Georgia’s information technology sector includes SaaS companies, communications platforms, security consultancies, cloud-native software firms, and enterprise technology providers that serve customers far beyond the state. That breadth creates a demanding cybersecurity environment where leaders must secure products, cloud infrastructure, internal operations, data governance, and compliance at the same time. The executives in this group stand out for building modern security programs that support scale, resilience, and customer trust in fast-moving technology businesses.
Menley Khuu — Deputy CISO, Twilio
Menley Khuu has built a strong track record across cybersecurity governance, risk management, compliance, and executive leadership in some of the most complex enterprise environments in the market. At Twilio, he has advanced from senior GRC leadership to Head of Information Security and then Deputy CISO, reflecting both strategic range and organizational trust. Earlier roles at GE gave him deep experience in enterprise-wide cyber governance, regulatory oversight, privacy, metrics, awareness, and executive communications, including board-level reporting. His background makes him a notable security leader in Georgia’s broader technology ecosystem, particularly where security has to align tightly with business scale and global operations.
David Ehn — CISO, Agilysys
David Ehn leads cybersecurity at Agilysys, where he has driven a broad transformation of the company’s security program across cloud, SaaS, governance, product security, and AI oversight. His work spans executive AI governance, board engagement, PCI, SOX, and SOC 2 readiness, and the embedding of security controls into engineering and IT workflows. Before Agilysys, he held senior security architecture and engineering roles at Fiserv, SunTrust, and Global Payments, giving him extensive experience in designing enterprise security strategies across both product and infrastructure environments. That combination of technical depth and executive execution is especially relevant in a technology sector built on hosted platforms and software delivery.
David Futch — CISO, Verint
David Futch serves as CISO at Verint after a long progression through security, IT operations, support, compliance, and program leadership inside the company. His responsibilities now span policy, governance, security controls, board reporting, third-party risk, incident response, testing, and the integration of security into development, continuity, and recovery efforts. What makes his profile especially compelling is the way it reflects internal operational credibility built over many years, rather than a short external appointment. In a major software and customer engagement technology company, that kind of continuity can be a major advantage in maturing security across the enterprise.
Dr. Vivian Lyon — CIO & CISO, Plaza Dynamics
Dr. Vivian Lyon brings an unusually broad blend of cybersecurity, software engineering, cloud leadership, education, and responsible AI advocacy to her role at Plaza Dynamics. Her career spans nearly three decades across technology, leadership, and business functions, with experience building and securing applications, infrastructure, and enterprise systems across multiple industries. She is also deeply involved in mentoring, workforce development, and inclusive leadership in cybersecurity. That blend of practitioner, executive, and educator perspective makes her an important figure in Georgia’s technology leadership landscape, especially as more companies look to connect cyber strategy with AI, cloud modernization, and long-term talent development.
Jackie Groark — CISO, Edge Solutions LLC
Jackie Groark has spent much of her career building security operations and threat management capabilities, including major work at Southern Company where she helped stand up a SOC, SIEM support function, and insider threat fusion center from the ground up. She later brought that experience into CISO leadership roles at Veristor Systems and Verinext, and now serves as CISO at Edge Solutions. Her profile stands out for its focus on operational maturity, team building, structure, and measurable execution. In Georgia’s information technology sector, where many organizations still need leaders who can turn security ambition into functioning capability, that experience matters.
Matthew Latzman — CISO, NetRoadshow Inc.
Matthew Latzman leads information security at NetRoadshow, where he has played a central role in evolving the company’s security roadmap, cloud security posture, vendor oversight, workforce training, privacy practices, and incident response planning. His progression from senior security analyst to director and then CISO reflects hands-on ownership of the company’s compliance and security maturation, including SOC 2 and ISO-aligned work. In a software environment where customer trust and audit readiness are critical, his experience building practical, durable controls around cloud infrastructure and product development makes him a strong fit for this list.
Securing Georgia’s Expanding Technology Footprint
What makes this group compelling is that they represent different layers of Georgia’s technology economy. Some lead security for major software platforms, some for communications and customer technology companies, and others for consulting or services-driven organizations. Together, they reflect how cybersecurity leadership in Georgia’s IT sector increasingly requires more than defense alone. It requires governance, product thinking, cloud fluency, operational discipline, and the ability to support innovation without losing control of risk.
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