Blandon Helgason

Blandon Helgason is an accomplished security professional currently serving as the Senior Security Lead for Sportradar since August 2024. Prior experience includes leadership roles at Hancock Whitney as VP of the Cyber Defense Center Team Lead and Security Engineering and Operations Manager from January 2022 to August 2024, as well as VP of IT Security Operations Manager at First Horizon Bank from August 2020 to December 2021. Blandon also held similar positions, including VP of IT Security Operations and Information Security Analyst at IBERIABANK from February 2013 to August 2020. Earlier career experience includes serving as Network Security Officer at SPAWAR and as a Network Security Intern at eVenture Technologies, LLC. Blandon pursued education at the University of New Orleans, earning a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science in 2008 and currently working towards a Master's degree in the same field.