Who is the Chief Security Officer of Databricks?

Updated Data as of August 2026

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Fermín Serna has been the Chief Security Officer of Databricks since August 2021 and reports to Ali Ghodsi. Fermín reached the role after 4 tracked posts, most recently Chief Information Security Officer at Citrix. He was previously CISO at Citrix, CSO at Semmle (acquired by GitHub), and Head of Product Security at Google for almost eight years. Fermín is one of 19 tracked leaders at the company.

Fermín Serna profile

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Fermín Serna
Chief Security Officer, Databricks

Fermín Serna has led security at Databricks since August 2021, covering network, platform and user security as well as governance and compliance. Earlier he worked in Microsoft's MSRC Engineering team and co-founded NGSEC and S21SEC in Spain.

Reports to
Ali Ghodsi
Email
••••@databricks.com

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Fermín Serna career history

  • Chief Information Security Officer, Citrix
  • Chief Security Officer, Semmle
  • Head of Product Security, Google
  • MSRC Engineering, Microsoft

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Other leaders at Databricks

LeaderEmailProfile
AGAli GhodsiAli GhodsiCo-founder and Chief Executive Officer ••••@databricks.com
DCDavid ConteChief Financial Officer ••••@databricks.com
MZMatei ZahariaMatei ZahariaCo-founder and Chief Technology Officer ••••@databricks.com
RSRick SchultzChief Marketing Officer ••••@databricks.com
HSHatim ShafiqueChief Operating Officer ••••@databricks.com
ISIon StoicaIon StoicaCo-founder and Executive Chair ••••@databricks.com
AKAndy KofoidPresident, Global Field Operations ••••@databricks.com
RXReynold XinChief Architect ••••@databricks.com
NZNaveen ZutshiChief Information Officer ••••@databricks.com
AKAndy KonwinskiAndy KonwinskiCo-founder ••••@databricks.com
ATArsalan Tavakoli-ShirajiCo-founder and SVP of Field Engineering ••••@databricks.com
PWPatrick WendellCo-founder and VP of Engineering ••••@databricks.com
RGRon GabriskoChief Revenue Officer ••••@databricks.com
ARAmy ReichanadterChief People Officer ••••@databricks.com
TPTrâm PhiSVP and General Counsel ••••@databricks.com
VMVinod MarurSVP of Engineering ••••@databricks.com
DMDavid MeyerSVP of Products ••••@databricks.com
ACAdam ConwaySVP of Products ••••@databricks.com

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Who is Fermín Serna?

Fermín Serna is the Chief Security Officer of Databricks (as of August 2026). You can see their background and career history above.

What is Fermín Serna's background?

Fermín Serna has led security at Databricks since August 2021, covering network, platform and user security as well as governance and compliance. He was previously CISO at Citrix, CSO at Semmle (acquired by GitHub), and Head of Product Security at Google for almost eight years. Earlier he worked in Microsoft's MSRC Engineering team and co-founded NGSEC and S21SEC in Spain.

How can I contact Fermín Serna at Databricks?

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Who does Fermín Serna report to?

Fermín Serna reports to Ali Ghodsi. See the full org chart on the Databricks executives page.