Ride-hailing and e-payment unicorn gojek has appointed ex-NASA engineer George Do as Chief Information Security Officer.

Based in Singapore, Do will oversee Gojek’s cyber-security, including that of its portfolio of apps, products and services. Bringing 20 years of experience in the information security industry,

Do will also manage the company’s strategy for governance, risk, and security compliance.

Prior to joining gojek, Do’s portfolio includes a Nasdaq-listed real estate investment trust Equinix, where he worked for more than a decade and was accountable for the security of all of the company’s products and services, as well as that of the enterprise. He also developed and led Equinix’s first Global Information Security Programme to manage security risks across the global organisation.

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Prior to Equinix, George held security leadership roles at several tech companies including CenturyLink, TiVo, Exodus, and Savvis. George also worked as an Information Security Engineer at NASA (the National Aeronautics and Space Administration), during which he was based at NASA’s Ames Research Center in California and tasked with investigating security incidents and protecting government information assets.

George is currently an advisor to YL Ventures, a California-based venture capital firm that supports cyber-security entrepreneurs. He also serves on customer advisory boards at various cybersecurity firms such as Palo Alto Networks, and is a thought leader and active speaker at cyber-security industry events.

George assumed his position at gojek with effect from September 2019. He reports to Ajey Gore, gojek Group Chief Technology Officer, and is based in Singapore, having moved there from San Francisco with his family.

“I’m excited to join the gojek family. I look forward to working with my new colleagues to transform, scale, and future-proof gojek’s global information security programme. Key to that is building and maintaining security trust with all of our stakeholders, and managing our cyber-security risks within acceptable tolerance levels. Also, I’m a foodie so it’s great to be in Singapore,” said Do.

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