Jason D. Clinton
Also known as Jason Clinton, JasonDClinton
Deputy CISO at Anthropic, where he was CISO from 2023 to 2025; before that, over a decade at Google.
At a glance
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- Jason Clinton works on security at Anthropic.
- He joined as its chief information security officer in 2023, after more than a decade at Google.
- At Google he most recently led Chrome infrastructure security, defending against advanced persistent threats, and also worked on ChromeOS and Android Pay.
- In September 2025 Anthropic named Vitaly Gudanets, formerly Netflix's CISO, as CISO, and Clinton became his deputy.
- He is the author of Ruby Phrasebook.
Key facts
- Current role
- Deputy CISO, Anthropic2
- CISO, Anthropic
- 2023 to 20251
- More than a decade, most recently leading Chrome infrastructure security; also ChromeOS and Android Pay1
- Book
- Ruby Phrasebook1
- Equity pledge
- On 18 Oct 2026 he wrote of a pledge of "50% of our equity" and that "This was the principal reason that I left Google for Anthropic."4
Roles
Part of
- AnthropicOrganization
CISO, 2023–2025; then Deputy CISO source on Anthropic
- GoogleOrganization
led Chrome infrastructure security; also ChromeOS and Android Pay; more than a decade, until 2023 source on Google
Links
Sources
- Foresight Institute: Jason Clinton (opens foresight.org)
- The Stack: Anthropic brings in new CISO, ramps up security hiring (30 Sep 2025) (opens thestack.technology)
- National CIO Review: Anthropic expands security team with CISO hire from Netflix (opens nationalcioreview.com)
- Jason D. Clinton on X, 18 Oct 2026 (opens x.com)
- Jason D. Clinton on X (profile) (opens x.com)
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