James Creamer

Director, Idira Field Technology Office, Palo Alto Networks

James is a Principal Architect at Palo Alto Networks and a leading voice in identity security. With over 15 years of experience as a strategist and architect, he serves as a trusted advisor to CISOs and CIOs at global enterprises, transforming their fragmented security tools into cohesive, identity-centric Zero Trust architectures that balance enterprise scale with AI speed. A recognized thought leader, James is the lead author of “The Identity Security Imperative” book and co-author of the Idira Blueprint framework. James is on a mission to help global organizations bridge the gap between complex risk and measurable business outcomes.