Executive record
Chad Holmes
Career profile: Chad Holmes on CISO Spotlights ↗
Chad Holmes is Chief Information Security Officer at Texas Office of the Attorney General. The appointment was announced in June 2026, per GovTech Insider.
1 tracked move on the Wire · Updated
Career timeline
Every move the record holds for Chad Holmes, newest first, with the earlier roles the announcements name.
The appointment
Announced June 2026 · Source: GovTech Insider ↗ · Move record
Chad Holmes was named Chief Information Security Officer for the Texas Office of the Attorney General, announced in June 2026; day-level precision has not been established from available coverage.
State attorneys general hold some of the most sensitive caseload data in government — and Texas's AG office has been among the most active enforcers of data-privacy law, making its own security posture a credibility question.
The company: Texas Office of the Attorney General
- Region
- North America
- Company record
- Who runs security at Texas Office of the Attorney General: 1 confirmed move on the record
Appointed in the same period
Other security chiefs in Government & Public Sector whose appointment was announced within 90 days of Chad Holmes's, nearest first. The Government & Public Sector bench
James L. Wilkinson, Chief Information Security Officer at City of Dallas
Alex Burinskiy, Chief Information Security Officer at Accela
Pamela McLeod, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at State of New Hampshire
Bertrum Carroll, Chief Information Security Officer at State of Nevada
Hemant Baidwan, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Knox Systems
Mike Marshall, State Chief Information Security Officer at California Department of Technology
Record facts
- Time in the seat
- About 5 months since the appointment was announced (June 2026), as of November 2026
- Moves on the record
- 1 confirmed move, each with its source
- On the record since
- August 1, 2026
- Government & Public Sector in 2026
- 14 security-leadership appointments announced in the sector on the record
How these are counted. Time in the seat: Counted in whole months from the announcement of the appointment, the date the record holds; announcements rarely give a start date.
Questions about Chad Holmes
- Who is the CISO of Texas Office of the Attorney General?
- Chad Holmes is Chief Information Security Officer at Texas Office of the Attorney General. The appointment was announced in June 2026, per GovTech Insider.
- When did Chad Holmes become CISO of Texas Office of the Attorney General?
- The appointment was announced in June 2026, per GovTech Insider. The record holds the announcement, not a start date.
Sources
- 1.GovTech Insider ↗: the appointment at Texas Office of the Attorney General, June 2026
- 2.CISO Spotlights career profile ↗: a fuller career profile on a sister site
This record begins with CISO Tribune's tracking in 2026.
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