Homero Torres

Homero Torres is an Information Security professional with over twenty years of IT experience and more than twelve years of experience across the Information Security domain.  Homero is directly responsible for the creation, deployment and operation of global and multi-regional security programs that spam across multiple sectors that include research, higher-education, state government, oil and gas, retail, manufacturing and electric utility; some in the Fortune 100 and 500 space.  His programs encompassed information security management, information security operations, risk management, incident management and information security awareness. 

Currently, Homero is the Global Information Security Director for SunPower Corporation, a leading solar cell, manufacturing and retail organization. At SunPower, his leadership has established a global security practice protecting research, manufacturing, corporate, and power plant verticals of the organization.  His focus has been around budget, security frameworks and roadmaps.

Homero has also worked in various leadership roles for Tesoro Companies, Hewlett Packard’s IT Assurance Practice, Employee Retirement System of Texas and the University of Texas at San Antonio.

Homero is a Texas native, growing up in deep South Texas, later moving to San Antonio to attend and graduate from the University of Texas at San Antonio.  Homero graduated with a B.B.A. in Management Information Systems and is a Certified Information Security Systems Professional (CISSP).