James Robinson

James Robinson is a seasoned professional with over 20 years of experience in security engineering, architecture, and strategy. He specializes in services and solutions that help executives change their security strategies using innovation. Before joining Netskope in 2018, Robinson was the VP and General Manager of third-party risk management at Optiv, where he worked as a core contributor around strategic internal initiatives including threat management, risk management, vulnerability management, and data protection. Prior to Optiv, he was the security architecture and strategy officer for Websense. He also previously served as product security officer for Emerson Network Power, a division of Emerson Electric Company, where he built the company’s first product security organization, including program and reference models, which were later adopted by Emerson Electric’s CTO office. He has also held leadership positions with other Fortune 500 companies such as Anheuser-Busch and State Farm Insurance, where he ran one of the most successful penetration testing engagements in the company’s history. Robinson attended Webster University where he studied business and management, and he holds a number of technical certifications. He is also a regular commentator on security issues for business and trade publications, and holds six U.S. patents as an inventor.