Maine’s cybersecurity community includes leaders working across healthcare, managed services, financial institutions, defense, transportation, and enterprise technology. From protecting regulated data to modernizing identity, resilience, and cloud security strategies, these professionals are helping strengthen digital trust across the state.
The following leaders represent a cross-section of cybersecurity and technology executives contributing to Maine’s security landscape through practical risk management, operational leadership, and long-term security strategy.
John Z. Black — Director of Cybersecurity, Carrum Health
John Z. Black serves as Director of Cybersecurity at Carrum Health, where he leads security efforts for the healthcare technology company from Maine. His role builds on a career that spans nearly three decades across software development, systems architecture, cloud technologies, and cybersecurity.
Black has also provided fractional security leadership through gNerd Laboratories, where he offers vCISO and consulting services to small and mid-sized businesses. Earlier in his career, he led the creation of a formal security practice at Screencastify and combined deep software engineering experience with security strategy at Praxent. That blend of development, architecture, and security experience gives him a practical perspective on building resilient security programs in fast-moving technology environments.
David Douglas — Virtual Chief Information Security Officer, Northern Data Solutions
David Douglas serves as virtual Chief Information Security Officer at Northern Data Solutions, where he oversees cyber, information, and technology security strategy on a part-time basis. His role includes shaping security policy, protecting critical systems and data, and aligning resilience planning with business outcomes.
Douglas brings a long career in program management, strategic planning, business development, and defense-related engineering support. His background spans decades of operational and acquisition support work, and he now applies that experience to helping organizations build cybersecurity strategy, disaster recovery planning, and business continuity programs with a strong emphasis on risk awareness and executive alignment.
Kent Goodrow — Chief Information Security Officer, Systems Engineering
Kent Goodrow serves as Chief Information Security Officer at Systems Engineering in Portland, where he leads information security strategy for the managed services provider and helps guide security offerings for its client base. His role spans architecture, risk management, incident response, threat intelligence, compliance, and security awareness.
Goodrow brings two decades of experience across cybersecurity, cloud adoption, continuity planning, and end-user experience. He is known for balancing security and productivity while helping organizations manage risk in modern computing environments. Beyond his technical leadership, he is also active in community work and endurance sports, including training as an Ironman triathlete, which adds a human and disciplined edge to his profile as a cybersecurity leader.
Charles Griebel — Chief Information Security Officer, General Dynamics Bath Iron Works
Charles Griebel serves as Chief Information Security Officer at General Dynamics Bath Iron Works, where he leads security efforts for one of Maine’s most prominent defense and shipbuilding organizations. He previously served in the company’s information security organization before moving into the CISO role.
His background includes more than a decade at Bath Iron Works and earlier leadership experience at CSC. Griebel’s career reflects long-standing experience in IT management, operations, disaster recovery, integration, and enterprise security in complex industrial and defense-related environments.
Eric Berube — Chief Information Security Officer, Bath Savings Institution
Eric Berube serves as Vice President and Information Security Officer at Bath Savings Institution, where he leads security strategy for the financial institution. His work focuses on strengthening modern security architecture while supporting the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of organizational assets.
Before joining Bath Savings Institution, Berube served as Principal Information Security Engineer at Boston College and spent more than eight years as Senior Director and Chief Information Security Officer at Bowdoin College. His prior work included advancing Zero Trust, passwordless authentication, cloud-based security solutions, vendor management, and NIST-aligned security strategy. That combination of higher education and financial sector experience gives him a strong foundation in both operational security and institutional governance.
Cybersecurity Leadership Across Maine
Maine’s cybersecurity ecosystem reflects the state’s blend of healthcare innovation, financial institutions, defense infrastructure, higher education, and managed technology services. The leaders featured here show how security leadership in Maine often combines practical problem-solving with deep technical experience and a clear focus on resilience.
Together, these professionals highlight the range of cybersecurity leadership shaping Maine today. Their work helps protect critical systems, guide organizational strategy, and strengthen trust across the industries and communities they serve.
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