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Rich Meraz

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Chief Information Security Officer at Los Angeles Unified School District
📍 United States

As CISO for the Los Angeles Unified School District, the nations second-largest, Rich Meraz architects comprehensive security frameworks. With a background at WarnerMedia and holding a CISSP certification, colleagues praise his blend of technical acumen, collaboration, and communication skills used to build key strategic partnerships.

As a dedicated "Educational Advocate, " Rich is passionate about creating safe digital learning environments. His commitment extends beyond his technical role, focusing on enabling the educational mission through robust security and operational resilience, ensuring technology empowers learning without compromising the safety of students and staff.

Rich leads cybersecurity for over 600, 000 students and 75, 000 employees across more than 1, 000 schools.

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Experience
17 Years
Current Role
Chief Information Security Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
United States
Personality Overview

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Example Seeker
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They ask a lot of questions and rely heavily on information and collaterals. They are generally strong communicators and are not easy to convince. They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing.

Priorities

Topics Rich cares about

K-12 Cybersecurity
Leads cybersecurity for the nation's second-largest school district, focusing on balancing educational needs with threat protection for students and staff.
Strategic Partnerships
Builds alliances with federal agencies, law enforcement, and education sector organizations to enhance security posture and operational resilience.
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Career

Work history

10-2024
Chief Information Security Officer
Los Angeles Unified School District
10-2023 - 9-2024
Deputy Chief Information Security Officer
Los Angeles Unified School District
3-2021 - 3-2023
Director, Security Architecture
WarnerMedia
7-2019 - 2-2021
Cybersecurity Sr. Manager, Network Security Architecture and Engineering
Turner (Turner Broadcasting System, Inc)
8-2017 - 6-2019
Cybersecurity Architect, Network Security
Turner (Turner Broadcasting System, Inc)
In the press

Media appearances

ITS Podcast – Interview with Rich Meraz, Chief Information Security Officer, Los Angeles Unified School District. Featured in Los Angeles Unified School District – Information Technology Services
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Education
2015 - 6-2017
Master’s Degree
University of Maryland Global Campus
Master’s Degree
California State University, Los Angeles
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DISC profile (public)

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