John Slater
Chief Security Officer, ThinkOn
John Slater is a technology and cybersecurity specialist whose industry and executive leadership spans more than four decades and multiple top Canadian tech companies.
Slater’s extensive career includes the role of Director of Sales at The Herjavec Group, VP of Burntsand Inc., and Co-founder of Indigenet Technology Partners—a social enterprise whose mission is to “advance Indigenous lives through technology.” He is especially adept at delivering high-security technology projects to federal, provincial, municipal and First Nations governments.
As CSO of ThinkOn, Slater leads a specialized team focused on ensuring that every aspect of ThinkOn’s operations, from our solutions to our data centres and every point in between, exceeds industry security and compliance standards. Slater is proud to be part of ThinkOn’s team of data-obsessed (and security-obsessed) experts, helping to make customers’ data more resilient, secure, workable, and searchable.

John Slater is a technology and cybersecurity specialist whose industry and executive leadership spans more than four decades and multiple top Canadian tech companies.
Slater’s extensive career includes the role of Director of Sales at The Herjavec Group, VP of Burntsand Inc., and Co-founder of Indigenet Technology Partners—a social enterprise whose mission is to “advance Indigenous lives through technology.” He is especially adept at delivering high-security technology projects to federal, provincial, municipal and First Nations governments.
As CSO of ThinkOn, Slater leads a specialized team focused on ensuring that every aspect of ThinkOn’s operations, from our solutions to our data centres and every point in between, exceeds industry security and compliance standards. Slater is proud to be part of ThinkOn’s team of data-obsessed (and security-obsessed) experts, helping to make customers’ data more resilient, secure, workable, and searchable.