Chris Niggel

Chris Niggel is an accomplished cybersecurity professional currently serving as the Head of Security at Watershed since February 2025, where responsibilities include ensuring information security for the company's climate platform and corporate infrastructure. In addition to this role, Chris is a member of the Team8 CISO Village, fostering collaboration among cybersecurity leaders, and holds advisory positions at BeyondID, Passthrough, and Connect The Dots. Chris has extensive experience, including a decade at Okta, Inc. where the role of Regional CSO involved direct customer engagement during security incidents and leading a sizable security team through critical transitions. Previous roles at LinkedIn involved pivotal contributions to cloud security and identity management, alongside a strong technical background in network engineering and application development from positions at Iteon Consulting and Daybreak ICS. Chris earned a Computer Science degree from the University of Vermont.