Billy Spears

Billy Spears is chief information security officer at Teradata, where he oversees information security, cybersecurity, and product security. He’s also an award-winning, industry-recognized technology executive, author, speaker, and podcast host. Throughout his career, Spears has successfully built scalable information technology, security, privacy operations, and security risk programs that drive innovation within the federal government and private and public sector. He’s passionate about raising security awareness, influencing positive change, and using forward-thinking methods to lead modernization.