As Chief Information Security Officer, Richard is responsible for developing, maintaining and assuring continuous improvement  of Textron’s Information Technology Security programs, policies and processes. This includes leadership of the Information Technology Risk Management (ITRM) Council which is a team of Security leaders from across Textron’s Business Units and COEs.  Richard is also responsible for IT Privacy governance and leads the IT portion of the electronic discovery (eDiscovery) program for Textron.

Richard was the Sr. Manager of IT Audit for Textron Audit Services prior to becoming CISO in 2007.  In this role, Richard led site visits and assessments of all Textron’s business unit IT functions and leadership and development of a staff of multi-national auditors in the US and Europe. 
 
Prior to joining Textron in 2004, Richard worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers.  He held various positions which performed eDiscovery Data collections, electronic Forensic investigations, IT Security Consulting and reviews. 

Richard has a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from the University of Texas at Tyler. He is a certified DFSS Green Belt and has additional certifications in IT, IT Forensics, IT Data Privacy, eDiscovery, IT Audit, and IT Security.  He is recognized as an industry SME in the area of eDiscovery and Forensics and frequently speaks at security related events, functions and conferences.

William Pelgrin is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Center for Internet Security (CIS). CIS is a non-profit enterprise that helps organizations reduce the risk of business and e-commerce disruptions resulting from inadequate security controls.  CIS develops benchmarks that are globally accepted as the standard for the secure configuration of information technology systems.  CIS also coordinates the US Cyber Challenge program, which provides a range of opportunities to identify and nurture talented Americans to meet the national priority for an expanded and trained cyber security workforce. CIS is an independent organization governed by a volunteer Board of Directors; it is not owned or controlled in full or part by any corporation or government entity.
 
William Pelgrin is also the Founder and Chair of the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC, established in January 2003 in recognition of the need for collaboration across states to better prevent, detect, respond to and recover from cyber incidents. The MS-ISAC includes representation from all 50 states, the District of Columbia, local governments and U.S. Territories and it serves as a collaborative mechanism to share information. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has recognized the MS-ISAC for its successful proactive role in coordinating state and local government cyber readiness and response.
 
William Pelgrin is the Chair of the National Council of Information Sharing and Analysis Centers (National Council of ISACs, formerly known as the ISAC Council).  The mission of the Council is to advance the physical and cyber security of the critical infrastructures of North America by establishing and maintaining a framework for valuable interaction between and among the ISACs and with government. The National Council of ISACs includes representation from the following national industry sector ISACs: Chemical, Electricity, Energy, Emergency Management and Response, Financial Services, Highway, Information Technology, Government, Telecommunications, Public Transit, Surface Transportation and Water. The MS-ISAC, under Pelgrin’s leadership, became the first government entity allowed as a member of the National Council of ISACs. He was elected Chair in December 2008 and re-elected in December 2009.

Pelgrin has also been appointed to serve as a Commission Member of the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Commission on Cyber Security to brief the next President of the United States..