Author

Ryan LaSalle

Chief Executive Officer

Ryan LaSalle is the Chief Executive Officer of Nisos®, the Managed Intelligence Company®. For over 25 years, Ryan has been a trusted advisor to business leaders and their boards within Fortune 500 and National Security organizations. His expertise has helped drive business growth, secure and protect critical infrastructure, and allow organizations to overcome unique business and technology challenges.

Prior to joining Nisos, Ryan was a serial intrapreneur executive at Accenture, one of the largest cybersecurity organizations in North America. During his tenure he spearheaded global enterprise through reinvention, facilitated new revenue sources, managed acquisitions, and developed patented solutions spanning cybersecurity, information management, and analytics. Ryan has run high-growth cyber services organizations and led over 1,600 people. He balances business acumen with technical expertise, enabling Fortune 500 companies to articulate and implement action in the face of disruptive competition, technologies, and cyber risk.

Ryan was a Ponemon Institute Fellow, engaged with the Greater Washington Board of Trade, and sat on security innovation advisory councils for clients across multiple industries. He holds patents in human resource management, knowledge discovery, and establishing trust between entities online. Ryan frequently speaks at international security conferences and has authored numerous articles on cybersecurity. His previous speaking engagements include Cyber Governance with NACD, Cyber Resilience at Interop 2022, Zero Trust at Comcast’s Security on the Schuylkill, and Innovation at the Northern Virginia Technology Council Cyber Summit.

Ryan has also been featured in various publications, such as WSJ, Fortune, Fast Company, Forbes, NPR, and Bloomberg. Additionally, IT and cyber publications like CRN, Dark Reading, and CyberWire look to him to connect their readers and listeners to complex technical topics in ways they can internalize and convert into action. He was also recognized by Washingtonian Magazine as a Tech Titan of 2018.

Ryan holds a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from Princeton University and currently resides in Virginia with his wife, two children and an overgrown goldendoodle.

Ryan LaSalle

Ryan was a Ponemon Institute Fellow, engaged with the Greater Washington Board of Trade, and sat on security innovation advisory councils for clients across multiple industries. He holds patents in human resource management, knowledge discovery, and establishing trust between entities online. Ryan frequently speaks at international security conferences and has authored numerous articles on cybersecurity. His previous speaking engagements include Cyber Governance with NACD, Cyber Resilience at Interop 2022, Zero Trust at Comcast’s Security on the Schuylkill, and Innovation at the Northern Virginia Technology Council Cyber Summit.

Ryan has also been featured in various publications, such as WSJ, Fortune, Fast Company, Forbes, NPR, and Bloomberg. Additionally, IT and cyber publications like CRN, Dark Reading, and CyberWire look to him to connect their readers and listeners to complex technical topics in ways they can internalize and convert into action. He was also recognized by Washingtonian Magazine as a Tech Titan of 2018.

Ryan holds a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from Princeton University and currently resides in Virginia with his wife, two children and an overgrown goldendoodle.