Chief Information Security Officer

Sean Todd

I turn security from a checkbox into a competitive advantage. Four startups. Zero audit findings. Fifteen years of building programs that actually work.

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About

Sean Todd

I join companies early and build security programs that let them scale without breaking trust.

Currently CISO at Coral AI. Before that: Auditive, PayNearMe, Roostify. Each time, I came in before there was a security team—sometimes before there was a security anything—and built the foundations.

My philosophy is simple: security should be part of the culture, not a tax on engineering. That means building relationships, not just policies. Creating processes people actually follow. Focusing on what matters for the business, not just what looks good on a compliance checklist.

I stay hands-on where it counts—architectures, controls, the stuff that matters. But the real leverage is in how you structure the program. I'm building teams where AI handles the soul-crushing work so security people can do actual security work.

Career

2024 — Now

Coral AI

CISO

2023 — 2024

Auditive

CISO

2018 — 2023

PayNearMe

CISO

2016 — 2018

Roostify

CISO / Director

2013 — 2016

PayNearMe

Lead Security Engineer

Earlier

Various

Security & Engineering

4

Security programs built from scratch

0

Findings across SOC2, PCI, ISO audits

15

Years building security programs

Side Projects

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Let's talk about building
security that scales

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