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Christopher Mixter
VP Analyst
Gartner
Speaker Topics
- Vision, Strategy and Operating Model
- Managing Cyber Risk
- Managing Threats, Vulnerabilities and Exposures
Speaker Bio
Chris Mixter is a Vice President Analyst, creating insight and implementation guidance to support CISOs and CIOs around the world on their most important cybersecurity management challenges. Chris is a keynote speaker and workshop facilitator at Gartner events globally.
Chris has deep expertise across the span of CISO Effectiveness, from cybersecurity operating models to effectively influencing across Cybersecurity leaders' stakeholder ecosystem. His most frequent client engagements are on the subjects of CISO effectiveness, board-level reporting, cybersecurity performance measurement, third party cyber risk management and cybersecurity AI strategy.
Chris lives in Arlington, Virginia, USA with his wife, son, daughter, and a Border Collie who knows things.
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Chris has deep expertise across the span of CISO Effectiveness, from cybersecurity operating models to effectively influencing across Cybersecurity leaders' stakeholder ecosystem. His most frequent client engagements are on the subjects of CISO effectiveness, board-level reporting, cybersecurity performance measurement, third party cyber risk management and cybersecurity AI strategy.
Chris lives in Arlington, Virginia, USA with his wife, son, daughter, and a Border Collie who knows things.
Sessions
Monday, June 01, 2026 02:30 PM - 03:00 PM EDT
Introduction to the Gartner Cybersecurity Operating Model
Christopher Mixter,
VP Analyst, Gartner
Cybersecurity program effectiveness is constantly challenged due to complex and ever-changing operating environments. Cybersecurity leaders need to ensure security program outcomes are optimized, and they can do this by ensuring their function's operating model is fit for purpose. Join this session to learn about the Gartner Cybersecurity Operating Model and how to leverage it to ensure your security capabilities are optimized for the current landscape.
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Monday, June 01, 2026 05:00 PM - 05:30 PM EDT
CISO “Edge": Resilience, Augmented Humans, and the Cyber Defense Index
Christopher Mixter,
VP Analyst, Gartner
Marty Resnick,
VP Analyst, Gartner
Lampis Alevizos,
Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
With three rapid-fire sessions back-to-back, these “edge positions” tackle three major concerns for CISOs:
1. Should You Cap Prevent-Side Cybersecurity Investment? Discover how to define a “good-enough” level of prevention performance and shift mind/wallet share to resilience
2. Evolving Bring Your Own Device to Bring Your Own Enhancements: Explore how to evolve BYOD policies with BYOE to address augmented humans in the workforce
3. What if Cyber Risk had an S&P500 Index? Learn how the cyber risk exposure index can show whether protection levels are rising or falling ... Show More Show Less
1. Should You Cap Prevent-Side Cybersecurity Investment? Discover how to define a “good-enough” level of prevention performance and shift mind/wallet share to resilience
2. Evolving Bring Your Own Device to Bring Your Own Enhancements: Explore how to evolve BYOD policies with BYOE to address augmented humans in the workforce
3. What if Cyber Risk had an S&P500 Index? Learn how the cyber risk exposure index can show whether protection levels are rising or falling ... Show More Show Less
Wednesday, June 03, 2026 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM EDT
Top Cybersecurity Predictions for 2026
Christopher Mixter,
VP Analyst, Gartner
Change is the only constant in cybersecurity. This session examines the future of cybersecurity, identifying and explaining Gartner's top cybersecurity predictions for the coming year.
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