Chad Cottle, CISSP, CISM, CCSP, C-CISO, CEH, CASP, CHFI in

Chad Cottle, CISSP, CISM, CCSP, C-CISO, CEH, CASP, CHFI

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CISO & Deputy Chief Information Officer at Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government
📍 Lexington, Kentucky, United States

Chad Cottle is the CISO and Deputy CIO for the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government. With over 25 years of IT experience, he is responsible for operations, security, cloud architecture, and AI. He also serves as an Adjunct Professor in Cybersecurity and holds numerous certifications including C-CISO, CEH, and CASP.

Outside of his government role, Chad is deeply involved in the local cybersecurity community, encouraging participation in groups like ISSA and ISACA Kentuckiana. He enjoys zymurgy, brewing IPAs and making Cabernet, and is the guitarist for a band called “The Berenstain Conspiracy. ”

Unique fact: He started a weekly series called "Im better than AI and so can you, " aiming to break down common sayings and apply them to technology.

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Experience
17 Years
Current Role
CISO & Deputy Chief Information Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Lexington, Kentucky, United States
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Cybersecurity Leadership
As CISO, he built an information security program from the ground up and is responsible for IT strategy, governance, compliance, and business resilience for the city of Lexington.
AI and Data Analytics
His role explicitly includes responsibility for Data Analytics and AI. He also publicly shares content on topics like the risks associated with Large Language Models (LLMs).
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Career

Work history

12-2008
CISO & Deputy Chief Information Officer
Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government
1-2024
Adjunct Professor (Cybersecurity)
KCTCS
Deputy Director of Computer Services/IT
Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government (LFUCG)
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Harvard University
Bachelor's Degree
University of Kentucky
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