Insight Appoints Valerie Abend, Former FS-ISAC CEO, to Lead Global Cybersecurity Practice

Insight Enterprises appointed Valerie Abend as senior vice president of its global cybersecurity practice, the company said in a Business Wire announcement on November 2, 2026. Abend was most recently CEO of the Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center (FS-ISAC). She will lead Insight's global security strategy and organization.

Abend's Role and Prior Experience

Abend brings three decades of executive leadership in cybersecurity strategy, public policy and practice building, according to the announcement. At FS-ISAC, she led global strategies addressing emerging risks in artificial intelligence, quantum computing and supply chain security, and collaborated directly with AI research labs including OpenAI and Anthropic.

Before FS-ISAC, Abend spent more than eight years at Accenture as a senior managing director, where she founded and led the Financial Services Security and Cyber Strategy practices. Her public-sector career includes senior roles at the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, where she helped shape national cybersecurity policy for the banking system and directed critical infrastructure crisis response. Abend also serves on the Cloud Security Alliance Board of Directors and has testified before the U.S. Congress on cybersecurity risk.

Jack Azagury, president and CEO of Insight, said: "Val has spent her career solving complex cybersecurity and policy challenges across government, financial services, and enterprise technology. Her track record of building world-class practices will be invaluable as we scale our global cybersecurity business and build on the incredible momentum of Insight Managed Exposure Defense."

Abend said: "Cybersecurity has moved far beyond protecting infrastructure. It is now inseparable from how organizations transform, adopt AI, and build resilience." She cited Insight's partner ecosystem, engineering talent and offerings such as Insight Managed Exposure Defense as reasons for joining.

Insight's Security Portfolio and Leadership

According to akta.pro company records, Insight launched Insight Managed Exposure Defense in June 2026, a bundled managed security service combining threat exposure management, patch operations, supply chain risk monitoring, 24x7 XDR and developer outsourcing, targeting mid-market AI-driven cybersecurity exposure. The same records show Jack Azagury was appointed president and CEO effective April 13, 2026, succeeding retired CEO Joyce Mullen, after 29 years at Accenture.

Earlier Moves at Insight

In October 2026, Insight was named an OpenAI Advanced Partner, expanding its AI adoption services for midmarket and lower-enterprise organizations, Stock Titan reported. In June 2026, the company launched Insight Managed Exposure Defense, according to akta.pro records. In April 2026, Insight appointed Jack Azagury as president and CEO, the same records show.

Earnings Date Set for November 5

Insight is expected to announce Q3 2026 earnings on November 5, 2026, with analysts projecting $2.85 EPS and $2.15 billion revenue, MarketBeat reported.