CISO Ascent is a community-first experience for security leaders, built around real friendships, time in the wild, and the kind of trust that does not come from name tags or panel discussions.
Nine months before our second gathering, a single message changed everything.
What if CISOs had a place built entirely around trust, friendship, and the outdoors? Not a conference. Not a networking event. A real community, gathered in national parks, for the people quietly carrying the weight of protecting everyone else.
That same night, the work began. One vision. One decision to put it into motion.
What followed became CISO Ascent.
The CISO role is one of the heaviest seats in modern business. Quiet weight. Constant pressure. Few who truly understand it.
CISO Ascent is one of the few places cybersecurity executives can let their guard down.
We take CISOs outside. Trailheads and breathtaking National Parks. People above profit. We design for friendships and recovery. The outcome is a space where CISOs can actually exhale, speak honestly, and step far enough away from the role to come back sharper.