Keith has more than 25 years of cybersecurity experience, including over a decade serving as a Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) in the transportation sector.

Keith currently serves as CISO at The Friedkin Group, where he oversees cybersecurity for a highly diverse portfolio of companies spanning automotive, logistics, manufacturing, insurance, and retail.

Previously, Keith served as CISO at Universal Weather and Aviation, a leading global aviation services company operating across 50 international locations, where he focused extensively on global security threats, international regulatory compliance and aviation security.

Keith began his cybersecurity career at The Boeing Company, where he led key security initiatives including international IT security operations, software security, IT risk management, and supply chain security. As a Cyber Security Technical Fellow, he continued to oversee critical security programs across the company.

His work building high-performing security teams has earned him and his organization numerous industry recognitions, including the 2026 & 2025 CSO50 awards, 2025 Top 100 CISOs, 2024 CISO Hall of Fame induction, 2024 Houston large enterprise CISO of the Year, and inclusion in Forbes’ 2023 list of Most Cybersecure Companies.

Keith is an active contributor to the cybersecurity community as a frequent speaker and advisory board member. His past industry contributions include serving as a U.S. delegate to the International Standards Organization (ISO), leading the OWASP Secure Coding Practices Project, and contributing to the Open Group’s Trusted Technology Provider Framework. He has been a speaker at industry leading events including Blackhat, Hacker Halted, Bsides, Appsec USA, Appsec EU and many others.

Keith holds multiple professional certifications, a master’s degree in computer systems, and is a graduate of the FBI CISO Academy at Quantico.