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Rich Hale: Understanding the data. [CTO] [Career Notes]

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4.81.1K Ratings

🗓️ 20 April 2025

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Summary

Please enjoy this encore episode of Career Notes. Chief Technology Officer of ActiveNav Rich Hale takes us through his career aspirations of board game designer (one he has yet to realize), through his experience with the Royal Air Force to the commercial sector where his firm works to secure dark data. During his time in the Air Force, Rich was fortunate to serve on a wide range of different platforms from training aircraft to bombers, and all the way into procurement and policy. Transitioning to the commercial sector, Rich notes he was well prepared for some aspects, but lacking in some he's made up on his own. Rich likes to lead with vision and empower his teams. He counsels that you should not fear making a career change, but be sure to look twice before making the leap. We thank Rich for sharing his story with us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

You're listening to the Cyberwire Network, powered by N2K.

0:10.1

At TALIS, they know cybersecurity can be tough and you can't protect everything,

0:17.6

but with TALIS, you can secure what matters most.

0:23.2

With TALIS's industry-leading platforms, you can protect critical applications, data, and identities, anywhere and at scale with the highest

0:29.7

ROI. That's why the most trusted brands and largest banks, retailers, and healthcare companies in the

0:36.1

world rely on Talis to protect what matters most. Applications, retailers, and healthcare companies in the world rely on Talis to protect what matters most.

0:40.0

Applications, data, and identity.

0:42.6

That's Talis.

0:44.0

T-H-A-L-E-S.

0:46.3

Learn more at Talisgroup.com slash cyber.

0:50.0

Thank you. My name's Rich Hale. I'm ActiveNavs, Chief Technology Officer.

1:08.1

I wanted to be a board game designer and player.

1:11.8

I had my time with electronic games, of course,

1:14.6

and I always wanted to be a programmer.

1:16.0

But when I boil it down, I wanted to design board games,

1:19.1

and I still love playing board games today.

1:21.3

But if you talk to my colleagues, my friends, my family,

1:23.8

they'll tell you that ultimately I wanted to join the Air Force.

1:27.0

I actually did manage to

1:28.3

achieve that one. I haven't yet designed a single board game successfully. So, I went through my

1:38.1

equivalent of high school and then I went to university in London and I studied aeronautical

1:44.0

engineering there and then I went on to

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