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Richard Blair

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Co-Founder at The Pembroke Foundation
📍 Mechanicsville, Virginia, United States

Richard Blair is the President of Cornerstone Information Security, leveraging over 30 years of experience in IT and InfoSec to help companies navigate cybersecurity and compliance. Described by colleagues as a thoughtful, team-oriented, and deliberate leader, he holds an M. S. from Virginia Commonwealth University and is a Certified Information Security Manager (CISM).

He is deeply committed to philanthropy as the co-founder of The Pembroke Foundation, which provides college scholarships to disadvantaged students. Richard actively organizes community fundraisers to support this cause, driven by his own experience as a first-generation college student who benefited from financial assistance.

Interesting fact: His initial motivation for attending VCU, where he later earned two degrees, was to get free tickets to their basketball games.

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Experience
32 Years
Current Role
Co-Founder
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Mechanicsville, Virginia, United States
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Security Governance
His career is centered around information security governance, risk, and compliance, which is the core focus of his firm, Cornerstone Information Security.
Student Aid
He co-founded The Pembroke Foundation to provide financial assistance to disadvantaged students, an issue he is passionate about as a first-generation college student.
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Career

Work history

11-2021
Co-Founder
The Pembroke Foundation
2-2021 - 10-2021
Information Security Manager
Kinsale Insurance
2-2020
President
Cornerstone Information Security, LLC
12-2013 - 2-2020
Director Information Security
United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS)
6-2013 - 12-2013
Chief Information Security Officer
CapCenter, LLC
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Education
2009 - 2010
MS
Virginia Commonwealth University - School of Business
1983 - 1993
B.S.
Virginia Commonwealth University
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