KYLE LAI

Kyle Lai is the President and Chief Security Officer (CSO) of KLC Consulting, an Authorized CMMC Third-Party Assessment Organization (C3PAO). A Lead CMMC Certified Assessor (LCCA), CMMC Credentialed Instructor (CCI), and a board member of the C3PAO Stakeholders Forum. Kyle specializes in guiding and conducting independent CMMC Level 2 certification assessments for organizations across the Defense Industrial Base (DIB).

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Kyle brings more than 25 years of cybersecurity and information security experience, advising global enterprises and federal agencies such as ExxonMobil, Zoom, Boeing, HP, Microsoft, the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) within the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). His strong technical and compliance expertise is supported by a broad range of industry credentials, including CMMC-LCCA, CMMC-CCI, CISSP, CSSLP, CISA, CDPSE, CIPP/US, CIPP/G, and ISO 27001 Lead Auditor.

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Prior to founding KLC Consulting, Kyle served in several high-profile leadership capacities, including Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) for a Blackstone portfolio company and at Brandeis University’s Heller School. He also led critical operations for the U.S. DoD, where he managed its cybersecurity training platform to ensure workforce readiness across the department.