An internationally renowned industry expert on the privacy and security of healthcare data, Chris is one of an elite few who holds multiple certifications in this field. Chris is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and a Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP). He holds two prestigious certifications from the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) and has extensive experience working with large IDNs, payers, life science companies, medical device companies, private practice groups, and software companies.

He has been published by Network World, Wall Street Journal Pro, HealthDATA Management, For the Record, Becker’s Health IT & CIO Review, Mission Critical, Healthcare Business News (DotMed), Journal of mHealth (UK), HIT Leaders & News, Healthcare Info Security, California Health Information Association Journal, and many others. He is also a member of the American Health Lawyers Association (AHLA), the International Association of Privacy Professionals,  International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium (ISC)2,  and the Healthcare and Public Health Sector Coordinating Council (HPH SCC) Joint Cyber Security Working Group (JCWG). He holds an M.B.A. and a B.S. in Economics from Arizona State University.