Jim Harless

Jim Harless currently serves as the Chief Information Services and Security Officer at Next Phase Solutions and Services, Inc., starting in October 2024. Prior to this role, Jim held the position of Director of Cybersecurity at OCT Consulting LLC from October 2020 to October 2024 and served as Information Security Officer at both Bellese Technologies and Walker and Dunlop. Jim's earlier experience includes significant roles such as Senior Information Security Officer at Recovery Point Systems, Information Security and Data Privacy Manager at Abt SRBI, and IT Security Consultant at InfusionPoints. Jim also managed security risk projects for the Department of Labor and has a strong educational background with a Bachelor's degree in Management Information Systems from Georgia Institute of Technology and Salisbury University.