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Stephen Sharf

Managing Director and Global Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at BlackRock, with over 25 years in cybersecurity leadership.

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APPEARANCES

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PODCASTS

Jul 30, 2026

What’s Possible w. Ilene Schaffer

What’s Possible w. Ilene Schaffer

What Failure Teaches Leaders: Stephen Scharf on Courage, Communication, and Growth

Jul 30 · 43m

Ilene SchafferHOST

6:22

Yeah.

Stephen SharfGUEST

6:23

It was it was definitely not a kind of a linear approach.

Stephen SharfGUEST

6:26

And to your point, I never thought about, you know, being in information security when I started.

Stephen SharfGUEST

6:32

It didn't even exist in the context that it does now.

Stephen SharfGUEST

6:35

I followed something that I enjoyed and I'm just very grateful that it's a profession that has taken off as much as it has and is successful.

Stephen SharfGUEST

6:44

But when I first started, when I was in school, the two things that I had was I thought it was a bit analytical and.

Stephen SharfGUEST

6:51

I thought it was a bit outspoken and I like to tinker with technology.

8 MINS LATER

Ilene SchafferHOST

15:11

So, yeah, give us some stories.