driving strategies to help customers protect their critical data across multiple environments and ensure regulatory compliance.
With more than 20 years of experience, Gil is widely respected as an expert in cybersecurity operations, digital security and technology risk management in highly regulated environments. Before joining Veeam, Gil was Managing Director & CISO for CME Group, the world’s leading exchange operator. Prior to his career in financial services, Gil was a member of the U.S. federal government’s Senior Executive Service and served as the Associate Chief Information Officer & CISO for the U.S. Department of Energy and as CISO for U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement in Washington, DC.
Gil holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in Information Systems & Information Assurance, is a graduate of the Federal Executive Institute in Charlottesville, and a proud veteran of the U.S. Army, having participated in combat operations in Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm.
Chief Information Security Officer