Brig Gen Greg
Touhill, USAF (Ret.)
Brig Gen Greg Touhill, USAF (Ret.)
Director, CERT Division
Carnegie Mellon University Software Engineering Institute
Greg Touhill is director of the world-renowned CERT Division of the Carnegie Mellon University Software Engineering Institute, where he leads a diverse group of researchers, software engineers, security analysts, data scientists and digital intelligence specialists working together to research security vulnerabilities in software reliant systems and products, contribute to long-term changes in networked systems, and develop cutting-edge information and training to improve the practice of cybersecurity.
Touhill was appointed by former President Barack Obama to be the first chief information security officer (CISO) of the United States government. Previously, he served in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) as deputy assistant secretary in the Office of Cybersecurity and Communications, where he and his team were recognized by the Director of National Intelligence with the Meritorious Unit Citation. Before joining the Software Engineering Institute, he served on several Fortune 100 corporate boards and was president of a cybersecurity start-up.
Touhill is a 30-year veteran of the U.S. Air Force where he was an operational commander at the squadron, group, and wing levels. He served as a senior leader of military cybersecurity and information technology programs, culminating as the chief information officer of the United States Transportation Command, one of the nation’s 10 combatant commands. A combat veteran, he is the recipient of numerous awards and decorations including the Bronze Star medal and the Air Force Science and Engineering Achievement Award. During his career, Touhill was awarded the Master Cyberspace Operations and Master Space Operations wings for his operational expertise in the cyberspace and space domains. He retired from the Air Force with the rank of brigadier general.
Touhill received his bachelor’s degree from the Pennsylvania State University, a master’s degree from the University of Southern California’s Viterbi School of Engineering, a master’s degree in strategic studies from the Air War College, and completed executive education programs at the Harvard Kennedy School and the University of North Carolina’s Kenan-Flagler School. He is an adjunct faculty member of the CMU Heinz College of Information Systems and Public Policy and has served on the faculties of the Deakin University (Australia) Centre for Cybersecurity Research and Innovation, Washington University in St. Louis, and Georgetown University.
A member of many organizational boards and committees and recipient of many awards, Touhill has twice been recognized by Security Magazine as one of its Most Influential People in Security, by Federal Computer Week in the Federal 100, and as a FedScoop 50 recipient. He is the recipient of the Baldrige Foundation Leadership Award, the General Michael V. Hayden Lifetime Achievement Award for Public Service, the ICS2 F. Lynn McNulty Tribute Award and the Government Information Security Leadership Award. Touhill has been inducted into the Air Force Cyberspace Operations and Support Hall of Fame and the Air Force Cyberspace and Air Traffic Control Hall of Honor. He is the co-author of the books Cybersecurity for Executives: A Practical Guide and Commercialization of Innovative Technologies.
Learn More about Greg and his work at https://www.sei.cmu.edu
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