Mark Burnette

Mark Burnette is the Chief Growth Officer for LBMC. In his current role, Mark leads and drives revenue growth activities firmwide. Mark served as an award-winning CISO for 2 publicly traded companies, & led LBMC’s cybersecurity practice. Recognized as an IT security expert by Gartner, Mark has repeatedly been featured as a subject matter expert on ABC and CBS television affiliates been published in print media such as CSO, Secure Enterprise, Information Security, and ComputerWorld magazines, and quoted by ABCnews.com. Mark’s engaging style has made him a popular and highly-requested speaker for international conferences and specialty groups around the world. In March 2019, Mark delivered a wildly-popular TED talk titled “The Humanity Behind Cybersecurity Attacks”. Mark’s book, “Risky Business: Cybersecurity Leadership The Right Way” provides practical insights on cybersecurity leadership. Mark has been recognized as one of the cybersecurity industry’s 75 “Pioneers”, having been one of the first enterprise CISOs, and, in so doing, laying the groundwork for today’s CISO role.