James Erwin is a Senior Director of Cyber Security Engineering Products and Services at Lowe’s Companies Inc, responsible for securing retail, data center, and cloud platforms at enterprise scale. He brings more than 24 years of experience across large, highly distributed retail environments, including two decades at Yum Brands and the last four years at Lowe’s.

James has led critical transformations that reshaped how security is designed and operated across thousands of locations. He focuses on building practical, resilient security architectures that support business velocity without sacrificing reliability or customer experience.

At Fortinet Accelerate 2026, James will share insights from Lowe’s evolution from branch security challenges to a unified enterprise and cloud security approach.