Stuart McClure

Executive Vice President, Worldwide Chief Technology Officer

Stuart McClure is the worldwide chief technology officer at McAfee, working closely with senior leaders to ensure strong collaboration on customer requirements, knowledge sharing, strategy, development efforts, research, and patents. Prior to McAfee, McClure held positions as executive director of security services for Kaiser Permanente, a $34 billion healthcare organization, served as senior vice president of global threats and research at McAfee Labs where he led an elite global security threats team, and was founder, president, and chief technology officer of Foundstone (acquired by McAfee in 2004).

Widely recognized for his extensive and in-depth knowledge of security, McClure is one of the industry's leading authorities in information security. His first book, “Hacking Exposed: Network Security Secrets & Solutions” has been translated into more than 30 languages and is the definitive best-selling computer security book. A well-published and acclaimed security visionary, McClure has more than 22 years of technology and executive leadership experience with profound technical, operational, and financial expertise.

He holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Colorado, Boulder and holds numerous certifications, including Certified Network Engineer (CNE) and Check Point Certified Security Engineer (CCSE).