Matthew Williams

Education: Bachelor's Degree

Information Technology - Networking

University of Cincinnati

2014

Associate's Degree

Information Technology

University of Cincinnati - College of Engineering and Applied Science

2005

Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)



University of Cincinnati College of Business

Experience: As a member of the IT Leadership team, works directly with the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), Chief Digital Officer (CDO), and other senior leaders of the university to lead and direct information technologies at the university.

Leads teams of subject matter experts in the areas of Information Security, Identity and Directory Management, ERP Access Control, and Campus Services IT. Previously also led Network Operations until January 2023.

Establishes and implements information security governance structure, strategies, priorities, and directives to protect confidentiality, integrity and availability consistent with the vision of the university.

Develops and implements information security in accordance with organizational information security standards and best practices. Oversees the evaluation of information risk on a regular time schedule and promotes information security awareness across the university. Defines enterprise policies, develops secure technology architecture, and oversees implementation of controls and monitoring of performance. Oversees incident response, investigations, network monitoring, and regulatory compliance. Manages information security relationships and product selection to provide services and capabilities for cyber protection of university assets. Oversees operation, strategy, and security of the university’s wired and wireless networks as well as telephony. Manages identity management across the institution as well as all integrations with the university’s identity provider.

Creates functional strategies and specific objectives for each sub-function and develops budgets, policies, and procedures to support the functional infrastructure. Leads overall departmental budget planning and management, including multi-year expense projections, employee lifecycle management with succession planning.

2021 : Present

University of Cincinnati

Deputy CISO and Executive Director of Information Security

Teach face-to-face and distance learning classes to graduate and undergraduate students in various subject matter related to the field of Information Technology, specializing in Information Security and Assurance.

2014 :

University of Cincinnati

Adjunct Faculty Member

2017 : 2021

University of Cincinnati

Director Information Security

2020 : 2020

University of Cincinnati

Interim Assistant Vice President and CISO (Chief Information Security Officer)

2014 : 2017

University of Cincinnati

Assistant Director, Information Security

Company: University of Cincinnati

Years of Experience: 27