Ashton Turpin

Ashton Turpin is a seasoned professional with extensive experience in security architecture and operations, currently serving as Manager - Security Architecture, Operations, and Engineering at MeridianLink since May 2021. Previously at Splunk from August 2016 to May 2021, Ashton held multiple roles, including Director of Security Architecture, where responsibilities included building and leading a remote team of security architects, developing an enterprise security architecture, and guiding the organization in risk management strategies. Prior experience includes positions at Palo Alto Networks, where Ashton designed datacenter segmentation, and Fortinet, where Ashton led the creation of a developer network. Ashton also contributed to security initiatives at Hewlett-Packard during its acquisition of ArcSight, Inc., and worked at Acxiom as an Information Security Architect focusing on compliance for financial institutions.