Executive record
Rich Baich
Career profile: Rich Baich on CISO Spotlights ↗
Rich Baich is Senior Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at AT&T, as of September 8, 2026, per AT&T Secure Connections 2026 Conference (official AT&T event).
Seat verified September 8, 2026 · Added to the record September 8, 2026 · no move on the Wire yet · Updated
Tracked record
2026-09-08 · Roster verification
Rich Baich, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at AT&T, verified September 8, 2026
Source: AT&T Secure Connections 2026 Conference (official AT&T event) ↗ · Company record
No appointment or departure for Rich Baich is on the Wire. This page rests on the roster entry above: a verification, against the source cited, of who held the AT&T seat on that date. It is not a career history and states nothing beyond that entry.
This record begins with CISO Tribune's tracking in 2026.
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