Company record
HireRight CISO: Jim Desmond
The current Chief Information Security Officer of HireRight, as tracked by CISO Tribune, is Jim Desmond, whose appointment was announced on August 4, 2025 (Business Wire (company announcement)). Previously Chief Security Officer at Asurion. Read the record. The record entered the Wire on .
Career profile: Jim Desmond on CISO Spotlights ↗
Tracked by the Wire since August 4, 2025 · 1 recorded move · every claim links to a sourced record · Updated
Where HireRight appears on the record (2)
Every page on CISO Tribune and its network that carries this company, 2 in all.
- On the Wire
- Career profile
About HireRight
CISO Tribune's Leadership Bench files HireRight under Professional Services and North America. The Wire has one security-leadership move at HireRight on record, announced on August 4, 2025.
Security leadership timeline
Security chiefs at other Professional Services organizations
Other organizations CISO Tribune files under Professional Services with a named security chief on record: those in North America first, in alphabetical order from HireRight onward.
IDC: Dave McKenna, Chief Information Officer and Chief Information Security Officer.
Iron Mountain: Larry Jarvis, Chief Information Security Officer.
KPMG / KPMG Americas: Steve Frank, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO).
Lexitas: Joe Giannetti, Chief Information Officer and Chief Information Security Officer.
Park Place Technologies: Justin Bingham, Chief Information Security Officer.
Vensure Employer Solutions: Michael Lockhart, Chief Information Security Officer.
Allied Universal: Jordan Avnaim, Global Chief Information Security Officer.
Amentum: Max Shier, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO).
Questions CISOs ask about HireRight
- Who is the CISO of HireRight?
- Jim Desmond is the current Chief Information Security Officer of HireRight on CISO Tribune's record, appointed on August 4, 2025.
- How many security-leadership moves has CISO Tribune tracked at HireRight?
- CISO Tribune has tracked 1 move at HireRight since August 4, 2025.
- When was Jim Desmond appointed at HireRight?
- Jim Desmond's appointment as Chief Information Security Officer of HireRight was announced on August 4, 2025, per Business Wire (company announcement).
- Where did Jim Desmond work before becoming Chief Information Security Officer of HireRight?
- The record of the appointment gives Jim Desmond's previous role as Chief Security Officer at Asurion.
- Who are the security chiefs at other Professional Services organizations?
- On CISO Tribune's record they include Dave McKenna at IDC, Larry Jarvis at Iron Mountain, Steve Frank at KPMG / KPMG Americas and Joe Giannetti at Lexitas.
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