Tom August, VP and CISO, John Muir Health

Tom August, VP and CISO, John Muir Health

Tom August (CISSP, CPHIMS) is an award-winning CISO and respected industry leader with
over 25 years of experience in Information Security, IT Auditing and Risk Management. Tom
has made a career of developing, implementing and managing financially-responsible cyber
programs that effectively balance risk, regulatory requirements and strategic business goals.
Tom currently serves as Vice President & Chief Information Security Officer for John Muir
Health, a nationally-recognized healthcare leader comprised of two acute care hospitals, a
behavioral health center and community health practices located throughout the east San
Francisco bay area. As CISO, Tom has overall responsibility for assessing, measuring,
addressing and reporting on technology risk and compliance matters across the entire health
system.
Prior to joining John Muir, Tom served in leadership roles at Sharp Healthcare, Sony
Corporation, Pacific Life Insurance Company, Deloitte and Ernst & Young. Tom is a co-author
of “The CISO Handbook”, an alumnus of the FBI CISO Academy, and a frequent presenter at
healthcare and information security industry events. Tom is widely-recognized for publishing a
popular Information Security Buzzword Bingo Scorecard each year to highlight the need for
more meaningful dialogue between information security professionals, vendors and business
leaders.