Carla Sweeney

Carla Sweeney, CISSP, CISM, is the Chief Information Security Officer at Red Ventures, where she leads enterprise security, central technology, and procurement. Her scope spans security operations, engineering, incident response, governance, risk, and compliance, supporting a diverse portfolio of digital businesses.

Carla has built and scaled high-performing teams, modernized enterprise security capabilities, and led cross-functional initiatives that strengthen resilience and reduce organizational risk. She is known for a pragmatic, outcomes-driven leadership style and clear, direct engagement with executive and business stakeholders.

Carla is proud to serve on the Wake Forest Cybersecurity Leadership Program Advisory Board, bringing a practitioner’s perspective on operational security leadership, organizational design, and executive influence.