Matt Carlson

Cybersecurity and Compliance Director @NW Natural

Portland, OR, US

Grew the team to meet the organization’s needs from three to seventeen team members through challenging times while growing leaders and achieving high scores on engagement surveys- Developed and implemented multiyear security and compliance roadmaps to systematically address key agency risks and improvement areas- Sponsored a $46 million program to modernize the infrastructure of and enhance the security of the company’s most important systems on an aggressive timeline to meet urgent regulatory requirements and external threats- Stood up a team and oversaw compliance with regulations (e.g, PCI-DSS, TSA, and SOX)- NW Natural’s primary point of contact for the company\'s cybersecurity regulator- Chaired industry-wide taskforce focused on regulations and industry security strategy.

Norwich University

Master of Science (MS), Information Assurance

Central Washington University

Bachelor of Science (BS), IT and Administrative Management

University of Maryland

Executive MBA