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Cyber leadership profile

Danaher

Danaher is a global science and technology innovator that designs and manufactures products for the life sciences, diagnostics, and biotechnology industries. The company operates through numerous independent operating companies, including brands like Beckman Coulter, Cytiva, and Cepheid. For a security leader, the role involves managing a complex, decentralized environment with a heavy focus on protecting intellectual property and ensuring the integrity of healthcare diagnostic data.

Industry
Healthcare
Headcount
10,000+ employees
Headquarters
Washington, D.C.
Ownership
Public company · NYSE:DHR
Revenue
Over $10B
Funding
Publicly traded
Founded
1969

Cyber hiring activity

Open leadership roles

1

1 at Director level or above

Opened, last 12 months

1

1 Director+

Prior 12 months

0

Hiring velocity

Low

Median Opportunity Score 91

1 leadership role observed in the last 12 months. CLI has no coverage of the prior year for this employer. Counts reflect roles Danaher posted that CLI has observed and published; they are not a complete record of the employer's hiring.

Security leadership

Ralph Lomonaco

Vice President & Chief Information Security OfficerHiring influence: HighInferredHigh confidence

As the top security executive for the enterprise, he oversees global cybersecurity strategy and risk management across Danaher's diverse operating companies.

George Koliopoulos

Vice President & Chief Information OfficerHiring influence: HighInferredHigh confidence

He manages the broader technology and digital infrastructure under which security functions operate and report.

Sanjeev Kumar

Head of Cybersecurity - Life Sciences SegmentHiring influence: ModerateInferredHigh confidence

Leads cybersecurity for the Life Sciences segment, which represents a major portion of Danaher's revenue and technical risk profile.

People are recorded only from public sources. Where a role in the hierarchy is inferred rather than stated, CLI labels it so you can weigh it yourself.

Approach

Open any live role below for its full approach path: the likely hiring owner, the decision circle around them, and the strongest route in.

Security organization

Estimated team size150–300 peopleModerate confidence

The CISO typically reports to the VP & Chief Information Officer. Security leadership is distributed across three primary segments: Biotechnology, Life Sciences, and Diagnostics.

Major functions

Global Security Operations Center (GSOC)Product Security and Vulnerability ManagementIdentity and Access Management (IAM)Cybersecurity Governance and Risk ManagementAcquisition Integration and Security Due Diligence

Maturity indicators

  • Segment-specific security leadership roles for Life Sciences and Diagnostics
  • Formalized product security programs for regulated medical devices
  • Centralized enterprise security office providing shared services to independent operating companies

Danaher operates a federated model where the corporate CISO sets enterprise standards while individual operating companies (like Beckman Coulter and Cytiva) maintain specific security and compliance functions.

Organization figures are CLI estimates, not disclosures. High confidence

Leadership changes

  1. Oct 2023

    Danaher Completes Spin-off of Veralto Corporation

    Organisational changeHigh confidence

    Danaher announced the completion of the spin-off of its Environmental & Applied Solutions segment into a new, independent publicly traded company called Veralto. This restructure necessitated a separation of IT and security governance structures.

    Source

Only publicly reported appointments, departures and reorganizations are recorded.

Technologies observed

AWSCloud1 posting

Extracted verbatim from this employer's security postings. Absence from this list does not mean the tool is not in use.

Open cyber leadership roles

Cyber Leadership Index compiles these dossiers from public sources and the employer's own postings. Inferred figures are labelled with a confidence level; anything CLI cannot establish is shown as unknown rather than estimated. Last refreshed September 21, 2026.