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Renown Health

Renown Health is a large integrated nonprofit healthcare network serving Nevada, Lake Tahoe, and northeast California. The system includes multiple acute care hospitals, a rehabilitation hospital, a children's hospital, and a comprehensive medical group. It also operates Hometown Health, the region's largest locally owned not-for-profit health insurance company.

Industry
Healthcare
Headcount
5,001-10,000 employees
Headquarters
Reno, Nevada
Ownership
Nonprofit
Revenue
$1B – $10B
Funding
Not applicable
Founded
1862
Company website

Cyber hiring activity

Open leadership roles

1

1 at Director level or above

Opened, last 12 months

1

1 Director+

Prior 12 months

0

Hiring velocity

Low

Median Opportunity Score 83

1 leadership role observed in the last 12 months. CLI has no coverage of the prior year for this employer. Counts reflect roles Renown Health posted that CLI has observed and published; they are not a complete record of the employer's hiring.

Security leadership

Justin Ballard

Chief Information Security OfficerHiring influence: HighInferredHigh confidence

As CISO, he owns the security budget and final decision-making for security leadership hires.

Public profileSource

Charles Podesta

Chief Information OfficerHiring influence: HighStated publiclyHigh confidence

As CIO, he oversees the IT and security departments and is the executive sponsor for major security initiatives.

Public profileSource

People are recorded only from public sources. Where a role in the hierarchy is inferred rather than stated, CLI labels it so you can weigh it yourself.

Approach

Open any live role below for its full approach path: the likely hiring owner, the decision circle around them, and the strongest route in.

Security organization

Estimated team size20–50 peopleModerate confidence

The CISO reports to the Chief Information Officer, with the security department operating as a distinct vertical within the larger IT organization.

Major functions

Cybersecurity OperationsIdentity and Access Management (IAM)Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC)Clinical Technology SecurityIncident Response

Maturity indicators

  • Dedicated CISO role established
  • Formalized incident response disclosures for third-party breaches
  • Active recruitment for specialized cybersecurity analysts and engineers

The organization demonstrates moderate to high maturity, maintaining a dedicated CISO and a structured security operations team integrated with broader IT services.

Organization figures are CLI estimates, not disclosures. High confidence

Security events

  1. Nov 2023

    Renown Health Impacted by PJ&A Data Breach

    Security incidentHigh confidence

    Renown Health notified individuals regarding a data breach involving a third-party vendor, Perry Johnson & Associates (PJ&A), which affected patient information.

    Source

Open cyber leadership roles

Chief Information Security & Technology Officer

Renown Health · Healthcare

Reno, NV · Onsite

Compensation not disclosed

Employer title: Chief Information Security-Tech Officer

VP-equivalent

CLI Career Level

83

Opportunity

Strong · Last verified 1 hour ago

Cyber Leadership Index compiles these dossiers from public sources and the employer's own postings. Inferred figures are labelled with a confidence level; anything CLI cannot establish is shown as unknown rather than estimated. Last refreshed September 25, 2026.