IT + Security RSA 2025 Happy Hour
May 8, 2025
At Foundation Capital’s 7th annual RSAC Happy Hour, we had a record-breaking turnout for an engaging fireside chat featuring Subra Kumaraswamy (CISO at Visa), Mike Elmore (CISO at GSK), and Ben de Bont (CISO at ServiceNow). Over 70 leading CISOs and CIOs, 20 innovative early-stage founders, and 20 influential channel and M&A leaders from across the globe came together for a vibrant discussion about the future of cybersecurity.
Topics included how Fortune 500 companies leverage AI agents to automate everything from incident response to phishing triage, the critical importance of data security in a world transformed by LLMs, strategies SaaS providers are employing to navigate evolving markets, how CISOs are rethinking budgets under macroeconomic scrutiny, and what startups must do to cut through the noise today. And, of course, the highlight of the evening – a humanoid robot mingling with our guests. At this rate, we might just need a dedicated “Humanoid Networking” track next year!
Photos from the event
Special Guests
Subra Kumaraswamy, CISO at Visa
Subra Kumaraswamy is the SVP & CISO of Visa, responsible for cybersecurity, technology controls, and cyber resiliency. His 30+ years of experience have been instrumental in building Visa’s Zero Trust Architecture and advancing VisaNet’s cyber defense capabilities. Before Visa, Subra held cybersecurity leadership roles at Apigee, Intuit, eBay, and Sun Microsystems. He holds multiple patents in user authentication and cloud security and co-authored Cloud Security and Privacy: An Enterprise Perspective on Risks and Compliance. He is also a founding member of the Cloud Security Alliance.
Mike Elmore, CISO at GSK
Mike is the SVP & CISO of GSK where he is responsible for the digital security program of the global biopharma company. He was previously CISO for Haleon, GSK’s Consumer Healthcare business. Before GSK, Mike was the Chief Experience Officer for Cisco’s Enterprise Networking & Security Business Unit, and before Cisco, he was the CISO at Cigna Healthcare. Prior to Cigna, Mike held senior engineering and architecture roles at Cisco, UnitedHealth and ING. He regularly advises IT infrastructure and cyber startups, and currently serves as an independent board director at Graphiant and a board observer for Selector.ai.
Ben de Bont, CISO at ServiceNow
Ben is the CISO of ServiceNow where he is responsible for keeping the company’s enterprise and customer data safe and secure at every level of the Now Platform. Ben previously served as CISO for IBM Cloud, CSO for HP Cloud, CISO for Myspace, and led Microsoft’s online incident response team. He serves on the board of directors of the Cybercrime Support Network and is a member of the Business Executives for National Security (BENS).
