Jesse Tadlock

Jesse Tadlock is a cybersecurity leader with 15+ years of experience in defense and retail. As Group Director of Information Security at Walmart, he leads the Security Partners team, aligning cybersecurity with business delivery. His team's vision—“Effortless Security to Support the Speed of Business”—drives proactive collaboration with engineering to embed security from the start. Jesse previously led incident response at Raytheon with various other roles prior. He holds an MBA from Boston University, dual bachelor’s degrees from the University of Arizona, and CISSP and ITIL Expert certifications. A frequent speaker, Jesse is known for pragmatic leadership and mentoring of emerging talent.