Gregory (Greg) Barnes has served as the Global Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Amgen since joining the biopharmaceutical giant in 2016. Barnes began his security career in the United States Air Force, where he managed classified intelligence and cyber operations systems. Prior to joining Amgen, Barnes served as the CISO for Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey, worked for Health Care Service Corporation as the Information Security Officer (ISO) for Blue Cross of Oklahoma, and Lucent Technologies as a Managing Principal. At Lucent, he led multiple technology teams, designing advanced technology networks for MCI/Worldcom and conducting program designs, penetration tests and technology engagements for Exxon, Washington Mutual, Cisco, State Farm, Williams Communications, WalMart and others. Barnes holds a B.S. in Information Technology and an M.S. in Information Assurance from the NSA designated CAE in Advanced Cyber Operations at Northeastern University and maintains both CISSP and CISA designations.