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Rich Friedberg

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Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Live Oak Bank
📍 Charleston, South Carolina Metropolitan Area, United States

Rich Friedberg is the CISO at Live Oak Bank, specializing in modernizing financial and data platforms with AI and automation. His experience spans financial services and national security, with previous leadership roles at Blackbaud, Capital One, and CERT/CC. People often describe him as helpful, credible, and a manager with deep technical knowledge.

Outside of his primary role, Rich is passionate about developing the next generation of cybersecurity leaders. He serves as Adjunct Faculty for the CISO Certificate Program at his alma mater, Carnegie Mellon University, where he teaches courses on topics including cloud security strategy.

Interesting fact: He was initially rejected by a program at Carnegie Mellon, the same university where he later earned his degree and now teaches.

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Experience
10 Years
Current Role
Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Charleston, South Carolina Metropolitan Area, United States
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Priorities

Topics Rich cares about

AI in Security
Advocates for using AI and automation to accelerate security operations. He shares resources and emphasizes its role in reducing manual work and improving enterprise resilience.
Cyber Risk Governance
Stresses the importance of treating cybersecurity as a strategic business risk, embedding it in enterprise-wide decision-making rather than siloing it as a technical issue.
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Career

Work history

11-2021
Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)
Live Oak Bank
9-2015
Adjunct Faculty
Executive Education at Carnegie Mellon University’s Heinz College
5-2024
Cybersecurity and Operational Resilience Advisory Committee (CORAC)
American Bankers Association
5-2024
Investor
SVCI - Silicon Valley CISO Investments
12-2022
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In the press

Media appearances

Cloud Tales ft. Rich Friedberg - CISO at Live Oak Bank. Featured in Permiso.io
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Education
MBA
The George Washington University
Bachelor of Science - BS
Carnegie Mellon University
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