Patrick F. Sullivan, Ph.D., Dr. Sullivan has over twenty years experience in helping organizations develop and implement information security and privacy risk management and compliance programs. He specializes in a standards-based approach, and is an expert in implementing and auditing ISO 27001 Information Security Management Systems, and ISO 20000 IT Service Management Systems. His clients have included Fortune 500 companies in financial services, travel, telecommunications, information management, and the pharmaceutical industry. He has also worked with international data protection authorities in Hong Kong and Canada, and with U.S. Federal agencies.
Dr. Sullivan holds a Ph.D. in Philosophy from the University of Kentucky, and M.A. and B.A. degrees in Philosophy from respectively, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, and Indiana University, Indianapolis (IUPUI). His early career in academic teaching and research led to a focus on ethical issues surrounding information technologies and the practical problems organizations face in managing the balance between protecting critical information assets and using those assets to achieve business goals. This lead to a career transition helping organizations solve those problems with effective information governance, risk management and compliance strategies.
Dr. Sullivan currently is a Principal Consultant with JBW Group International, Inc. Prior to joining JBW Group he was with Synomos, Inc, Guardent, Inc, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, and was the founding executive director of the Washington D.C. based Computer Ethics Institute. He is a current board member and past chair of the Indiana Security and Privacy Network (InSPN).