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Privacy Operations, Cybersecurity, Data Protection and Trust

Founded in 1861, Chapman is recognized for its liberal arts core, distinguished faculty, innovative programs and personalized attention to students. The university strives to develop in students the ability to think clearly, communicate effectively, explore issues from contrasting points of view, value human and cultural diversity and make informed ethical judgments in an increasingly complex world. Chapman University is the largest independent university in Orange County and is comprised of eight schools and colleges: the George L. Argyros School of Business and Economics, the School of Communication Arts, the School of Education, the School of Film and Television, the School of Law, the School of Music, Wilkinson College of Letters & Sciences, and University College. Nationally, Chapman is recognized for its selectivity and value among the top comprehensive universities in the Western U.S.

Business focused executive with record of moving the security and privacy agenda forward with a customer-first approach. Diverse business vertical experience including banking, large global public companies and post startup. Skills in management, security, technical IT, privacy, legal and regulatory frameworks for the risk-based protection of PI, PII, PHI, HIPAA, PCI, GLBA, GDPR and CPRA data. George is a collaborator, facilitator and partner to move the security agenda forward at the pace of the business. His technical skills combined with MBA and JD background provides for strategic roadmap architecture along with tactical security program and operations management. Education J.D. Executive Law degree, Taft University (Yr2 of 3 yr. program completed in 2020) MBA (Executive), Major in Information Systems Management, University of Houston M.S. (Geophysics), Stanford University Certifications, Training and Professional Development CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional), ISC2 CISA (Certified Information Systems Auditor), ISACA CIPP-US (Certified Information Privacy Professional), IAPP PMP -Project Management certification Certification courses in Lean6Sigma and ITIL Professional Associations Co-founder Orange County CISO roundtable, working group for local CISOs Member Los Angeles InfraGard (FBI) Member of Privacy OC, local privacy professionals networking Member of NIST Privacy workforce Public working group Awards and Recognition 2021 eCyLabs top 100 CISOs in the US www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6819632965723799553/