Biography:

Jacob Combs is a specialized medical technology executive and cybersecurity leader with over two decades of experience designing enterprise defense architectures and secure engineering frameworks. In his dual role as Vice President of Cybersecurity and CISO at Tandem Diabetes Care, he directs both corporate enterprise security operations and product security lifecycles, ensuring that connected medical devices, patient data platforms, and corporate networks remain resilient against evolving threat landscapes.

Combs possesses extensive leadership expertise spanning the healthcare, federal defense, and technology sectors, with a track record of scaling security programs from early-stage strategy to active operational defense. He specializes in translating intricate digital risk, privacy compliance, and government governance frameworks into data-driven, auditable operations. Throughout his career, he has focused on designing adaptable security frameworks that balance rigid regulatory demands—such as medical device cybersecurity standards—with rapid corporate business innovation and product usability.