Bobby Ford

Chief Strategy and Experience Officer

Bobby Ford will ensure an exceptional customer experience at Doppel, be an industry advocate, and deliver thought leadership as the company delivers on its mission to protect brands, executives and consumers from adaptive, AI-assisted social engineering threats. Bobby is a globally recognized cybersecurity “geek” with almost three decades of experience, including the last 14 years as a CISO, protecting some of the world’s most complex and operationally intensive enterprises. His career began in the military as a founding member of the Pentagon Computer Incident Response Team. Bobby built and led cybersecurity programs in the Aerospace and Defense industry. He was the first CISO at Exelis Inc. and was the architect of ITT’s global cybersecurity audit function under DOJ oversight.

Transitioning from public to private sector, Bobby served as the first CISO at Abbott Labs, was CISO for Unilever, and most recently was SVP and Chief Security Officer at Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE). Known for his collaborative style and empathetic leadership, Bobby fosters an inclusive culture that empowers entire security organizations to excel.