Rich Temples

Rich Temples serves as the Director of Security (Chief Information Security Officer) at Graybar since April 2025, overseeing comprehensive enterprise security operations and governance strategies. Temples' extensive experience includes a prior role as Vice President of Information Technology & Cyber Security at Benson Hill, where technology teams were established to support business growth. Additional roles include Executive Director of Cloud Services at Reinsurance Group of America and Senior Manager of Infrastructure and Global Cloud Solutions at New Balance. Temples actively contributes to mental health advocacy as a Board Member of NAMI St. Louis. Educational credentials include a Bachelor of Science in Computer and Information Sciences from Eastern Illinois University and an Associate's degree in Business Administration from Lake Land Community College.