Dennis Devlin
IANS Faculty
Dennis is an emeritus CISO with nearly five decades of accomplishment leading enterprise IT and information risk management in both private industry and higher education. He has built and led teams that delivered highly successful enterprise-class initiatives and programs in information security, privacy, identity management, messaging, business continuity and emergency notification. Dennis serves as a Distinguished Fellow for the Ponemon Institute and a Contributing Author for Amazon’s Security 2020.
Expertise
- Data Classification
- Risk Management
- Security Policies & Strategy
- Team Structure & Management
- Metrics & Reporting
Achievements & Contributions
- Speaker at education institutions and information security conferences such as RSA and Gartner
- Co-Founder and former CISO for SAVANTURE, Inc., a cloud security services provider
- Former AVP for Information Security and Compliance Services at George Washington University
- Former CISO and Adjunct Faculty at Brandeis University
- Former Corporate VP & CSO at The Thomson Corporation (now Thomson-Reuters)
- Former member of executive IT leadership at Harvard University
Certifications & Credentials
- BA –University of Pennsylvania
Hobbies & Fun Facts
In his free time, Dennis enjoys digital photography, world travel and volunteering.