Temi Adebambo

Temi Adebambo is a highly respected cybersecurity executive whose career includes significant leadership at Microsoft, where he serves as the General Manager and Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) for the company’s gaming division. In this position, he leads the charge in safeguarding over 500 million monthly active players by managing security efforts across some of the world’s most prominent gaming franchises, including Xbox, Call of Duty, Halo, World of Warcraft, Candy Crush, Minecraft, Fallout, Diablo, Doom, and Indiana Jones. With over twenty years of experience spanning technology, gaming, life sciences, financial services, and industrial sectors, Temi has established a reputation for successfully executing large-scale technology and security transformation initiatives.

Throughout his career, Temi has guided Fortune 500 organizations through critical phases of cyber risk management, cloud security strategy, and enterprise compliance. He has developed and executed complex programs involving product and platform development, consistently focusing on innovation and practical results. His deep technical knowledge encompasses cloud and application security, identity and access management, data protection, privacy, threat detection, and incident response. He is also adept at navigating leading frameworks and standards such as HITRUST, NIST, FedRAMP, ITIL, PCI DSS, SOC 2, and ISO 27001, ensuring that organizations are equipped to meet demanding compliance and security requirements.

A lifelong learner, Temi holds multiple professional certifications across major cloud providers, including AWS, Google Cloud, and Azure. His dedication to the cybersecurity field has been recognized with honors, including the CISO Connect Top 100 Accelerated CISOs Award, which he received in both 2024 and 2025. In addition to his operational leadership, Temi is an influential contributor to the broader cybersecurity community, regularly presenting at industry conferences such as Black Hat MEA and the Transformational National CISO Assembly.

Temi Adebambo’s early experiences in Lagos, Nigeria, instilled in him the adaptability and resilience that continue to shape his leadership approach today. His move to the United States marked a pivotal chapter, enabling him to pursue advanced education and play a key role in some of the world’s leading technology organizations.