Tricentis appoints Erika Dean as chief information security officer

AUSTIN, Texas—Tricentis has appointed Erika Dean as chief information security officer, tasking the veteran cybersecurity executive with overseeing the company's global security strategy.

In the role, Dean will lead Tricentis' enterprise cybersecurity, compliance and product security initiatives, with responsibility for ensuring the company's software continues to meet the security requirements of enterprise customers.

Dean brings more than 20 years of cybersecurity leadership experience in the financial services and technology sectors. Prior to joining Tricentis, she helped build and lead security programs at Robinhood and Capital One, focusing on organizational protection, customer trust and operational resilience.

At Tricentis, Dean will work across the company to strengthen enterprise and product security programs, software supply chain security, governance and cyber resilience efforts. She will also support the company's Agentic Quality Engineering Platform.

“My career has focused on protecting organizations while enabling innovation,” Dean said. “As AI continues to transform the way software is built, security must extend beyond protecting our own organization to earning our customers’ trust in the software running in their critical environments.”

Kevin Thompson, CEO of Tricentis, said Dean's experience building enterprise security programs and her customer-focused approach made her the right choice to lead the company's ongoing security efforts.

“Cybersecurity is foundational to the trust our customers place in Tricentis,” Thompson said. “Erika's expertise in building enterprise security programs and her customer-centric approach make her the ideal leader to drive Tricentis' continued efforts to deliver innovative software quality solutions.”