Christopher King

About Christopher King

Chris is an experienced cybersecurity leader working at Northwestern Mutual as a Vice President for Enterprise Cybersecurity, responsible for cyber defense for the company. Previously he was Senior Director for Cyber Threat Operations, leading an organization of Threat Intelligence, Threat Hunting, AI Development, and Offensive Security experts. He has led high performing teams in almost every area of cybersecurity and established security programs and practices at organizations. Chris has spoken at BsidesLV, DC3, DFRWS, GFIRST, FIRST, and other conferences. He has taught information security courses both in the US and overseas.Specialties: Information Security Architecture, Digital Forensics, Penetration Testing, Incident Response, Vulnerability Assessments, Security Modeling and Analytics, Automotive Security, Insider Threat, DevOps, Application Security, Threat Intelligence

Experience

1. Vice President, Enterprise Cybersecurity

   Northwestern Mutual

   Nov 2025 — Present · Milwaukee, WI, US

Education

• Penn State University

  Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Information Sciences and Technology

  2003 — 2007

• Carnegie Mellon University

  Master of Science (M.S.), Information Security Policy and Management

  2008 — 2010

• Penn State University

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Medieval Studies

  2003 — 2007

Skills

• Network Security
• Information Security
• Security Architecture Design
• Digital Forensics
• Information Security Management
• Security
• Vulnerability Assessment
• Computer Security
• Security Policy
• Nist
• Vulnerability Management
• Incident Response
• Vulnerability Discovery
• Penetration Testing
• Computer Forensics
• Information Assurance