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Sean Dobson

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Chief Technology Officer and Chief Information Security Officer at Wafra
📍 New York, New York, United States

Sean Dobson is the CTO and CISO at Wafra, bringing over 24 years of hands-on experience in cybersecurity and digital transformation. He has an obsessive passion for transforming organizations from a security perspective, always working as a hands-on builder and defender. He holds CISSP and CEH certifications and is an alumnus of Michigan State University.

Seans career is uniquely characterized by its breadth, having held diverse roles such as helpdesk manager, storage architect, DevOps engineer, big four consultant, CISO, and CTO.

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Experience
25 Years
Current Role
Chief Technology Officer and Chief Information Security Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
New York, New York, United States
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Cybersecurity Transformation
Describes himself as having an "obsessive passion" for transforming organizations through cybersecurity, focusing on risk management and effective communication with senior management.
AI in Business
Leads AI transformation initiatives and chairs an AI Working Group at Wafra. He also holds a certificate in AI for Business Enablement from Cornell University.
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Career

Work history

5-2019
Chief Technology Officer and Chief Information Security Officer
Wafra
5-2019
Chief Technology Officer and Chief Information Security Officer (CTO and CISO)
Wafra
1-2018 - 5-2019
Chief Technology Officer
Digital Asset Custody Company (acquired by Bakkt)
1-2018 - 5-2019
Chief Technology Officer (CTO) (formerly CISO)
Digital Asset Custody Company (acquired by Bakkt)
2-2009 - 2-2018
Chief Information Security Officer
Blue Ridge Capital
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Education
2003 - 2005
Masters
Stevens Institute of Technology
1996 - 2000
Bachelor of Science - BS
Michigan State University
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