Timothy Youngblood is formerly the SVP, Chief Security Officer, and Product Security Officer for T-Mobile, Inc having led the company's cybersecurity organization. Timothy responsibilities included overseeing digital security, risk management, and product security. Timothy drove the strategic cybersecurity direction for T-Mobile.
Before T-Mobile, Timothy was the Chief Information Security Officer for McDonald's Corporation. He led securing the companies digital platforms for 65 million visitors a day across 38,000 restaurant locations globally.
Timothy established the CISO roles for two major industry brands being the first global CISO's for Dell, Inc and Kimberly Clark Corporation. Timothy aligned the security strategy to business objectives and continuously reported progress to the Board of Directors. He has also worked in leadership roles at KPMG LLP, providing advisory services to industry-leading companies.
Timothy has received several industry awards and is inducted into the CSO Hall of Fame, IDC. and has been a recognized Evanta top ten CISO leader and 100 top global CISO's in the industry. He was recently recognized as the Top Global CISO of 2024 with Cyber Defense Media.
Timothy has served on several supporting board councils, including St. Jude Hospital/ALSAC Technology Advisory Council. Timothy works with several venture capital groups that focus on cybersecurity, such as Glilot Capital Partners (Worlds Top Venture Cybersecurity Fund) Board of Experts, CyberStarts, .406 Ventures, and Insight Partners. He was on the public board of Sumo Logic where he helped the company through an acquisition by Francisco Partners Investment firm.
In addition to board activities, Timothy is an active Angel Investor focused on Cybersecurity, Medical Devices, Clean Tech, Media and CPG. In 2024 he was recognized as the top member of the world’s largest Angel Investment organization Keiretsu Forum. Timothy also is an advisor to some of the hottest cybersecurity startups in the industry and he currently is the CISO-in-Residence for Astrix Security the leader in Non-Human Identities.
He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Information Systems from Florida A&M University and a Master Degree in Science and Technology Commercialization from the University of Texas at Austin. Timothy recently completed the MIT Chief Product Officer program focused on product engineering, and product design."
