Andrew Kirkland

Andrew Kirkland serves as the Senior Vice President and Global Chief Information Security Officer at The Walt Disney Company since April 2025. In addition, Andrew is a member of the Board of Advisors for the Cloud Security Alliance's CxO Trust program, contributing to strategic initiatives and guiding research efforts. Previously, Andrew held the position of Global CISO and Senior Vice President of Information Security at PepsiCo from August 2022 to April 2025, and served as Chief Information Security Officer at Starbucks from February 2016 to October 2022, where important leadership roles included vice president of Global Cybersecurity Services and director of Information Security. Furthermore, Andrew was a board member of the Internet Security Alliance from December 2019 to August 2022, advocating for pro-market cybersecurity approaches. Andrew holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business and Mathematics from Adrian College, awarded in January 1998.