LEADERSHIP TEAM
Nuspire’s experienced leadership team delivers on our promise to make clients fanatically happy through a relentless pursuit of excellence.
Executive Leadership
Michelle Bank
CHIEF PRODuCT AND
MARKETING OFFICer
Joe Breen
Chief Revenue Officer
Ken Carson
Chief Financial Officer
Greg Yarrington
Nuspire's leadership is committed to bringing an experience to clients that meets them where they are in their cybersecurity journey.
Our Team
Nuspire’s experienced leadership team delivers on our promise to make clients fanatically happy through a relentless pursuit of excellence.
We’ve hand-picked a team of former chief information security officers (CISOs) and business leaders to expertly advise clients and drive innovation.
Lewie Dunsworth
Chief Executive Officer
Michael Wilson
Chief TECHNOLOGY Officer
Greg Yarrington
CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER
As Nuspire's COO, Greg Yarrington oversees the operations and is responsible for leading corporate operations, client on-boarding, logistics and inventory management, quality, training, program management and operational excellence across the entire business. Yarrington brings more than 20 years of technology leadership experience to Nuspire.
Prior to joining Nuspire, he served as Global Program Director at IBM, Vice President Operations at Explorys, Vice President of Technology Services at Truven Health Analytics, and Vice President of Healthcare Technology and Infrastructure Service Management at Thomson Reuters.
Yarrington received his bachelor’s degree from Cornell and holds a Master of Healthcare Administration from the University of Michigan, a Master of Public Health from Yale and a Master of Business from SUNY Binghamton.
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Ken Carson
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
As Nuspire's CFO, Ken Carson is responsible for the overall financial strategy and direction of the organization in addition to leading human resources and other administrative functions. Carson has more than 20 years of finance and accounting experience, specializing in businesses experiencing rapid growth.
Prior to joining Nuspire, Carson held roles as a Vice President of Finance inside Walmart’s e-commerce division and served as COO and CFO of specialty retailer Moosejaw for over ten years. Additionally, he held roles as the Controller for Murray’s Discount Auto Stores and was a manager in Ernst and Young’s audit practice.
Carson received his bachelor’s degree in Accounting from Michigan State University and became a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in 2000.
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Joe Breen
CHIEF REVENUE OFFICER
As Nuspire's CRO, Joe Breen leads strategy and execution of all go to market and client engagement activities for bookings and revenue creation. Breen has a 20-year history scaling and building repeatable managed security services, client engagement outcomes and high growth revenue creation engines.
Prior to joining Nuspire, Breen led sales teams for Dell SecureWorks, Dell MessageOne, Simeio Solutions and PointClear. While at SecureWorks, Breen helped grow revenue from $1M to $166M leading to a $650M acquisition by Dell. Breen also drove consecutive year-over-year (YOY) record breaking booking growth at Dell MessageOne and PointClear and 33% YOY booking growth at Simeio Solutions.
Breen graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in Management (Dean’s List) from the University of Memphis and attended Georgia Tech’s Scheller Graduate School of Business.
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Michelle Bank
CHIEF PRODUCT AND MARKETING OFFICER
Michelle Bank is the Executive Vice President and Chief Product and Marketing Officer for Nuspire. She leads the overall success of Nuspire’s product roadmap and marketing program and growth. Bank has expertise in B2B product management, product marketing, corporate communications and demand generation with a deep background in B2B technology inclusive of cybersecurity services, technology, and network services. Her focus is on building a best-in-class team and has a passion for coaching and career development. Bank brings a wealth knowledge and over 20 years of experience. Prior to joining Nuspire, Bank served as a VP of Marketing for Optiv where she managed and ran solutions marketing and content strategy. She also has worked for companies including Windstream, Level 3 and more. She has a passion for bridging product and marketing strategy with technology to increase growth and goals by always moving the line “up-and-to-the-right”.
