Chris Richter is Avanade’s North America Security Lead. Most recently Chris was CenturyLink’s vice president of global security services, and was responsible for the company’s global managed and professional security services business. Prior to that he served as senior vice president, security services, at Level 3. With over 25 years of experience in IT, Chris has held a number of leadership positions in managed security, IT consulting, and sales with several technology product and services organizations. By helping organizations re-architect their risk management programs and security controls to outsourced, virtualized, and shared-infrastructure services, Chris has assisted numerous IT organizations lower their cybersecurity costs, while improving their overall defense posture. He has acted as both a board member and technical advisor for technology firms, and is a sought-after author and speaker on cybersecurity, risk management, security digital-transformation and IT outsourcing. He most recently contributed to the book “The Digital Big Bang,” published by Wiley & Sons, to be released in September 2019. Chris is also member of the ISSA and ISACA, and holds Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) certifications.

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