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Curley Henry

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Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Southern Company
📍 Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Curley Henry is the Senior Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer at Southern Company, with nearly 30 years of experience at firms like IBM and Hewlett-Packard. Described as a results-oriented leader, he studied engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology and completed the General Management Program at Harvard Business School.

A U.S. Army Reserve veteran, Curley was a founding member of its Information Operations Command. He is passionate about creating pathways for underrepresented communities in technology, participating in a White House roundtable on the topic and championing diversity and inclusion programs.

He led the team that designed and built the first 24x7 security operations center for the U.S. Army Reserve while working as a Department of Defense consultant.

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Experience
30 Years
Current Role
Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
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Critical Infrastructure Security
As CISO for a major energy provider, he frequently engages with the Department of Energy and other utilities to secure the nation's power grid and supply chain.
Diversity in Tech
Actively works to create opportunities for underrepresented communities and was invited to a White House roundtable to discuss cybersecurity in the Black community.
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Career

Work history

2025
Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)
Southern Company
2022
Vice Chair - Executive Committee
National Technology Security Coalition
2020 - 2025
Deputy Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)
Southern Company
2015 - 2020
Executive Director, Cybersecurity Strategy, Architecture and External Engagement
Southern Company
2015 - 2015
Director, Cybersecurity
E*TRADE Financial Corporation
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Education
1991 - 1993
Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology
General Management Program (GMP)
Harvard Business School
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