As the Information Security Officer for HealthSpring, Kyle Duke is responsible for leading information technology security and compliance efforts for HIPAA, SOX and PCI. In this role he is responsible for information security policies, procedures, standards and guidelines to ensure the protection of the company’s information assets. Kyle and his team are responsible for identity and access management, IT compliance monitoring, risk assessment, IT security awareness, managing IT security related applications and other efforts to improve information security and ensure regulatory compliance.

He is the first Information Security Officer at HealthSpring and has been responsible for developing the information security program and building the information security team.

Prior to HealthSpring, Kyle was the Chief Technology Officer for Insight HealthCare Financial where he was responsible for leading all technology initiatives for the organization. Prior to Insight, he worked as a consultant for Frasier, Dean & Howard where he focused on assisting clients with SOX compliance projects. He also served as a Manager of Information Systems for CHD Meridian Healthcare and the Director of IT for Patterson School of Accounting, University of Mississippi.

Kyle holds a BA in Computer Science from Maryville College and an MBA from Lipscomb University. He also studied accounting at the University of Mississippi. Kyle is a Certified Public Accountant. He is a member of ISACA, Information Systems Security Association (ISSA), HIMSS and the Nashville Technology Council. He serves as a board member of the Tennessee chapter of HIMSS and the Middle Tennessee chapter of ISSA. Additionally, he serves as a board member for the Tennessee CISO Roundtable and was co-founder of Young Health Care Leaders now Leadership Healthcare. Kyle has served as a host, governing body member and panel presenter for several IT security leaders conferences. In 2010, he was nominated for the ISE Southeast Information Security Executive of the Year and was voted the People’s Choice award winner.