Bob Turner, CISO, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Bob Turner became the Chief Information Security Officer and Director of the Office of Cybersecurity at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2015. He leads a high performing and growing team that includes Governance, Risk Management and Compliance, Incident Response, Security Testing and Cyber Defense, and Common Systems Cybersecurity domains. His office also facilitates IT Policy and Cybersecurity Awareness and supports the university’s data governance organization. Prior to this role, Bob was a Senior Associate with the consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton for 13 years. His first career included 23 years serving in telecommunications and information systems roles in the U.S. Navy that included enlisted and commissioned service in technical, operational, teaching and leadership with his last six years as Officer in Charge of executive staff communications centers.
About four years ago, my Chief Information Officer asked me, “What do we need to prevent what’s happening to our peer institutions?” No doubt, this question came from a place of increasing angst resulting from a significant increase in universities…
