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Bob Zinga

(He/Him)
San Francisco Bay
Covers:  Cybersecurity & Privacy • Global Leadership & Risk Management • Resilience in Adversity • Emerging Tech & Quantum Computing • AI & Human Oversight • Corporate Governance & Ethical Leadership
Bob is the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Santa Clara University and a Senior Information Warfare Officer (CEO/GM level) in the U.S. Navy Reserve.

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Bob Zinga’s Biography

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Bob Fabien “BZ” Zinga is a cybersecurity executive, military commander, and prolific author whose voice resonates at the intersection of leadership, resilience, and emerging technology. With over two decades of distinguished service in the U.S. Navy and a parallel career leading cybersecurity programs in Silicon Valley, Bob has become a trusted thought leader for both military and civilian audiences. His writing spans hundreds of published articles across platforms including Forbes, Strixus, th…

What was your first job as a journalist?

My first job as an independent contributor has been to muster the courage to stand on the power of my convictions.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes.

How is social media changing news?

In ways that are both powerful and perilous.

Top 50 CISO Hall of Fame

2023 - CISO

EC-Council takes immense pride in celebrating top Certified CISO alumni with the prestigious opportunity to be featured in the C|CISO Hall of Fame 2023 report. We hope you are just as excited as us in being selected as one of the top 50 global awardees. You were one of the very few selected from applications we received from all over the world for this prestigious recognition.

LinkedIn 2024 Top Voice

2024 - Top Voice

Top Voices is an invitation-only program featuring a global group of experts on LinkedIn covering a range of topics across the professional world, helping members uncover valuable knowledge relevant to them. Top Voices was previously known as the Influencer program prior to October 2022. Top Voices are vetted to ensure that they meet high trust standards, are consistently active on the platform, and share valuable expertise through content that demonstrates their unique, original contributions to a topic.

Top 50 Global Thought Leaders and Influencers on Cybersecurity 2023

2021 - Thought Leader

The holder of this credential participated actively in building their profile, portfolio and media kit on Thinkers360 and successfully placed within the Top 50 thought leaders and influencers in this category based on their personally-authored content, awards and recognition. Thinkers360 takes a holistic view of thought leaders and experts, beyond their social media activity, and looks across all their personas – such as academic, advisor, analyst, author, consultant, entrepreneur, executive, influencer and speaker – and all the types of thought leadership content they produce.

Top 50 Global Thought Leaders and Influencers on Predictive Analysis 2023

2020 - Thought Leader

The holder of this credential participated actively in building their profile, portfolio and media kit on Thinkers360 and successfully placed within the Top 50 thought leaders and influencers in this category based on their personally-authored content, awards and recognition. Thinkers360 takes a holistic view of thought leaders and experts, beyond their social media activity, and looks across all their personas – such as academic, advisor, analyst, author, consultant, entrepreneur, executive, influencer and speaker – and all the types of thought leadership content they produce.

Top 50 Global Thought Leaders and Influencers on Project Management 2023

2023 - Thought Leader

Here’s the Thinkers360 annual leaderboard for our top 50 global thought leaders and influencers on Project Management for 2023. Congratulations to all our project management experts who participated! More than just a list, Thinkers360 live and annual leaderboards are differentiated by our unique patent-pending algorithms that take a holistic measure of thought leadership and authentic influence looking far beyond social media so brands can find exactly the right experts for their niche.

2022 Top 25 Thought Leader and Influencer: Cybersecurity

2019 - Thought Leader

The holder of this credential participated actively in building their profile, portfolio and media kit on Thinkers360 and successfully placed within the Top 25 thought leaders and influencers in this category based on their personally-authored content, awards and recognition. Thinkers360 takes a holistic view of thought leaders and experts, beyond their social media activity, and looks across all their personas – such as academic, advisor, analyst, author, consultant, entrepreneur, executive, influencer and speaker – and all the types of thought leadership content they produce.

Who's Who in Cybersecurity 2021

2021 - Thought Leaderdship

Who's Who in Cybersecurity. Which brand employees are driving most impact online on the topic of Cybersecurity? Who are the key social amplifiers and professional influencers on the topic of Cybersecurity? Who are the key event speakers speaking at Cybersecurity events? Who are the analysts within Cybersecurity? Which journalists are writing about Cybersecurity? Who are the influencers within Cybersecurity and Threat Protection? Which influencers are talking about Cybersecurity and Compliance? Who are the key influencers discussing Cloud Security within the Cybersecurity space?