Bob Maley, CRISC, CTPRP, and Open FAIR™ , is a veteran security strategist and the Chief Security Officer at Black Kite. As a holder of these elite industry designations, Bob offers a rare practitioner’s perspective on Third-Party Cyber Risk Management (TPCRM) , specializing in the practical application of risk quantification and specialized vendor inspections. His career is rooted in the high-stakes world of law enforcement, providing him with a unique foundation in both physical and digital security lifecycles.

Before joining the private sector, Bob served as the Chief Information Security Officer for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania , where his leadership earned the NASCIO award for outstanding achievement in information technology. Most recently, he led PayPal’s Global Third-Party Security & Inspections team, building a ground-up, state-of-the-art risk management program from the practitioner’s lens.

A recognized leader in the cybersecurity community, Bob has been a finalist for CSO of the Year by SC Magazine and a nominee for Information Security Executive of the Year, North America . Today, his work focuses on bridging the gap between tactical incident response and the necessity of quantitative risk assessment in an increasingly volatile digital landscape.