Arthur J Deane
CISO | Author of "CCSP for Dummies" and "The Official (ISC)2 CISSP CBK, 6th Edition" | Adjunct Professor | Board Advisor | Angel Investor
American University•Washington, District of Columbia, United States
View LinkedIn ProfileExperience18+ Years
Executive Overview
Cybersecurity Executive with expertise in financial services, healthcare, and public sector. Author of CCSP for Dummies and The Official (ISC)2 CISSP CBK, 6th Edition.
Career Timeline
- Capital OneCurrent2025–Present· 1 yr 8 mos
- Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer, Discover Financial ServicesCurrentJul 2025–Present
- VP, Cyber2025–Jul 2025
- American UniversityCurrentJun 2020–Present· 6 yrs 3 mos
- Adjunct ProfessorCurrentJun 2020–Present
- Oct 2023–2025· 1 yr 3 mos
- CISO, HealthcareOct 2023–2025
- Oct 2020–Oct 2023· 3 yrs
- VP & CISO, Card Business2022–Oct 2023
- VP & CISO, Enterprise Data and Machine Learning2022–Mar 2023
- Senior Director, CyberOct 2020–2022
- Aug 2018–Oct 2020· 2 yrs 2 mos
- Head of Security Risk ManagementFeb 2020–Oct 2020
- Strategic Executive, Security and ComplianceAug 2018–2020
- Head of Public Sector Security and Compliance EngineeringAug 2018–2020
- Sep 2016–Aug 2018· 1 yr 11 mos
- Head of Public Sector Security and ComplianceSep 2016–Aug 2018
- 2015–Oct 2016· 1 yr 9 mos
- Manager, Cyber Security and Privacy2015–Oct 2016
- Nov 2012–2015· 2 yrs 2 mos
- Lead Engineer, Cyber SecurityNov 2012–2015
- Aug 2010–Nov 2012· 2 yrs 3 mos
- Senior Information Security EngineerAug 2010–Nov 2012
- Jun 2008–Aug 2010· 2 yrs 2 mos
- Information Systems EngineerJun 2008–Aug 2010
Education
Bachelor’s Degree
Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Rochester Institute of TechnologyMaster’s Degree
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance
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Reports To
Arthur J Deane
Vice Chair & President
Chief Financial Officer
Chief Technology Officer
Chief Operating Officer
Skills & Expertise
Risk AssessmentProject ManagementInformation SecurityNetwork SecurityVulnerability AssessmentRisk ManagementProgrammingDoDComputer ForensicsCloud ComputingCloud SecurityInformation Security ManagementPenetration TestingCISSPCybersecurityInformation AssuranceSecurity AuditsComputer SecuritySystem ArchitectureSystems Engineering