Charles Ritchie

Charles Ritchie is an experienced information security leader, currently serving as Director of Information Security at CGI since February 2024. Ritchie's career includes a significant sabbatical from May 2021 to January 2024 for travel and volunteer work. Prior to the current role, Ritchie held the same director position at CGI from September 2016 to 2021, overseeing a team of specialists and managing security services for clients. Additional experience includes serving as Information Security Officer at Hewlett Packard Enterprise, where Ritchie managed security risk for a public sector healthcare system and established a security operations team. Ritchie's earlier roles include leadership positions at MetaVista Consulting Group, where Ritchie was President and Principal Consultant, and IT Program Manager at SAIC. Ritchie holds an MBA in Management from Golden Gate University.