Master of Science in Information Assurance, cum laude
Norwich is a U.S. government-designated Center of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity, and the program is NSA-approved.
About
Derek Hardy is Senior Vice President and Chief Security Officer at Marvell Technology. He leads the company’s worldwide digital and physical security programs and its enterprise workplace solutions, including facilities and real estate.
Derek brings more than 24 years of experience in business and security strategy, architecture, engineering, and operations, and in leading global teams. He has worked across high technology, research and development, global banking, defense, and government. His focus is aligning security strategy with business goals and delivering programs at enterprise scale.
Before joining Marvell, Derek served as Corporate Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer at AMD. Earlier, he held senior leadership roles at Deutsche Bank, Booz Allen Hamilton, Lockheed Martin, and Jenzabar. He also serves on the Security Advisory Board at Dell Technologies.
Outside work, Derek enjoys backpacking, snowboarding, and movies.
“Any team or organization is only as good as its people.”
Recognition and press
CSO Online
September 22, 2025
CSO Awards winners highlight security innovation and transformation
Features Marvell’s 2025 CSO Award-winning project, “Transforming Marvell’s Cloud Vulnerability Management,” led by Derek as CSO. Published by Foundry’s CSO Online.
Read the article
Cyber Defense Awards
2025, 2023, and 2022
Named a Top Global CISO
Recognized in 2025 and 2023 at Marvell, and in 2022 at AMD. See the winner lists for 2025, 2023, and 2022.
WashingtonExec
May 1, 2022
Chief Officer Awards Finalist: “Any Team or Organization is Only as Good as Its People”
Interviewed as a Chief Officer Awards finalist while Corporate Vice President and CISO at AMD.
Read the interview
IT Visionaries
While CVP and CISO at AMD
Stopping Hackers At Every Point with Derek Hardy
Podcast interview on hardware and software security, threat modeling, and developing cyber talent.
Listen to the episodeThe IT Visionaries episode is also on Casted / Salesforce.
Experience and affiliations
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May 2023 to present
Senior Vice President and Chief Security Officer
Marvell Technology
Leads global digital and physical security and the enterprise workplace, including facilities and real estate.
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Previously
Corporate Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer
AMD
Led AMD’s global information security organization.
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Earlier
Senior leadership roles
Deutsche Bank, Booz Allen Hamilton, Lockheed Martin, and Jenzabar
Titles included Global Head of Security Architecture, Director of Engineering & Security, Chief Security Technologist, and Secure Systems Engineering Manager.
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Current
Security Advisory Board
Dell Technologies
Member of the Dell Technologies Security Advisory Board.
Areas of expertise
- Digital and physical security programs
- Leadership of global security teams
- Security strategy aligned with business goals
- Enterprise workplace, facilities, and real estate
- Enterprise-scale security architecture
- Security for high-tech, finance, and government organizations
- Security operations and risk reduction
- Secure systems engineering
Education
Bachelor of Science in Management and Organization Development
Eastern Mennonite University, Virginia