About Chris Schreiber
Christian Schreiber, CISM
Christian “Chris” Schreiber is a higher education cybersecurity strategist and executive coach with over 20 years of experience supporting institutions of all sizes. His prior roles included serving as CISO at the University of Chicago, the University of Arizona, and University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.
Besides university leadership roles, Chris Schreiber’s experience includes supporting many higher education clients while working for international technology companies.
- At SunGard Higher Education (now Ellucian), he built new managed security services used by dozens of colleges and universities.
- More recently, he helped universities around the world transform their information security operations as a cybersecurity strategist with FireEye / Mandiant (now parts of Google Cloud and Trellix).
This varied experience in campus and industry leadership roles has given him a deep understanding of how to improve information security at higher education institutions.
Chris has a Masters Certificate in Project Management from University of Wisconsin – Madison and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Central Michigan University. He also holds multiple professional certifications.
A frequent speaker and sought after subject matter expert, you can often find Chris attending and presenting at higher education and cybersecurity events around the country
Selected webinars, speaking, and published content
University Cybersecurity Insights
Cybersecurity Industry Thought Leadership
- Webinar: Building Resiliency in Higher Ed Cybersecurity Programs (University Business, 2022)
- Webinar: Security Without Barriers: How to Adopt, Implement, and Measure Cyber Resilience (FireEye, 2020)
- Webinar: Swimming with sharks: Understanding and countering cyber threats in higher education (University Business, 2020)
- Webinar: Security without Barriers: Enabling Secure Remote Access for Your Campus (University Business, 2019)
EDUCAUSE Presentations
- Workshop: Cybersecurity Resilience Planning: A Hands-On Workshop for Higher Education Leaders (EDUCAUSE, 2023)
- Webinar: Community Resilience: Working Together to Improve Cybersecurity (EDUCAUSE, 2020)
- Conference Presentation: Balancing Privacy and Risk with Intelligence-Led Cybersecurity Strategies (EDUCAUSE, 2019)