Forrest Johnson

Forrest Johnson, CISSP, serves as the Principal Engineer for Security Architecture and Engineering at Nordstrom, a role held since May 2015, leading efforts in security architecture and engineering. Johnson's expertise includes significant contributions in Governance Risk and Compliance (GRC), focusing on data classification and protection, security assessments, and architecture reviews throughout various positions at Nordstrom. Prior experience includes roles as a Senior Systems Security Engineer at Vertafore and Director of Telecommunications at ACD.net, emphasizing network security, systems administration, and customer support across multiple technologies. Johnson holds a Bachelor of Arts in Communications (IT) and English from Alma College.