Chad Walker

Chad Walker is an accomplished cybersecurity professional currently serving as Executive Director of Product Security at Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated since October 2025. Prior to this role, Chad excelled as Senior Director and Head of Cyber Risk at Albertsons Companies, leading the Albertsons Portfolio Information Security Office and overseeing a team dedicated to compliance and security assessments across various business lines. Chad's extensive experience includes positions at Target, where responsibilities ranged from Business Information Security Officer to Lead Analyst in IT Security Consulting, and roles at Code42 and Best Buy, focusing on security operations and cyber threat hunting. Chad holds a Master of Science in Security Technologies from the Technological Leadership Institute at the University of Minnesota and a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature from the same institution.