Joel Weise

Joel Weise serves as the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Bitwage since October 2014, where responsibilities include advising on security and compliance for applications and systems. With extensive experience in security leadership roles, Weise has also been the CISO at Bowen Security Research Labs since August 2012, focusing on risk management and governance frameworks. As Editorial Chair for the ISSA Journal since 2004, Weise guides editorial content relevant to the information security industry. Previous positions include Director of Security and Compliance at HootSuite Media Inc., Director of Security Architecture at Oracle, and significant roles at Sun Microsystems, Visa, Bank of America, and Northrop Grumman Corporation. Education includes a degree from California State University, Northridge, completed between 1975 and 1979.