Tony Arous

Tony Arous is an experienced cybersecurity professional currently serving as Chief Information Security Officer at Twilio and a founding member of the Okta CISO Forum, focusing on dynamic identity challenges and the evolving threat landscape. Arous has held various leadership positions, including Chief Security Officer at Autodesk, where responsibilities included leading a security organization and reporting to the Board of Directors, and contributing to the development of security strategies for over 3,000 engineers. Arous began a career at Dell EMC, championing product security initiatives and managing teams across multiple functions. Educational credentials include an M.B.A. from Northeastern University and master's and bachelor's degrees in Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering from Tufts University, respectively.