Lane Sullivan

Concentric AI named Lane Sullivan as its new Chief Information Security and Strategy Officer. Sullivan most recently served as SVP and Chief Information Security Officer at Magellan Health, and previously held security leadership roles at Ingram Content Group and C&S Wholesale Grocers.

According to the release, Sullivan's role covers leading the cybersecurity program at Concentric AI and contributing to company strategy, aligned with the real-world security needs of businesses. The company says his focus is on maintaining the security posture of Concentric AI and enhancing safeguards for sensitive information in complex digital ecosystems. In the release, Sullivan said his work would include efforts to "shape our strategy around data protection, insider threats, and responsible AI."

The release says Sullivan's 25+ years of work include guiding organizations through ransomware breaches and other high-stakes incidents and leading security transformations across enterprises. At Magellan Health, the company says, Sullivan led data governance, physical security and cybersecurity programs and championed mental health awareness within cybersecurity teams. Earlier, according to the release, he was VP of Infrastructure at C&S Wholesale Grocers and Director, Information Security and Compliance at Ingram Content Group. He also held the posts of Chief Operating Officer and Chief Information Officer at JT Investments, the company says. According to the release, Sullivan earned a Bachelor of Science in Business, IT Management, and a Master of Science in Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance.

Concentric AI is headquartered in San Jose, Calif., and is backed by Silicon Valley venture capital firms, the company says. The company says its AI-powered platform helps businesses find sensitive data, remove duplicates, remediate risk and keep compliance across on-premises and cloud environments. According to the release, its Semantic Intelligence solution supports data security governance by discovering unstructured and structured data in on-premises and cloud repositories.