Joanna Burkey is a transformational leader and senior executive with expertise in cybersecurity,
information technology, and risk management.
Ms. Burkey is currently the Chief Information Security Officer at HP, Inc. and has held a variety
of roles throughout her career, primarily focusing on cybersecurity, strategy, engineering, and
risk. She has been on the front end of transformational change at leading technology
companies in the US and Europe, including HP and Siemens AG.
Throughout her career, Ms. Burkey has focused on leading functions and organizations that
need turnaround and development to function at their best. This has provided multiple
opportunities for Ms. Burkey to refine her strategic leadership skills to recognize unique
situations, design appropriate outcomes, and enable the optimal path forward in each
individual circumstance.
Ms. Burkey is also a publicly recognized thought leader. She was named one of the Top Global
CISOs of 2022 by Cyber Defense Awards and has been published in multiple articles as well as
the book Tribe of Hackers: Security Leaders. She has a Computer Science and Mathematics
background from both Angelo State University and the University of Texas Austin. She is also an
independent director of ReliabilityFirst based in Cleveland OH (where she serves as Chair of the
compliance and risk committee) and holds both Directorship Certification from NACD (National
Association of Corporate Directors) and Qualified Technology Executive certification from DDN
(Digital Directors Network).
Ms. Burkey was appointed to the board of directors of Overstock in March 2023.