Brandon Swafford

Brandon Swafford currently serves as Chief Information Security Officer and Chief Technology Officer at HPS Investment Partners, LLC. With extensive experience in cybersecurity leadership, Swafford has held advisory roles at multiple organizations, including Virsec, Plurilock, and 1Kosmos - BlockID. Previously, Swafford was a Business Information Security Officer at Citadel, where responsibilities included the establishment of an insider threat program and management of GRC, audit and compliance, application security, and vulnerability management. Other notable positions include Chief Information Security Officer at Webster Bank and Chief Technology Officer focusing on data protection and insider threat at Forcepoint. Swafford earned a BA in Legal Communications from Washburn University.