Chris prides himself on Keeping Information Security Simple, or at least understandable. Chris serves as the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) for Washington University in St. Louis, a major private research university with a large and prestigious medical school. He has launched major initiatives to dramatically improve the Information Security Program’s maturity level with emphases on proactive vulnerability management, rapid incident detection, response and recovery, aggressive attention to security awareness, behavior and culture, robust security architecture and solutions, and comprehensive governance, risk and compliance. Chris previously served as CIO, CISO and Data Protection Officer (DPO) for a range of large, medium, small, and micro-sized businesses. He works closely with stakeholders to focus Information Security and Privacy programs on critical initiatives and operational activities to support the business goals and objectives. For more than 30 years, he has been leading and transforming information technology, information security, and data privacy practices in diverse companies and organizations.

Chris’s clients have included Huron Consulting Group, Salem Medical Center, the Weichert Family of Companies, Conair Corporation, Glemser Technologies Corporation, Versum Materials, Taiho Oncology and Whiteboard Ventures. He previously led IT at the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), Misonix, Drexel University Online, the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia, GSI Health, the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, and CareScience. He is a Certified Chief Information Security Officer (CCISO), Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Information Privacy Professional / Europe (CIPP/E), Certified Information Privacy Professional / United States (CIPP/US) and Certified Information Privacy Manager (CIPM), was designated a Fellow in Information Privacy (FIP) by the International Association of Privacy Professionals, and holds the National Association of Corporate Directors’ Directorship Certification (NACD.DC). Chris earned a BA from the University of Pennsylvania and an MA from the Wharton School.