Jesper Johansson

Jesper Johansson is a highly experienced security professional with a diverse background in technical leadership and strategic roles across major technology firms. As Senior Principal Security Engineer at Paxos, Jesper serves as the Technical Lead for Security, Privacy, IT, and Engineering within a 200-person organization. Previous roles include Tech Lead for Security & IT at Robinhood, Chief Security Architect and CISO at GoDaddy, and VP & CISO at Yubico. Jesper has also held senior positions at Google, Amazon, and Microsoft, contributing significantly to security architecture, compliance, and risk management across various platforms and organizations. Jesper holds a Ph.D. in Management Information Systems, as well as an MBA and MS in Information Systems from the University of Maryland, and a BA in International Business from California State University.