Biography

Brian is Director of Information Security for the University of Virginia's Information Security Office within the CIO’s Office. He has worked in information technology at UVA since 1995, with a focus on information security and policy since 2002. Brian served as project manager for UVA’s Social Security Number Initiative, a pan-University project highlighted in a 2009 EDUCAUSE Center for Analysis and Research (ECAR) case study on data stewardship and risk reduction. He also led the design and implementation of UVA’s IT Security Risk Management Program. He supervises data minimization, security incident response, and departmental security liaison activities. Brian earned B.A. and M.A. degrees in political science from Emory University. He has presented at various conferences, including EDUCAUSE, EDUCAUSE Security Professionals, MidAtlantic EDUCAUSE, the Virginia Alliance for Secure Computing and Networking, the Commonwealth of Virginia IT Security Conference, and the Association of Collegiate Computing Services of Virginia.