Join our founder Simon L for another lively, informative and engaging chat with another of our industries leaders, John McClure.
John McClure is the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. where he provides strategic leadership for the company’s enterprise information security program.
Sinclair is a diversified media company and leading provider of local sports and news. Prior to joining Sinclair, John served as the Global CISO for Laureate Education, Inc., focused on supporting Laureate’s global footprint of universities and large student base – primarily located in the US, Mexico, Peru, Chile, and Brazil. Before supporting the commercial market, John spent over 20 years supporting the federal government – supporting secure infrastructure and information security missions for the intelligence community.
John last supported the federal government working for the Office of Government-wide Policy assisting in creating meaningful cybersecurity policy for the US Government. John is a military veteran (Army Aviation, Black Hawk crew chief) who served with both the 101st Airborne (Ft. Campbell, KY) and the 5/17th Air Cavalry (South Korea) domestically and overseas during his almost 9-years of active service.
John holds a MS in Information Systems Technology from George Washington University and has various information security and leadership certifications. John lives with his wife Tammy and their two cats in Middle River, MD. In his free time,
John enjoys reading, traveling, exploring new cultures, new foods, and fishing. We will be discussing John's journey, his challenges and successes and the challenges faced by our industry today.
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