Executive record
Larry Carson
Larry Carson is Chief Information Security Officer at University of British Columbia, as of October 25, 2026, per privacymatters.ubc.ca.
Seat verified October 25, 2026 · Added to the record October 25, 2026 · no move on the Wire yet · Updated
Background
Larry Carson's professional background as University of British Columbia newsroom ↗ states it, read November 10, 2026.
Larry Carson was appointed Chief Information Security Officer of the University of British Columbia, effective January 1, 2026. His remit is to lead the cybersecurity team in improving the university's cybersecurity maturity and risk profile to keep its data and infrastructure secure.
He has worked directly with many faculty, staff, and students at UBC to help keep UBC’s systems secure and has led incident response and prevention efforts. His work has also included developing security standards and advancing the responsible use of AI and automation in cybersecurity operations. He has built relationships across the BC and Canadian university sectors and within the broader cybersecurity community. Carson has been part of the Privacy and Information Security Management initiatives, overseeing the growth of the Security Operations Centre and supporting the deployment of cybersecurity capabilities.
Career timeline
What the record holds for Larry Carson: a dated verification of the seat, with its source.
· Roster verification
Verified as Chief Information Security Officer at University of British Columbia
No appointment or departure for Larry Carson is on the Wire. This page rests on the roster entry above: a verification, against the source cited, of who held the University of British Columbia seat on that date. It is not a career history and states nothing beyond that entry and the background above.
The company: University of British Columbia
- Sector
- Education & Nonprofit
- Region
- North America
- Company record
- Who runs security at University of British Columbia: seat verified on the roster
Record facts
- On the record since
- October 25, 2026
- Seat last verified
- October 25, 2026
- Education & Nonprofit in 2026
- 7 security-leadership appointments announced in the sector on the record
Questions about Larry Carson
- Who is the CISO of University of British Columbia?
- Larry Carson is Chief Information Security Officer at University of British Columbia, per privacymatters.ubc.ca. CISO Tribune verified the seat on October 25, 2026.
- When did Larry Carson become CISO of University of British Columbia?
- The record holds no appointment date for Larry Carson. It verifies that Larry Carson held the seat on October 25, 2026, per privacymatters.ubc.ca.
Sources
- 1.privacymatters.ubc.ca (company's own site) ↗: the seat at University of British Columbia, verified October 25, 2026; professional background, read November 10, 2026
This record begins with CISO Tribune's tracking in 2026.
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