Aaron De Runtz

Senior Director, Cybersecurity and Technical Infrastructure

Peet's Coffee

Aaron De Runtz is the Senior Director of Cybersecurity and Technical Infrastructure for Peet’s Coffee which operates 200+ cafes and sells in over 14,000 grocery stores nationwide.

A 25-year veteran of the retail and cybersecurity industries, he has leveraged strategic vision to lead companies in building enterprise cybersecurity programs that balance risk reduction and resource investments.

Aaron is a founding member of the NRF IT Security Council and promotes cooperation in the retail industry among data security peers through his work on the NRF IT Security Council, Executive Committee.

He is CISSP certified since 2004.

Speaking in:

Thursday

June 6

9:00 am–9:45 am

Zellman Group Stage, 104 C, Level 1

Lessons from ten years of retail cybersecurity collaboration

In 2014, in the wake of high-profile retail cybersecurity incidents, the National Retail Federation established the IT Security Council as its key forum for cybersecurity leaders from retail companies to work together and learn from each other, in support of efforts to enhance their capabilities to combat cyber threats. In this session, retail security leaders who have played active roles in… Read more