Christopher Paidhrin
Senior Information Security Officer
Christopher Paidhrin's mission over the past 22 years of his information security leadership and service has been to 'add lasting value'. Christopher is an internationally recognized public sector and healthcare information security authority and mentor, having received recognition and awards for service excellence, including NetworkWorld, ISE (iise.org), SC Magazine, Information Security magazine’s 2011 “Security 7” Award, and 2021 Oregon CISO of the Year (SIM). For the past seven years Christopher has been the Senior (Chief) Information Security Officer for the City of Portland, Oregon, aligning cybersecurity best practices with Citywide services and values, including equity, diversity, privacy, and open data governance.
