Jared Heintz

Bio: Jared Heintz retired from active-duty service in 2018 after serving just over 20 years. Jared retired as a Chief Warrant Officer in cybersecurity, with experience in cyber risk and governance, compliance, blue teaming, red teaming, and security operations. After military retirement, Jared joined TIAA as the Senior Manager of Global Cybersecurity Operations, managing a large team of cyber security analysts on the continuous defense of TIAA networks and applications. Jared has just over 25 years of experience in IT and cybersecurity. He serves as a subject matter expert with ISC², where he helps to develop new exam questions for the CISSP.

As an advocate for diversity and inclusion, Jared serves as one of two national co-chairs for the Our Corps veterans resource group, which helps to advocate for veteran inclusion and awareness within the workplace at TIAA. He also serves as a life member of the Military Officer’s Association of America and the Vice President of Retired Affairs for the Coast Guard Chief Warrant and Warrant Officer’s Association.

Jared holds a Bachelor of Arts in Intelligence Studies from American Military University and is completing his Master of Business Administration later this year. He resides in Charlotte with his wife, four kids, a dog, and a cat.