Carl Banzhof, Vice President and Chief Technology Evangelist, McAfee, Inc.
Carl E. Banzhof is vice president and chief technology evangelist for McAfee, where he is responsible for the architecture, communication and technical promotion of the security risk management family of products. A security industry visionary with 20 years of experience, Banzhof serves as an appointee to the Open Vulnerability Assessment Language (OVAL) Board and the Information Technology Information Sharing and Analysis Center (IT-ISAC). He has also participated in federal government-led cyber security exercises including Cyber Storm. Banzhof came to McAfee with the acquisition of Citadel Security Software, Inc., where he was chief technology officer for more than nine years.

Banzhof has held leadership positions with other companies including Circuit Masters Software, where he was a founding partner and vice president of engineering, and Fluor Daniel Engineers, where he was responsible for network infrastructure and software development on numerous projects. Banzhof is a frequent speaker at various security conferences including RSA, InfoSec and SANS. In April 2005, InfoWorld magazine named him one of the Top 25 Most Influential CTOs.