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Lemon Williams

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CIO | Managing Partner at The Ionado Group
📍 Greater Chattanooga, United States

L. C. Williams is a transformational cybersecurity leader with over 25 years of experience, specializing in strategic risk management for critical infrastructure in sectors like energy and healthcare. A CISSP and PMP holder, he attended the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Colleagues describe him as detail-oriented, thorough, and a strong project manager.

He is actively involved in community service, recently highlighting his pride in the "Phoenix Initiative" at the Greater Detroit Agency for the Blind & Visually Impaired. This initiative supports the blind community by providing essential resources and opportunities for independence, demonstrating his commitment to community partners making real change.

Unique fact: L. C. serves on the Board of Directors for Erlanger, a major non-profit teaching hospital, where he originated and chairs the Technology and Cybersecurity Committee.

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Experience
9 Years
Current Role
CIO | Managing Partner
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Greater Chattanooga, United States
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Priorities

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Strategic Risk Management
Positions cybersecurity not as a cost center but as a strategic enabler of business growth and resilience, a core theme in his professional philosophy.
Critical Infrastructure Security
Possesses deep expertise in protecting critical national infrastructure, with a special focus on NERC CIP standards for the energy sector and HIPAA for healthcare.
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Career

Work history

2-2021
CIO | Managing Partner
The Ionado Group
1-2017 - 2-2021
CISO | Partner
The Ionado Group
7-2018 - 9-2020
Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)
The Ionado Group
7-2023
Member Board of Directors
Erlanger
7-2021 - 11-2023
Board of Trustees, Chattanooga-Hamilton County Hospital Authority
Erlanger
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Education
8-1993 - 12-1996
BS
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
1992 - 1993
Mathematics
Chattanooga State Community College
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