Tony Arous

Tony Arous currently serves as the Chief Information Security Officer at Twilio and is a member of Aphinia and The CISO Society. Previously, Tony held various roles at Autodesk from December 2016 to December 2023, including acting Chief Security Officer, where leadership of a security organization and quarterly reporting to the Board of Directors were key responsibilities. Under Tony's direction, the focus evolved from security to broader trust elements in engineering. Prior experience includes a Senior Manager position at Dell EMC, where Tony championed product security across a diverse portfolio, and significant roles in software engineering and security management. Educational credentials encompass an MBA from Northeastern University and both a Master's and Bachelor's from Tufts University in Electrical and Computer Engineering, respectively.