Oregon’s cybersecurity leadership bench reflects a mix of enterprise security, higher education, healthcare, public service, and industry-facing strategy. The women in this feature show how cyber leadership in the state is not limited to one kind of role. Some are building and guiding security programs inside major organizations, while others are shaping the profession through advisory work, education, and long-term risk leadership. Their backgrounds span compliance, identity and access management, governance, business continuity, secure software, and executive communication. Together, they reflect an Oregon cybersecurity landscape where trust, resilience, and practical leadership continue to matter across sectors.
Caroline Wong — CISO Advisory Board Member, The Cybersphere Group
Caroline Wong serves as a CISO Advisory Board Member at The Cybersphere Group and is also Chief Strategy Officer at Axari, bringing more than two decades of cybersecurity leadership experience shaped by security strategy, executive communications, and program-building. Her background includes leadership roles at Teradata, where she served as Chief of Staff to the CISO, and at Cobalt, where she helped scale the company’s security strategy and delivery model across thousands of penetration tests and a rapidly growing global operation. Earlier roles at Cigital, Symantec, Zynga, and eBay added experience across software security, compliance, governance, security metrics, and enterprise security leadership. She stands out for making cybersecurity more accessible and human-centered while helping organizations translate security into business-relevant action.
Marjorie McLagan — Deputy Chief Information Security Officer, Oregon State University
Marjorie McLagan is Deputy Chief Information Security Officer at Oregon State University, where she brings a mix of information security, infrastructure, and project leadership experience to a major higher education environment. Before stepping into the deputy CISO role, she served in infrastructure and project management positions at Oregon State University and previously held project and knowledge operations roles supporting military and defense environments, including work with Smartronix, Jacobs, and Delta Solutions and Strategies. Her career also includes service as a United States Air Force officer, along with graduate study in IT management and human resource management. She stands out for the breadth of her operational and leadership background, particularly her experience managing complex systems, communications, and mission-focused teams.
Jayashree Srinivasan — AVP of Cyber Security / CISO, M Financial Group
Jayashree Srinivasan is AVP of Cyber Security and CISO at M Financial Group, where she focuses on building security programs that protect the organization while enabling business growth. Her career spans more than 27 years across IT, cybersecurity, project management, audit, and finance, giving her a multidisciplinary view of enterprise and cyber risk management. Before joining M Financial Group, she served as a cybersecurity consultant, held security leadership roles with the State of Oregon and the Oregon Department of Revenue, and worked in information security, business continuity, and disaster recovery positions at Oregon Lottery and other organizations. She stands out for her long record of integrating cybersecurity into broader enterprise risk and business operations, along with a strong commitment to mentoring and community-building.
Brenda Gibson — CTO, Oregon State Treasury
Brenda Gibson most recently served as Chief Technology Officer at Oregon State Treasury, where she provided strategic leadership and technical direction for enterprise-wide technology initiatives, infrastructure operations, cloud services, vendor management, and enterprise security solutions. Her broader background includes senior information services and IT leadership roles at Corban University and Multnomah University, where she developed campus cybersecurity programs, supported disaster recovery and business continuity planning, and helped ensure compliance with major data and privacy requirements. Earlier experience at Integra Telecom and CNF added deep infrastructure and systems management expertise. She stands out for her long history of team building, operational leadership, and aligning enterprise technology strategy with security, service, and institutional needs.
Marina Britsky — Cyber Security Identity & Access Management Leader, Kaiser Permanente
Marina Britsky is a Cyber Security Identity & Access Management Leader at Kaiser Permanente, where she brings a strategic and user-centered approach to identity and access services within a large healthcare technology environment. Her work spans mission-critical applications, access and software management, user requirements, compliance, risk assessment, and remediation, supported by a background that includes healthcare operations, software management, and business consulting. She has also served in board and advisory roles tied to women in technology and other professional organizations, reflecting a broader leadership presence beyond her formal enterprise responsibilities. She stands out for her long experience connecting technical systems, operational needs, and user-focused implementation across complex healthcare and IT environments.
Where Oregon’s Cyber Leadership Connects Strategy and Trust
The women in this Oregon feature reflect a cybersecurity ecosystem shaped by both enterprise depth and community-minded leadership. Their work spans software companies, universities, public institutions, financial services, and healthcare, with responsibilities that range from executive strategy and IAM leadership to education, infrastructure, and risk governance. Just as important, their careers show that cybersecurity leadership in Oregon is often defined by the ability to connect technical priorities with people, institutions, and long-term trust. That combination gives the state a strong and distinctive cyber leadership profile.
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