Candidate Name

Richard Greenberg

Nominated For

Director

Candidate Biography

Richard Greenberg, CISSP is a well-known Cyber Security Leader and Evangelist, CISO, Advisor, and speaker.

Richard brings over 35 years of management experience and has been a strategic and thought leader in IT and Information Security. His Project Management, Security Management (CISO for 15 years) and Operations, Policy, and Compliance experience have prepared him for a role on the ISSA Board. He has previous experience on nonprofit International Boards, having been elected to the OWASP Global Board.

Richard’s volunteer work is substantial:

• ISSA Hall of Fame, Distinguished Fellow & Honor Roll
• President of ISSA Los Angeles, ISSA Medium Chapter of the Year
• Founder and Chair of the ISSA LA CISO Forum
• Former OWASP LA Chapter Leader

• Received award for volunteer work on the ISSA RFP Committee that created the RFP and selected a management company

Richard is dedicated to diversity in our field. He started and chairs the annual Women in Security Forum, and supports creating a more open and welcome community for all. He has worked diligently to bring together the various SoCal IT and InfoSec organizations to enhance their collaboration efforts, to help reach new IT and InfoSec professionals.

You may have heard Richard’s interview as a Cybersecurity expert on Will Ferrell’s Ron Burgundy podcast: 
https://www.iheart.com/podcast/the-ron-burgundy-podcast-30270227/episode/cyber-security-47951911/.

Richard's Video Message:

https://youtu.be/hz96-QCpmwM

Candidate Goals

1. Advocate for ISSA to have a lead role in helping to build partnerships between private industry and the public sector, to protect critical infrastructure & networks 
   
2. Engage ISSA chapters to share their successes, strategies, and templates to help build strong chapters worldwide 
3. Help to redirect the ISSA Board focus to be more chapter-centric, and provide more centralized support
4. Work with other information security organizations to bring more benefits to ISSA membership, such as discounts at InfoSec events around the globe 
5. Support enterprise objectives by educating members on the relationship between IT and the business, business processes, and business risks
6. Help grow the ISSA Community by reaching out to business leaders 
7. Share my knowledge and experience with fellow board members 
8. Creation of an Advisory Board. The International Board is a volunteer board, and thus incapable of handling everything that needs attention, and the management team is just too small. The Advisory Board and Committees would be comprised of dedicated proven chapter leaders, and can serve as a proving ground for Future board members.

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