Paul Connelly, NACD.DC
CISO, HCA Healthcare Inc.
Paul Connelly is a distinguished CISO who built the first two cybersecurity programs at of the world's highest risk organizations: the White House and HCA Healthcare.
Connelly began his career as an information security analyst at the National Security Agency (NSA) and then spent 9 years as the Information Security Officer at the White House, where he also served as a Presidential Communication Officer for three U.S. Presidents.
His expertise in creating robust security frameworks continued at HCA Healthcare where he served as Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) for more than 20 years. Connelly led cybersecurity, privacy, information governance and physical security programs protecting 187 hospitals and 2,000 outpatient clinics serving 32 million patient encounters per year.
Connelly has also been a partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) where he led a cybersecurity audit and consulting practice.