--- title: Former Citigroup CISO Blauner on What Makes A Great Leader description: Charles Blauner, former CISO at JPMorgan, Citigroup, and Deutsche Bank, reflects on the evolution of the CISO role over 30 years. He credits Steve Katz with... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/former-citigroup-ciso-blauner-on-what-makes-a-great-leader-yqjfeobdq twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Former Citigroup CISO Blauner on What Makes A Great Leader | daily.dev og:description: Charles Blauner, former CISO at JPMorgan, Citigroup, and Deutsche Bank, reflects on the evolution of the CISO role over 30 years. He credits Steve Katz with... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/former-citigroup-ciso-blauner-on-what-makes-a-great-leader-yqjfeobdq og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/YqjfEOBdq.png og:image:alt: Former Citigroup CISO Blauner on What Makes A Great Leader og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Former Citigroup CISO Blauner on What Makes A Great Leader **[Dark Reading](https://daily.dev/sources/dr)** · 18 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Charles Blauner, former CISO at JPMorgan, Citigroup, and Deutsche Bank, reflects on the evolution of the CISO role over 30 years. He credits Steve Katz with establishing a culture of collective defense and mentorship that shaped the profession. Blauner argues that the most effective CISOs are defined not by technical depth alone, but by resilience, communication skills, and business acumen. He addresses AI's impact on cybersecurity jobs, asserting that talented professionals will remain essential as AI automates routine tasks. He envisions the future of cybersecurity shifting toward operational resilience, where security leaders become true business leaders by aligning with critical business processes. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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