Dr. Sean Atkinson is the Chief Information Security Officer of CIS. He uses his broad cybersecurity expertise to direct strategy, operations, and policy to protect CIS’s enterprise of information assets. His job responsibilities include risk management, communications, applications, and infrastructure. Prior to CIS, Sean served as the Global Information Security Compliance Officer for GLOBALFOUNDRIES, serving Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) across the globe.

Prior to GLOBALFOUNDRIES, Sean led the security implementation for the New York State Statewide Financial System (SFS) from 2007 to 2014, and his last role was as the Internal Control, Risk, and Information Security Manager.

Sean was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., and lived in England for 18 years, graduating from Sheffield Hallam University in 2000. After moving back to the United States, Sean has pursued multiple degrees and certifications in IT. He has a master's degree in data science and digital forensics, and a PhD in Offensive Cyber Engineering.