Philip Keibler

Philip Keibler has spent nearly three decades at the intersection of technology, risk, and business building information security programs that work in the real world.

As Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer at Meijer, Phil leads security for one of the nation’s largest privately held retailers, overseeing the protection of supply chains, customer data, and critical operations across hundreds of locations in the Midwest.

Phil’s career spans industries where the stakes are high and the margin for error is low. Before joining Meijer in 2015, he served as CISO at Bass Pro Shops and previously held the CISO role at Finish Line. Earlier in his career he led security at Herff Jones, bringing security discipline to the manufacturing sector. He began his career at EDS and spent years consulting in the Aerospace sector where he got his start in security.

What sets Phil apart is not just longevity, it is perspective. He has watched information security evolve from a reactive, audit-driven function into a proactive capability that enables business velocity. His approach centers on integrating security into how organizations operate, not as a checkbox, but as a competitive advantage that lets teams move fast while managing risk in practical ways.

Beyond the day-to-day, Phil is a passionate contributor to the broader security community. He has served as a guest lecturer on cybersecurity and data privacy at the University of Chicago Law School, sits on the Institute for Cybersecurity Education and Research Advisory Board at Grand Valley State University, serves on the IT Advisory Committee at Kent County Technical Center, and is a board member the Meijer Credit Union. He is also featured in Midnight in the War Room, a Semperis documentary examining the human reality behind enterprise cyber defense.

Phil has held his CISSP certification since 2009, attained his MBA from Davenport University, and a career’s worth of operational experience across retail, aerospace, insurance, and manufacturing.