Francis Ofungwu is the Global Field CISO at GitLab and leads the organization’s software security field practice. Francis has two decades of experience in cybersecurity and compliance management. His expertise includes strategic planning, leading cross-functional teams, application security program development, digital privacy, and incident management. Prior to joining GitLab, Francis led the design and execution of cybersecurity programs for several large enterprises in various industries, and has served multiple roles where he was accountable for the management, engineering, and operations for cybersecurity functions in the U.S., EMEA, and APAC. Francis presents regularly to executive management, boards and audit committees on the importance and success models of cybersecurity and privacy.