Brad Pierce serves as the Chief Information Security Officer for HORNE where he leads cybersecurity programs and initiatives for the firm. He manages offensive cybersecurity operations for HORNE and its clients, where he leads on collaborating with executive leadership teams to strengthen their security posture.
Brad joined the firm in 2007 and has 20 years of experience in technology operations and working with organizations in various industries to uncover and remediate vulnerabilities and develop and implement security programs. His career background in network engineering, cyber security operations, and IT operations is instrumental in managing cybersecurity initiatives and projects as well as network and application penetration testing.
Brad served eight years in the United States Marine Corps, receiving an Honorable Discharge in 2003. He is a graduate of The University of Southern Mississippi with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with an emphasis in management information systems.