Richard M.

United States · Cybersecurity Advisor | vCISO | CISM | CRISC | CCSP | LCCA | The Security Narrative | Compliance · Foresite Cybersecurity

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About

Personal Mission: To influence the creation of operationally secure organizations, through competently empowered culture, supported by the insertion of contextually applicable Technology and Processes.

Although I have a technical background in information systems, data analysis, security and integration, I incorporate an attitude of continuous process improvement, and change management via performance metrics and successful objective achievement.

I speak the following languages:

- CyberSecurity Leadership

- Information Security Policy

- Risk Management

- Strategic Organizational Development

- Change Management

- Knowledge Management

- Process engineering

- Organizational Effectiveness & Metric Development

Experiences: Strategic Leadership, IT/IS domain education, cyber security, information security, enterprise security, technical requirements development, Knowledge Management, test plan development, organizational development, technical requirements refinement, process refinement, leadership skill development, strategic partnership, productivity enhancement, communication coaching, team development, effective goal setting and accomplishment, Lean Six Sigma, NIST, CMMC, DFARS.

Connector, facilitator, communication coach, team lead, team mate.

Specialties

  • CISO / Security Leadership
  • Cybersecurity Consulting
  • Governance & Compliance
  • NIST Framework
  • Security Governance

Skills

  • Leadership Development
  • Organizational Development
  • Talent Development
  • Change Management
  • Program Management
  • Strategic Leadership
  • Organizational Leadership
  • Performance Improvement
  • Cross-functional Team Leadership
  • Personal Development

39 skills in total

Licenses & Certifications

  • Certified Cloud Security Professional

    ISC²

    Issued Mar 2026 · Expires Mar 2029

  • Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control

    ISACA

    Issued Jan 2026

  • Certified Information Security Manager

    ISACA

    Issued Nov 2025

5 certifications in total

Experience

  • Senior Cybersecurity Advisor

    Foresite Cybersecurity

    Jan 2021 — Present

    Globally

  • Chief Information Security Officer [CISO] | vCISO | Business Analyst

    Capitalized Leadership

    Jan 2017 — Present

    United States

  • Curator

    TEDxNorfolk

    Jan 2014 — Present

    Norfolk City County, Virginia, United States

27 experiences in total

Recent posts

[celebration:new_certification]Has successfully verified **Certified Information Security Manager** (ISACA), **Certified in Risk and 2 more certifications

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