Southeastern to present Industry Connect Lecture
Monday, April 3, 2023
by: Tonya Lowentritt 
SECOND INDUSTRY CONNECT LECTURE SCHEDULED - First Guaranty Bank Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer Bill Leach will serve as guest speaker for the second Industry Connect Lecture of the semester on March 30, at 4 p.m. Leach will present “The Role of the CIO in Digital Banking” in the Envoc Innovation Lab, located in room 2026 in the Computer Science and Technology Building.
HAMMOND – Southeastern Louisiana University’s Department of Computer Science
is hosting the second of the spring Industry Connect Distinguished Lectures March
30, at 4 p.m. The free lecture is scheduled in the Envoc Innovation Lab, located in
room 2026 in the Computer Science and Technology Building.
First Guaranty Bank Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer Bill
Leach will serve as guest speaker and will present “The Role of the CIO in Digital
Banking.”
Leach has been working with First Guaranty Bank since 2022, and his responsibilities
include overseeing the bank’s technology infrastructure and driving digital transformation
initiatives. He has worked in Information Technology, Information Assurance, Cybersecurity,
and Compliance/Audit since 1986, starting with the United States Navy in Electronic
Warfare. Leach’s expertise is primarily in Enterprise Architecture, IT Service Management,
and Information Assurance/Cybersecurity, working in various industries, including
banking/finance, healthcare, government, and technology. He holds advanced computer
science and cybersecurity degrees.
For those unable to attend, all are invited to join in via Google Meet. To be
added to the RSVP list for the Google Meet webinar or for more information, email
industryconnect@southeastern.edu.
