Jason Ridgeway

Jason Ridgeway, CISM, has a diverse work experience spanning over two decades. Jason currently holds the position of Director and Chief Information Security Officer at CAS since May 2023. Prior to this, they served as the Assistant Director in the Enterprise Information Security department of the same company from July 2021 to May 2023.

Before joining CAS, Jason worked at Cardinal Health for over 18 years. Jason'smost recent role at Cardinal Health was as the Manager of the Cyber Threat Operations Center - Incident Response team, where they led a team focused on reactive and proactive intelligence-driven defense in depth. Jason held this position from February 2020 to July 2021. During their tenure at Cardinal Health, they also served as the Interim Director/Manager of the Cyber Threat Operations Center and as the Manager of the Cyber Command Center - Engineering and Incident Response teams.

Prior to their time at Cardinal Health, Jason gained valuable experience at Wachovia Corp as an Account Manager and Computer Support professional from September 2001 to November 2003. Jason also worked as an Assistant Manager at INNOVATIVE SERVICE TECHNOLOGY MGMT SVCS from January 1999 to September 2001.

Throughout their career, Jason has demonstrated a strong focus on information security and has held various leadership positions in cybersecurity operations, vulnerability management, and infrastructure management.

Jason Ridgeway attended Ohio Dominican University from 1994 to 1998, where they focused on the field of Psychology. Jason did not obtain a degree during this time. In February 2023, Jason obtained the Certified Information Security Manager® (CISM) certification from ISACA.