Larry Whiteside Jr.

CISO of RegScale

A former United States Air Force Officer with over 25 years of experience in building and running cybersecurity programs, Larry Whiteside Jr. is a veteran CISO, CSO, and CTO in the cybersecurity field and holds extensive experience in C-Level security roles across industries, including DoD, Federal Government, Financial Services, Healthcare, and Critical Infrastructure. As the CISO for RegScale, Larry is responsible for leading the RegOps Community of GRC practitioners who share best practices. He routinely advises corporate security executives and companies across the Fortune 2000 and has helped CEOs and board members of private cybersecurity companies achieve their goals in sales, marketing, and customer retention. A thought leader in the industry, Larry is a sought-after speaker at conferences such as the Gartner Security Summit, RSA Conference, and SC World Congress, and has been featured in many articles relating to information security and risk management. Larry is also the Co-Founder, President, and on the Board of Directors at Cyversity, a 501(c)3 non-profit association that is dedicated to increasing the number of minorities and women in the cybersecurity career field.