Jesse Whaley — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

CEO and Co-Founder of Corticle
Co-Founder of Corticle and President of Digital Cyber Forge
Specializes in IT Acquisition Reform, Zero Trust, and AI Strategy for national defense
Recipient of the ORBIE CISO of the Year award
Serves on advisory boards for Nightdragon, Dataminr, Claroty, and Dark Reading
Former CISO of Amtrak

Biography

Jesse Whaley is the CEO and Co-Founder of Corticle, a cybersecurity and digital modernization executive. He is also the President, Chief Technology & Security Officer (CTO/CISO) at Digital Cyber Forge, where he supports national-defense initiatives. Whaley is a former Amtrak CISO and a veteran, recognized as an ORBIE CISO of the Year.

With a Top Secret–cleared background, Whaley leads enterprise transformation across cyber, IT, cloud, AI, policy, and governance.