Yusuf T. Ezzy is Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer at Pacific Gas and Electric Company, where he leads the company’s Cybersecurity organization. In this role, he is responsible for strengthening PG&E’s security posture while enabling the business to serve its customers safely and reliably. Under his leadership, the organization has advanced a holistic cybersecurity strategy centered on business enablement, security culture, effective and efficient security operations, and strong partnerships across the public and private sectors.

Yusuf is a 23-year veteran of PG&E with deep experience across technology, cybersecurity, and corporate security. He spent much of his career in the Information Technology organization, leading application, infrastructure, and process teams before joining the security organization in 2017 to build a converged Fusion Center spanning Corporate Security and Cybersecurity functions. During his tenure, he has also led PG&E’s Corporate Security team and helped scale the use of field technology to improve operational coverage and security effectiveness, giving him a distinctive perspective on the convergence of digital and physical security.

Today, Yusuf is leading his team through a major transformation toward an AI-first future, with the goal of operating defensive capabilities at machine speed. He maintains strong internal and external partnerships to help protect national critical infrastructure and support PG&E’s True North Strategy.

Prior to PG&E, Yusuf worked with several Fortune 500 companies as a Project Manager at a leading e-commerce and digital services consulting firm. A California native, he holds an Executive MBA from the UC Berkeley Haas School of Business, a BS in Management Information Systems from San Jose State University, and a BA in Integrative Biology from UC Berkeley. He is a Certified Protection Professional (CPP), Certified ScrumMaster, and ITIL V3 Expert.

Yusuf is active in several industry and security consortiums, including the Critical Infrastructure Resiliency group within the World Economic Forum, and serves as a Board Member for the Alameda County Community Food Bank. Outside of his professional work, Yusuf is passionate about helping people achieve success and creating opportunities for others to become the best versions of themselves.