Today I talk with Tracy Reinhold. Tracy is someone I have come to deeply respect and appreciate. He has a lot of great experience and he has the ability to share it well. Tracy comes to the private sector after a long career in the public sector. He began in the Marine Corp, then he joined the FBI where he ultimately became the Associate Executive Assistant Director, National Security Branch at the FBI. From there he joined the private sector working at Walmart and then Fannie Mae and now he is the VP/CSO at Everbridge. Tracy and I talk about leadership in extreme circumstances and the lesson we can all take from that. We discuss Commander's Intent, Risk Appetite/Tolerance, some lessons from the war in Ukraine, collaboration, and more. Tracy shares some of the most important leadership lessons I can imagine and tells some stories that land them well. I think you'll really enjoy this conversation!
Tracy Reinhold is Chief Security Officer at Everbridge. He is responsible for advancing Everbridge’s enterprise-level security strategy and working closely with customers and partners to optimize their organizational approach to managing and responding to critical events.
Reinhold has served in executive leadership roles in security and incident management for some of the world’s largest brands. As Chief Security Officer at Fannie Mae, a leader in mortgage financing with more than $3 trillion in assets, Reinhold was responsible for designing and managing the company’s enterprise resilience strategy. He established a robust enterprise response model that enabled senior leaders to respond to security and business disruptions in an efficient and consistent manner. His leadership was instrumental in ensuring the safety and security of all employees, contractors, and visitors at locations nationwide, and successfully protecting company assets including over 3 million square feet of office space.
Prior to Fannie Mae, Reinhold served as Vice President of Global Investigations at Walmart. He had been recruited by the retail giant to investigate and protect company interests related to compliance and ethics concerns across its global portfolio. In less than three years, he created and led a team of global investigators in the United States, Asia, Africa, South America, and the United Kingdom.
Prior to his commercial roles in security, Reinhold served as a Special Agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation for twenty-two years. During this time, he was a member of the Senior Executive Service, served as Associate Executive Assistant Director for National Security, and led the FBI’s intelligence division. Reinhold is a frequent speaker across the industry on topics including “Improving Organizational Resilience Through Enhanced Security Practices” and “The Changing Role of the CSO in Today’s Corporate Landscape.”
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