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Lewie Dunsworth
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
As Nuspire's CEO, Lewie Dunsworth works closely with the leadership team to develop growth strategies and ensure the company consistently delivers on its vision, mission, purpose and strategic goals. Dunsworth is a visionary leader who is well-respected in the cybersecurity space, as both a practitioner and business leader. Bringing more than 20 years of industry experience to Nuspire, his experience and focus on innovating technology platforms—with the constant enhancement of service delivery processes—drives a vision of helping clients achieve their expected outcomes.
Prior to joining Nuspire, Dunsworth held positions including Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) and Executive Vice President of Global Security Services at Herjavec Group, CISO at H & R Block and Senior Vice President of Advisory Services and Managed Services at Optiv.
Dunsworth earned his bachelor’s degree in network and communications management from DeVry University and earned an Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA) from the University of Missouri. He is also a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP).
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Michael Wilson
CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER
Michael Wilson leads the Technology division of the organization, which involves the vision, strategy, architecture, infrastructure, development, and production system operation of Nuspire and its clients. Wilson has a proven track record of delivering value to customers through custom-built solutions in two previous cybersecurity companies, with a focus on differentiation, innovation, and execution.
Prior to joining Nuspire, Michael was CTO and first employee of FishTech for CYDERES (Cyber Defense and Response). There he started building their MDR platform, developed partnerships with Google and GCP, and grew the company to be a major competitor in the Advanced MSS & MDR space. Wilson also has experience working for FishNet Security, H&R Block, and Optiv. He is passionate about keeping the ‘startup spark’, leading teams, and will ensure we stop to celebrate the milestones. Wilson received his bachelor’s degree in Computer Information Systems from DeVry University.
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J.R. Cunningham
Chief Security Officer
J.R. Cunningham
CHIEF Security OFFICER
An accomplished leader, innovator and premier thinker in cyber security and risk management with a proven track record of success, J.R. Cunningham has performed executive consulting, architecture, and assessment work across the globe and in a wide variety of industries including manufacturing, insurance, healthcare, education, intelligence community, retail, and government. Prior to joining Nuspire, J.R. built and led industry respected executive consulting practices for Optiv & Herjavec Group. J.R. is known throughout the industry as an evangelist of practical and business aligned security techniques. Prior to his work in security and risk, J.R. directed technology operations at MarketWatch.com, one of the world’s most visited web sites.
J.R. Cunningham
Chief SECURITY Officer
J.R. Cunningham
CHIEF SECURITY OFFICER
An accomplished leader, innovator and premier thinker in cyber security and risk management with a proven track record of success, J.R. Cunningham has performed executive consulting, architecture, and assessment work across the globe and in a wide variety of industries including manufacturing, insurance, healthcare, education, intelligence community, retail, and government. Prior to joining Nuspire, J.R. built and led industry respected executive consulting practices for Optiv & Herjavec Group. J.R. is known throughout the industry as an evangelist of practical and business aligned security techniques. Prior to his work in security and risk, J.R. directed technology operations at MarketWatch.com, one of the world’s most visited web sites.
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J.R. Cunningham
Chief SECURITY Officer
J.R. Cunningham
CHIEF SECURITY OFFICER
An accomplished leader, innovator and premier thinker in cyber security and risk management with a proven track record of success, J.R. Cunningham has performed executive consulting, architecture, and assessment work across the globe and in a wide variety of industries including manufacturing, insurance, healthcare, education, intelligence community, retail, and government. Prior to joining Nuspire, J.R. built and led industry respected executive consulting practices for Optiv & Herjavec Group. J.R. is known throughout the industry as an evangelist of practical and business aligned security techniques. Prior to his work in security and risk, J.R. directed technology operations at MarketWatch.com, one of the world’s most visited web sites.
Executive Leadership
LEADERSHIP TEAM
Nuspire's leadership is committed to bringing an experience to clients that meets them where they are in their cybersecurity journey.
