Cybersecurity Incident REsponse STudio (CREST)

Sean Atkinson is the Chief Information Security Officer of CIS. He uses his broad cybersecurity expertise to direct strategy, operations, and policy to protect CIS’s enterprise of information assets. His job responsibilities include risk management, communications, applications, and infrastructure. Prior to CIS, Sean served as the Global Information Security Compliance Officer for GLOBALFOUNDRIES, overseeing Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) globally.

Prior to GLOBALFOUNDRIES, Sean led the security implementation for the New York State Statewide Financial System (SFS) implementation from 2007 to 2014, and his last role and responsibility was as the Internal Control, Risk, and Information Security Manager.

Sean was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., and lived in England for 18 years, graduating from Sheffield Hallam University in 2000. After moving back to the United States, Sean has pursued multiple degrees and certifications in the IT arena.

In addition to his work with CIS, Sean is also an adjunct professor at SUNY University at Albany and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. 

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Meghan E. Cook is Director of the Cyber Incident Response Team (CIRT) and Assistant Director of the Office of Counter Terrorism (OCT) at the NYS Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services (NYS DHSES). Meghan leads a team of over 25 cyber and homeland security professionals providing proactive cyber services and incident response for NYS local governments, non-executive state agencies and schools.

For 25 years, Meghan was the Program Director for the Center for Technology in Government (CTG), a globally renowned research institute at University at Albany/SUNY as well as Adjunct Professor at Nelson A. Rockefeller College and Advisor to the NYS Local Government Information Technology Directors.  She was also the Advisor to the NYS local Government Information Technology Directors Association (NYSLGITDA) for 20 years.

She has published numerous research and practice articles, book chapters, and reports on digital transformation and cybersecurity, including the NYS Association of Counties Cybersecurity Primer for Local Government Leaders and CTG UAlbany’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Public Managers: Key Questions and Recommended Actions. She is a highly sought speaker and facilitator, having delivered over 400 thought-leadership and strategy development sessions for government leaders all over the world.

Meghan holds a Bachelor of Science from Excelsior University, a Master of Public Administration and a Master of Science in Education, both from the University at Albany/SUNY.  She has won several awards including SUNY Adirondack’s Trailblazer Award, Excelsior College’s Alumni Achievement Award, and the SUNY Excellence and Chancellor Awards. 

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Dan Stevens is the Vice President of Resilience and Crisis Management for National Grid. In this capacity, Dan is responsible for leading and implementing the strategic direction, policy, governance and reporting for resilience across National Grid’s US and UK business areas. Dan works in tandem with the Chief Risk Officer and operational leaders to ensure investments and mitigation strategies take into consideration an evolving landscape of risks such as climate change, cyber and physical security, supply chain, new technologies, and geopolitical instability. In addition to the strategic aspects of Dan’s role, his remit also includes oversight of the Business Continuity program, crisis planning, training, and exercises.

Prior to joining National Grid, Dan was the global lead for Resilience and Emergency Management in Accenture’s Utilities practice. Prior to that he helped establish the Business Resilience Department at Southern California Edison and previously worked for over 10 years at the US Department of Homeland Security’s, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

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David Turetsky held senior positions in government, business and law practice before joining academia in 2017, including as co-leader of the cybersecurity and privacy practice of a global law firm, where he advised clients on issues including cyber preparedness and incident response; Chief of the Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), leading that agency’s work to improve the nation's cybersecurity and its participation in White House-led cyber policy, national security, and resilience initiatives, as well as the FCC's continuity of operations planning and exercises; Deputy Chief of the FCC’s International Bureau; Deputy Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust in the U.S. Department of Justice; Senior VP of an innovative start-up telecom and broadband services provider that he helped to bring public; and “Management Trustee,” appointed twice by federal courts to run mobile wireless businesses for six-month stints until divested by the acquirer to satisfy merger consent decrees. He represented the U.S. Government on five continents and served for 13 years on the State Department’s Advisory Committee on International Communications and Information Policy.

Mr. Turetsky currently is Professor of Practice Emeritus at the College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security and Cybersecurity (CEHC) at the University at Albany, and affiliated faculty at Albany Law School. His research areas have included the benefits of cybersecurity information sharing, supported by the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation and he coaches UAlbany's Cyber 9/12 Strategy Challenge team, in the competitions organized by the Atlantic Council.

Mr. Turetsky graduated from the University of Chicago Law School, Amherst College magna cum laude, and studied at the London School of Economics and Political Science. He holds American Bar Association (ABA) leadership positions, including Chair of the Antitrust Section's Privacy and Information Security Committee and participates in the ABA Cybersecurity Legal Task Force.

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Lauren Zabierek is a Senior Advisor at CAS Strategies. Most recently, she served as a senior advisor in the Cybersecurity Division at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), where she co-led the Secure by Design movement, stood up the Cyber Response and Recovery Fund Program, and led efforts to improve operational collaboration across the agency.

Previously, Lauren served as Executive Director of the Cyber Project at Harvard Kennedy School's Belfer Center, where she ran a policy-relevant research program focused on strategic national security issues in cyber and technology—ranging from international conflict and norms to domestic collaboration and supply chain issues. Earlier in her career, she was a senior intelligence analyst at the cybersecurity threat intelligence firm Recorded Future, where she fused intelligence methodologies with cybersecurity and machine learning technologies to help customers improve their cyber posture. She also served as a civilian intelligence analyst with the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, completing three war zone deployments, and began her career as an intelligence officer in the United States Air Force.

Lauren holds a master's in public administration from Harvard Kennedy School and brings over 22 years of experience in national security. She is co-founder of #ShareTheMicInCyber, a social media movement promoting diversity in cybersecurity, and serves as a fellow at New America and the National Security Institute at George Mason University. A Gold Star Sister, she volunteers with the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS).

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