Bud Ritchie is the Cybersecurity and Compliance Specialist for the City of Harrisonburg, Virginia, where he helps bridge legal, policy, and technology for city initiatives. He leads cross department efforts to operationalize responsible AI—embedding privacy, equity, accessibility, and transparency into procurement, data governance, and public facing services. Bud advises on risk management and control design aligned to NIST frameworks, VITA standards, CJIS and PCI-DSS obligations.
His work includes developing AI use policies, model and vendor risk assessments, privacy impact assessments, and incident response playbooks tailored to public safety, utilities, and transportation. Bud regularly collaborates with regulatory, legal, and community stakeholders to ensure AI deployments are explainable, auditable, and accountable—from pilot to production.
At Harrisonburg, he champions practical governance that enables innovation while protecting residents’ rights and city reliability, focusing on measurable controls, clear accountability, and continuous monitoring.
Bud Ritchie is the Cybersecurity and Compliance Specialist for the City of Harrisonburg, Virginia, where he helps bridge legal, policy, and technology for city initiatives. He leads cross department efforts to operationalize responsible AI—embedding privacy, equity, accessibility, and transparency into procurement, data governance, and public facing services. Bud advises on risk management and control design aligned to NIST frameworks, VITA standards, CJIS and PCI-DSS obligations.
His work includes developing AI use policies, model and vendor risk assessments, privacy impact assessments, and incident response playbooks tailored to public safety, utilities, and transportation. Bud regularly collaborates with regulatory, legal, and community stakeholders to ensure AI deployments are explainable, auditable, and accountable—from pilot to production.
At Harrisonburg, he champions practical governance that enables innovation while protecting residents’ rights and city reliability, focusing on measurable controls, clear accountability, and continuous monitoring.
