Steve Tran

Chief Security Officer, Democratic National Committee

Steve Tran is the Chief Security Officer at the Democratic National Committee, where he leads the organization’s IT, physical security, and cybersecurity strategy.

Steve is an organizational management and technical-oriented professional with over 20 years of academic and hands-on experience in the field. Before joining the Democratic National Committee, Steve served as the Chief Information Security Officer at MGM studios. He successfully led three pre and post-merger and acquisition activities for security and risk. Prior experience before MGM Studios includes law enforcement, Deloitte Cyber Risk Strategy and Governance, and Fox Studios.

Steve currently serves as an Adjunct Instructor & Strategy Advisor at Cypress College in California and advises several venture capital firms.

Steve holds a Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice from California State University Fullerton and a Master of Science in Computer Security from Boston University.