Tim Mather

Mr. Mather is the Chief Security Strategist for the vendor-agnostic RSA Conference, responsible for keeping ahead of security industry trends, technology, and threats.

He was formerly Vice-President of Technology Strategy in Symantec’s Office of the Chief Technology Officer, responsible for coordinating the company’s long-term technical and intellectual property strategy.  Previously at Symantec, he served for nearly seven years as Chief Information Security Officer (CISO).  As CISO, he was responsible for development of all information systems security policies, oversight of implementation of all security-related policies and procedures, and all information systems audit-related activities.  He also worked with internal products groups on security capabilities in Symantec products.

Prior to joining Symantec in September 1999, Mr. Mather was the Manager of Security at VeriSign.  Additionally, he was formerly Manager of Information Systems Security at Apple Computer.  Mr. Mather’s experience also includes seven years in Washington, D.C. working on secure communications for a classified, national-level command, control, communications, and intelligence (C3I) project, which involved both civilian and military departments and agencies.

Mr. