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2025 Election - Director Candidate - John F. Petrie III

Candidate Name

John F. Petrie III


Nominated For

Director


Candidate Biography

John Petrie is a Senior Vice President and the Counsellor to the NTT Global CISO at NTT Corporation.

Concurrently, he was the Global Chief Information Security Officer for NTT Security Holdings, and the CEO, NTT Security (US) until May 2023.  His current responsibilities include the design, implementation, and maintenance of the Global Enterprise Security Architecture Plan, harmonization of security technologies and standards across NTT’s portfolio of businesses, including security investment recommendations.

He is an accomplished senior executive with more than 35 years of success in the manufacturing, financial services, defence, technology, security, telecommunications, education and healthcare industries. His areas of expertise include information security strategy, information security policy development, risk management, analysis and mitigation, security compliance and enterprise information security operations.  In addition to his commercial career, John retired from the United States Marine Corps with 20 years of service.

He is a Board Member of the UTSA Cyber Security & Analytics Advisory Council, among others.  Until his term ended in July 2023, he was a Board Member for the Cyber Threat Alliance (CTA). He is the former President and Board Member of the Alamo Chapter of the Information Systems Security Association (ISSA). John is an accomplished speaker, instructor, and writer and the author of “From Private to CEO (And Some Stuff In Between)” (October 15, 2019).  John was named an Information Systems Security Association (ISSA) Fellow in August 2023.

John holds an MBA, with a concentration in Information Systems from City University and is a graduate of the Defense Intelligence College in Washington D.C.  He holds multiple industry certifications including Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP).  

(https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnpetrie/ )  



Candidate Goals

My primary goal is to leverage my 30+ Years of experience in Information Security, Cybersecurity, Data Security, and Business to enhance the direction and overall goals of the ISSA.  

These are my individual goals as a Director on the International ISSA Board of Directors. 

  1. Support the membership in the areas of networking, knowledge sharing, and enhancing the mentoring program, specifically relating to mentoring our senior managers and directors to become senior executives in our profession.
  2. Supporting the ISSA Leadership with specific recommendations that advance the cybersecurity profession, including recommendations the financial health and well being of the ISSA globally.
  3. Participating in and providing strategic advice on governance, enhancing the ISSA’s global footprint and creating value by promoted a more secure eco-system across the digital world.

 


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