Matthew Harper
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Public Administration
University of Missouri-Columbia
1994 : 1996
BA
Political Science
University of Missouri-Columbia
1988 : 1992
CERT - Certificate in Cybersecurity Oversight
Carnegie Mellon University
2022 : Present
Monolith
Chief Information & Security Officer
Senior Leader and Advisor to Executive Committee and Board of Directors on Information Security, Information Risk Management and Digital Privacy matters for Fortune 500 energy company. Responsibilities include : digital security operations (SOC), OT/ICS Security, IT compliance, disaster recovery, intellectual property protection, identity and access management, privacy controls and eDiscovery, physical security technology and Legal technology. Led infrastructure services managing public cloud migration, data centers, servers, storage, network, database, and endpoint computing functions.
• Developed CISO role, built and matured program using NIST CSF and COBIT process framework.
• Initiated regular reporting to the Board of Directors, Audit Committee and Executive Committee
• Created strategy and deployed modern tools for Security Analytics, Automation, Endpoint, Identity Management, Multi-factor Authentication, Network and Cloud Security controls.
• Developed and deployed corporate wide security awareness program with wellness incentives.
• Managed programs exceeding financial benchmarks.
• Built strong internal partnerships with Core Business functions, Internal Audit, Legal, Human Resources, and Corporate Security leadership.
• Created cyber threat intelligence capability and serves as Founding Board Member of the Oil & Gas Information Sharing & Analysis Center. Speaker and panelist at numerous industry conferences.
2011 : 2022
Devon Energy
Chief Information Security Officer
Founding Board Member for ONG-ISAC, the central reservoir of cyber threat information for the oil and natural gas industry.
2015 : 2021
Oil and Natural Gas Information Sharing and Analysis Center (ONG-ISAC)
Vice Chair - Board Of Directors
Supervisor and Program Coordinator for Field Intelligence Group, HUMINT, Weapons of Mass Destruction, Critical Incident Response Group and Training. Led team of Special Agents and Analyst collecting and disseminating information mitigating national security and criminal threats.
2010 : 2011
FBI
Supervisory Special Agent - Field Intelligence Group
One of the FBI's first Cyber Special Agents and member of the FBI Cyber Action Team, investigated, arrested and prosecuted criminal and nation-state threat, APT, actors targeting US critical infrastructure. Investigated complex white collar crime, public corruption and civil rights matters. Provided cyber investigative support to numerous counter-terrorism and counter-intelligence investigations including 9/11 attacks. Extensive Incident Response experience across all industries.
1997 : 2010
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
Special Agent - Cyber
Skills
Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), CISSP, Cloud Security, Computer Forensics, Computer Security, Counterterrorism, Criminal Investigations, Crisis Management, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Cybersecurity Incident Response, Disaster Recovery, Energy, Enforcement, Government, Homeland Security, Identity & Access Management (IAM), Incident Response, Information Assurance, Information Security, Information Security Management, Intelligence, Intelligence Analysis, Investigation, Law Enforcement, Leadership, Management, National Security, Network Security, NIST, Oil & Gas Industry, Physical Security, Police, Policy, Private Investigations, Program Management, Project Management, Risk Assessment, Risk Management, Security, Security Audits, Security Awareness, Security Clearance, Security Management, Security Operations, Strategy, Threat & Vulnerability Management, Vulnerability Assessment
About
An experienced Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) and technology executive. Ensuring the ability to fully leverage technology and data while managing associated risks. I am continually focused on building, guiding and empowering high-functioning teams to create value.