Gary Brickhouse is the CISO at GuidePoint Security, and is responsible for all aspects of the company’s information security program, inclusive of building and maintaining GuidePoint’s internal security architecture and control practices. Gary also leads the GRC Services consulting practice where he is responsible for the development and delivery of GRC service offerings to support our clients. This unique position allows Gary greater visibility into customer needs from an industry services perspective and also as a practitioner, addressing the same risks for GuidePoint.

Before joining GuidePoint, Gary was the Security and Compliance Architect for The Walt Disney Company, working on a large, multi-year business program where he served as the subject matter expert for compliance, data privacy, infrastructure and application security, as well as securing emerging

technologies like RFID. Previous to working at Disney, Gary was an Information Security Specialist at Publix Super Markets, one of the nation’s largest retailers.

Gary is a frequent speaker at industry conferences and webinars, covering a wide array of information security topics. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Florida Southern College, holds the Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and is an ITIL v3 Expert.