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Rick Velasquez

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Chief Information Security Officer at Paradigm
📍 Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, United States

Rick Velasquez is a distinguished cybersecurity executive and the Chief Information Security Officer at Paradigm Corp. A retired US Army veteran, he has a history of leadership roles, including SVP at Texas Capital Bank and Director of Global Cyber Threat Management at Sabre. He holds CISSP and CISM certifications and is a founding advisory board member of DallasCISO.

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Experience
39 Years
Current Role
Chief Information Security Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, United States
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Cybersecurity Leadership
As a CISO and founding member of DallasCISO, he frequently speaks at industry events and participates in leadership panels on cybersecurity strategy and risk management.
Cyber Defense
His career includes senior roles directly focused on cyber defense and global threat management for major corporations in the banking and technology sectors.
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Career

Work history

4-2023
Chief Information Security Officer
Paradigm
10-2020 - 3-2023
SVP, Director of Cyber Defense and Incident Response
Texas Capital Bank
5-2018 - 10-2020
Director, Global Cyber Threat Management and Incident Response
Sabre Corporation
5-2014 - 5-2018
Deputy CISO
Federated Insurance
9-2008 - 5-2014
Principal Security Engineer
Federated Insurance
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Education
Bachelor of Science - BS
University of Phoenix, Albuquerque, NM
Associate of Science - AS
Western Wisconsin Technical College
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