10 Regions Bank security leaders
Deputy Chief Information Security Officer, SVP, Red Team Operations and SVP Attack Surface Reduction are current titles within this group of ten Regions Bank security leaders, who hold or have held security roles at the bank. A reader can learn how security leaders work at Regions Bank from people who have held the role.
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Charles Carter
LinkedInExperience: Deputy Chief Information Security Officer · Regions Bank
Charles Carter has been Deputy Chief Information Security Officer at Regions Bank since November 2025, after serving as SVP, Detection & Response there from 2023 to 2025 with responsibility for the strategy of multiple blue teams and privacy operations. Charles Carter was a Senior Consultant for identity and security at Microsoft from 2021 to 2023 and Security Architecture Manager at BBVA in the USA from 2020 to 2021.
Daniel Spratlen
LinkedInExperience: SVP - Head of Security Architecture · Regions Bank
Daniel Spratlen has been SVP - Head of Security Architecture at Regions Bank since May 2024, and the profile headline describes leading enterprise and security architecture. Daniel Spratlen describes a background as a senior IT leader in the communications and technology industries, leading operations and development teams in startup, enterprise and carrier settings.
Danny Verdin
LinkedInExperience: Business Information Security Officer · Regions Bank
Danny Verdin has been Business Information Security Officer at Regions Bank since March 2023, and the profile headline reads Sr Vice President, Cyber Governance & Assurance. Danny Verdin also lists a Senior Vice President, Sr. Audit Director role at Regions Bank that started in June 2003 and shows no end date.
Jay Patty
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President, Cyber Engineering and Ops · Regions Bank
Jay Patty was Senior Vice President, Cyber Engineering and Ops at Regions Bank from April 2022 to April 2024. Jay Patty was a Senior Cyber Security Manager at Southern Company from 2017 to 2022 and Principal Cyber Advisor at the Missile Defense Agency from 2007 to 2017, and has been CXO in Residence at Zscaler since April 2024.
Josh Campbell
LinkedInExperience: SVP, Cyber Intel, Awareness, & Governance · Regions Bank
Josh Campbell has been SVP, Cyber Intel, Awareness, & Governance at Regions Bank since October 2022, after serving as VP, Director of Business Resilience there from 2018 to 2022 and IT Risk Management Governance Manager from 2013 to 2018. Josh Campbell worked in IT audit at BBVA in the USA from 2008 to 2013 and holds the CISA certification.
Matt Jones
LinkedInExperience: SVP, Head of Data Protection · Regions Bank
Matt Jones has been SVP, Head of Data Protection at Regions Bank since January 2024, after serving as Enterprise Data Architect there from 2018 to 2024. Matt Jones lists data loss prevention, data security posture management, post-quantum cryptography and cloud security among areas of focus, and was Director, Digital Insights at CGI from 2017 to 2018.
Nick VanGilder
LinkedInExperience: SVP, Red Team Operations · Regions Bank
Nick VanGilder has been SVP, Red Team Operations at Regions Bank since July 2019, leading a team of red team operators and penetration testers in a highly regulated environment. Nick VanGilder was Cybersecurity Consulting Practice Lead at C Spire from 2016 to 2019 and a Senior Security Consultant & Project Manager at Concept Technology from 2013 to 2016, and is a former service member.
Terry Noel
LinkedInExperience: Business Information Security Officer · Regions Bank
Terry Noel has been Business Information Security Officer at Regions Bank since December 2024, after holding the same title at Anywhere Real Estate from 2023 to 2024. Terry Noel was Business Information Security Manager at Epiq from 2021 to 2023, Information Security Risk Officer at Fiserv from 2018 to 2020 and Information Security Officer at SunTrust from 2017 to 2018.
Tim Lilly
LinkedInExperience: SVP Attack Surface Reduction · Regions Bank
Tim Lilly has been SVP Attack Surface Reduction at Regions Bank since January 2023, describing a focus on vulnerability management and technology governance, and held the title VP Offensive Security and Vuln Management there from 2021 to 2023. Tim Lilly was Director of Security at FIS from 2016 to 2021 and Cyber Protection Team Lead, Red Team at SOCOM HQ from 2013 to 2016.
Valerie Taylor
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President, Cybersecurity Risk · Regions Bank
Valerie Taylor has been Senior Vice President, Cybersecurity Risk at Regions Bank since November 2019 and also lists a Vice President, Cybersecurity Risk role there starting in July 2017. Valerie Taylor was a Senior Research Scientist at the Georgia Tech Research Institute from 2012 to 2017 and held research scientist roles there from 2000 to 2012.
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