Discover Resilience: The Podcast Career spotlight: The Chief Security Officer
Dec 9, 2025
Pamela Larson, Chief Security Officer for North America at Everbridge, shares her extensive journey through security and operational resilience. She discusses the crucial integration of HR into resilience planning and how AI is revolutionizing threat detection. Pamela emphasizes the benefits of lateral career moves for skill expansion and reflects on the importance of vulnerability in leadership. With anecdotes from her early days in the Secret Service to managing California wildfires, her insights are both inspiring and instructive for navigating a complex field.
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Bentley Chose His Family
- Pamela adopted Bentley after a Colorado rescue pulled puppies from a Texas shelter and she chose the calm pup who sat in her lap.
- Bentley has moved across states with her and now lives back in Texas where he was born.
Advisor Who's Been In Your Seat
- Pamela leverages her experience as a buyer and practitioner to advise customers strategically.
- Sitting in the customer's seat gives her credibility and practical perspective in solutions discussions.
Wildfires Shaped Duty Of Care
- Pamela recalls Bank of the West facing simultaneous wildfires in Northern and Southern California that stretched crisis teams thin.
- That incident forced HR integration, employee duty-of-care shifts, and micro grants to support evacuees.