Thomas Kempf

Director, Cyber Threat Intelligence

Louisville Metropolitan Area

About

Cyber Threat Intelligence leader with deep cybersecurity expertise and a track record of building and scaling CTI programs inside a Fortune 50 enterprise. Built and matured an enterprise CTI program from the ground up, serving the full organization — from technical security and risk teams to executive decision-makers. What I'm known for: Speed to action. Drove automation across the security stack that reduced time-to-block on high-fidelity threats from days to hours, freeing analyst capacity for higher-value work. Threat-informed defense. Established frameworks that accelerate response to emerging risks and validate defensive controls against real adversary behavior, so prioritization is grounded in evidence rather than assumption. Intelligence that lands. Built flagship products that translate major threats into executive risk context and concrete defensive action, bridging the gap between strategic awareness and technical execution. Teams that perform and stay. Lead with accountability, development, and a team-first mindset. Strong retention, strong ownership, and continuous improvement over blame. I operate where strategy meets execution, setting direction while staying close enough to the work to ensure outcomes land. I translate complex threat and risk landscapes into clear, prioritized action, and I'm most effective in organizations that treat intelligence as a force multiplier across the enterprise.

Experience

  • Humana (Full-time · 14 yrs)
    • Director, Cyber Threat Intelligence
      Dec 2023 - Apr 2026 · 2 yrs 5 mos

      Director of Cyber Threat Intelligence at Humana.

    • Associate Director, Operational/Tactical Intelligence
      Apr 2021 - Dec 2023 · 2 yrs 9 mos

      Associate Director of Operational/Tactical Cyber Threat Intelligence

    • Cyber Threat Intelligence Lead
      Jun 2017 - Apr 2021 · 3 yrs 11 mos

  • Site Manager at Ricoh USA, Inc.
    May 2008 - May 2012 · 4 yrs 1 mo