Gaming and esports are no longer niche industries. They operate global platforms, handle massive user bases, run live competitive events, and manage valuable digital assets. That scale makes cybersecurity a core business risk.
While not every esports organization has a formal CISO title, major gaming publishers and platforms do. Many also rely on senior security leaders who function as CISOs in practice, even if their titles differ.
Below are CISOs and security leaders shaping cybersecurity across gaming, esports, and iGaming.
Christopher Hymes
Chief Information Security Officer, Riot Games
Christopher Hymes leads information security and enterprise IT at Riot Games, one of the world’s largest gaming and esports companies. Riot operates global live-service games and major esports leagues, making security central to platform stability, player trust, and competitive integrity.
His role spans infrastructure security, enterprise risk, and protection of Riot’s global gaming ecosystem.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrishymes
Borja Berastegui Anzorandia
Vice President, Information Security
Borja Berastegui Anzorandia is a senior security executive with deep experience in product security, secure development, penetration testing, and risk management. His background aligns closely with the needs of gaming platforms that operate at scale and rely on continuous delivery.
His work reflects the growing focus on shifting security left in game development pipelines.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bberastegui
Kieren Lovell
Chief Information Security Officer, Pragmatic Solutions (iGaming)
Kieren Lovell serves as CISO at Pragmatic Solutions, an iGaming platform provider supporting regulated gaming and betting markets. His role covers governance, compliance, and platform security in a sector where financial risk and regulatory pressure are high.
iGaming CISOs often face similar challenges to esports platforms, including fraud prevention, account security, and availability during peak usage.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kierenl/?originalSubdomain=gi
Jessica Gulick
Cybersecurity Leader and US Cyber Games Commissioner
Jessica Gulick is a recognized cybersecurity leader and commissioner for the US Cyber Games. While not tied to a single gaming publisher, her work sits at the intersection of competitive gaming concepts and cybersecurity skill development.
Her leadership highlights how esports-style competition is influencing the future of cyber talent pipelines.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessicagulick
Kerry R. Bourgoine
Associate Director, Esports and IT
Kerry Bourgoine operates at the overlap of esports operations and IT leadership. Roles like this often absorb core security responsibilities in esports organizations that do not yet have a dedicated CISO.
These leaders manage infrastructure, event systems, and player-facing technology where outages or breaches can directly impact live competition.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kerry-r-bourgoine
Olamide Tunde
Founder and Cybersecurity Leader with Esports Focus
Olamide Tunde brings together cybersecurity leadership and esports-focused initiatives. Founders and operators in this space often act as de facto CISOs, especially in emerging gaming markets where security maturity is still evolving.
This reflects a broader trend of security leadership emerging from entrepreneurial roles in gaming ecosystems.
LinkedIn: https://ng.linkedin.com/in/olamide-tunde-a45647377
Gaming platforms face challenges that mirror critical infrastructure in other industries:
- Massive user bases and real-time availability requirements
- Live competitive environments vulnerable to cheating and disruption
- High-value digital assets, accounts, and intellectual property
- Global audiences with uneven regulatory coverage
As esports and gaming continue to professionalize, formal CISO roles will become more common across teams, publishers, and platforms.