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John Carlson
Vice President, Cybersecurity Regulation and Resilience, American Bankers Association (ABA)
Bethesda, MD, United States
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Education:
MPP
Economics, Housing, Political Science
Harvard Kennedy School
1986 : 1988
BA
English, History
University of Maryland
1981 : 1985
Winston Chuchill High School
1979 : 1981
Economics, Housing, Political Science
Harvard Kennedy School
1986 : 1988
BA
English, History
University of Maryland
1981 : 1985
Winston Chuchill High School
1979 : 1981
Experience:
2023 : Present
Sheltered Harbor
Board Member
2022 :
American Bankers Association
Vice President, Cybersecurity Regulation and Resilience
Developed global strategy to address regulatory challenges for financial services sector. Prepared comment letters to financial regulators on security, operational resilience, technology risk, and artificial intelligence/machine learning and briefed financial regulators on AWS security and resiliency capabilities. Conceptualized thought leadership initiatives and sponsored academic research on cloud computing and risk management issues. Contributed to compliance guides and participated in cyber exercises. Served as Amazon’s alternate on PCI Security Standards Board of Advisors.
2020 : 2022
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Global Financial Services Industry Lead for Security Assurance
Led global teams responsible for member services, marketing, communications, government affairs, cyber exercises, crisis response, and project management. Launched three FS-ISAC subsidiaries : Financial Data Exchange, Financial Systemic Analysis and Resilience Center and Sheltered Harbor. Led strategic communications and as a spokesman at numerous events, including conferences, member company board meetings, briefings for financial regulators, US Cyberspace Solarium Commission, Government Accountability Office, and testimony before the US Congress. Managed and structured collaborations with financial institutions, associations, think tanks, financial regulatory agencies, U.S. Treasury Department, US Department of Homeland Security and other government agencies to improve information sharing, identify strategies to mitigate cyber risks, conduct exercises, develop best practices, and address policy issues concerning information sharing. Served as vice chairman of Financial Services Sector Coordinating Council (FSSCC), chaired several FSSCC committees on policy, R&D and risk and served on the Executive Committee.
2015 : 2020
Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center (FS-ISAC)
Chief of Staff
Led cybersecurity, fraud, emerging technologies, vendor management and regulatory compliance programs. Developed thought leadership conferences, best practices papers, comment letters, and response to major cyber and physical threats and incidents to the US financial sector. Created and managed successful cyber security collaborations with CEOs of financial services firms, other financial associations, merchant associations, telecommunications companies, software companies, government agencies to address cybersecurity and resiliency risks. Contributed to the launch of the Shared Assessments program and US Federal Reserve payments modernization initiative.
2011 : 2015
The Financial Services Roundtable
Executive Vice President of BITS
Sheltered Harbor
Board Member
2022 :
American Bankers Association
Vice President, Cybersecurity Regulation and Resilience
Developed global strategy to address regulatory challenges for financial services sector. Prepared comment letters to financial regulators on security, operational resilience, technology risk, and artificial intelligence/machine learning and briefed financial regulators on AWS security and resiliency capabilities. Conceptualized thought leadership initiatives and sponsored academic research on cloud computing and risk management issues. Contributed to compliance guides and participated in cyber exercises. Served as Amazon’s alternate on PCI Security Standards Board of Advisors.
2020 : 2022
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Global Financial Services Industry Lead for Security Assurance
Led global teams responsible for member services, marketing, communications, government affairs, cyber exercises, crisis response, and project management. Launched three FS-ISAC subsidiaries : Financial Data Exchange, Financial Systemic Analysis and Resilience Center and Sheltered Harbor. Led strategic communications and as a spokesman at numerous events, including conferences, member company board meetings, briefings for financial regulators, US Cyberspace Solarium Commission, Government Accountability Office, and testimony before the US Congress. Managed and structured collaborations with financial institutions, associations, think tanks, financial regulatory agencies, U.S. Treasury Department, US Department of Homeland Security and other government agencies to improve information sharing, identify strategies to mitigate cyber risks, conduct exercises, develop best practices, and address policy issues concerning information sharing. Served as vice chairman of Financial Services Sector Coordinating Council (FSSCC), chaired several FSSCC committees on policy, R&D and risk and served on the Executive Committee.
2015 : 2020
Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center (FS-ISAC)
Chief of Staff
Led cybersecurity, fraud, emerging technologies, vendor management and regulatory compliance programs. Developed thought leadership conferences, best practices papers, comment letters, and response to major cyber and physical threats and incidents to the US financial sector. Created and managed successful cyber security collaborations with CEOs of financial services firms, other financial associations, merchant associations, telecommunications companies, software companies, government agencies to address cybersecurity and resiliency risks. Contributed to the launch of the Shared Assessments program and US Federal Reserve payments modernization initiative.
2011 : 2015
The Financial Services Roundtable
Executive Vice President of BITS
Company:
Sheltered Harbor
Years of Experience:
35
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