Haywood Talcove

Chief Executive Officer for Government · LexisNexis Risk Solutions · company speakers →

Haywood Talcove is Chief Executive Officer for Government at LexisNexis Risk Solutions. In this capacity, he oversees strategic business activities concerning all customer operations, sales, marketing, communications, consulting, corporate development, and ecosystem activities. His commitment to customers’ needs has empowered LexisNexis to develop market leading solutions that have enabled customers to stop fraud, catch criminals, and enable equitable access to digital government. Under Talcove’s leadership, LexisNexis has become the market leader in safeguarding taxpayer dollars, preventing fraud, and ensuring that critical government resources reach those who need them most. By leveraging advanced identity solutions, his team helps agencies combat waste, fraud, and abuse across government programs, while also supporting law enforcement in identifying and stopping criminals. Committed to restoring integrity at every level of government and business, Talcove takes a solutions-driven, customer-focused approach to problem-solving—delivering innovative tools that enhance transparency, accountability, and efficiency in the public sector. National media outlets regularly feature Talcove as an experienced executive and expert on domestic and transnational fraud in government programs. He has been seen on NBC Nightly News “The Fleecing of America,” national networks including CNN and Fox News, and heard on NPR’s ‘All Things Considered.’ As one of the first voices warning of vulnerabilities in government systems, Talcove’s expertise on pandemic fraud and the power of information and analytics to combat theft from entitlement programs has also been seen in the Washington Post, The New York Times, Rolling Stone, and the Chicago Sun-Times among others. Talcove’s keen understanding of the intersection between cybersecurity and transnational fraud has made him a nationally recognized expert in the impact of emerging technologies like artificial intelligence and deepfake-enabled crime. With continued cyberattacks by nation-state Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) groups, our government programs remain vulnerable to domestic and transnational organized groups. Under Talcove’s leadership, the company has been developing innovative solutions to combat these threats for over a decade and it remains at the forefront of the industry in leveraging the power of AI and machine learning for good. A passionate advocate for children, he serves on the Board of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC). He also serves on the advisory board for The Evidence Based Cybersecurity Research Group (EBCS) at Georgia State University’s Andrew Young School of Policy Studies as well as the DEA Education Foundation. Talcove earned his bachelor's and master's degrees in public administration from the University of Maine. He also attended Executive Education Programs in Leadership and Strategy from Harvard and Wharton.

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