Fred Lima

Fred Lima is an accomplished cybersecurity professional with extensive experience in security architecture and leadership roles. Currently, Fred serves as a Cybersecurity Architect at Pacific Gas and Electric Company and is a Board Member and Co-Chair of the Software-Defined Security Working Group at the Open Networking User Group since December 2016. Previously, Fred held the position of Principal Security Architect at eBay, focusing on Software-Defined Infrastructure and Cloud Security initiatives, and served as Chief Security Architect at Visa, where Fred led security architecture practices across various domains, including Cloud and Enterprise Security. Fred's career at Visa also included roles as Lead Enterprise Architect and Director of Global Network Engineering, significantly impacting the company's security infrastructure for electronic payments. Fred's educational background includes an MBA in Strategic Management and multiple executive education programs from prestigious institutions such as University of California, Berkeley, and Stanford University.