Using a Balanced Leadership Approach with Robert Pace

The Professional CISO

Welcome to Episode 1 of the Professional CISO Podcast, Hosted by David Malicoat.

Our journey continues with a notable figure in David’s professional development, Robert Pace, Chief Information Security Officer of Invitation Homes. He previously held positions at First American Payment Systems, Textron, and PwC. Robert Pace and David Malicoat worked together early in their careers at Perot Systems, which was later acquired by Dell Services.

This episode touches on various aspects such as risk management, team development, personal well-being, the process of professionalizing the CISO role, and more. At the end, we’ll break down the Eisenhower Matrix as a practical tool for effective decision-making and task prioritization.

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Key Moments:

00:00 - Welcome

00:29 - Introducing our Guest, Robert Pace

01:53 - How Robert Jetted into Tech

05:55 - How Robert & David Met

10:26 - CISO Networking

13:21 - What’s Going Good/Bad in the CISO role?

18:11 - Getting Risk Management Experience

21:23 - The Process and the Risk Element

23:04 - Developing Teams

28:42 - CISO Work/Life Balance

34:03 - Eisenhower Matrix

36:11 - 10 Questions

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Links to Cool Stuff:

A good guide to The Eisenhower Matrix by James Clear: https://jamesclear.com/eisenhower-box