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FS-ISAC taps Carlson as Chief of Staff

Thursday, May 21, 2015 — 12:27:10 (EDT)

Reston, Va., May 21, 2015 – FS-ISAC, The Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center, today announced hat John W. Carlson will join the FSISAC leadership team as chief of staff. Carlson will report to Bill Nelson, President and CEO, FS-ISAC and begins on June 8.

Carlson joins the FSISAC after 12 years at BITS, the technology policy division of the Financial Services Roundtable where he served in a variety of leadership roles including Executive Vice President with responsibility for cybersecurity, vendor management, emerging technologies and collaboration with US government agencies and other associations. Carlson also serves on the Executive Committee of Financial Services Sector Coordinating Council (FSSCC).

Carlson has also served in leadership roles at Morgan Stanley, Office of the Comptroller of Currency, U.S. Office of Management and Budget, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, and United Nations Center for Human Settlements. Carlson holds a Masters in Public Policy from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University and a B.A. from the University of Maryland, where he served on the Board of Regents.

“John’s leadership and management skills will be immensely helpful as the FS-ISAC continues to grow, fosters partnerships & collaborations, and serves our members and others in the information sharing community,” states Bill Nelson, President and CEO, FS-ISAC.

About FS-ISAC

The Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center, formed in 1999, is a member-owned non-profit and private financial sector initiative. With over 5500 members world-wide today, FS-ISAC was designed and developed by its member institutions. Its primary function is to share timely, relevant and actionable physical and cyber security threat and incident information to enhance the ability of the financial services sector to prepare for, respond to, and mitigate the risk associated with these threats. Constantly gathering reliable and timely information between its members, and from financial services providers, commercial security firms, government agencies, law enforcement and other trusted resources, the FS-ISAC is uniquely positioned to quickly disseminate physical and cyber threat alerts and other critical information. This information includes analysis and recommended solutions from leading industry experts. Please visit our website (www.fsisac.com ) for additional information.

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Source: Company press release.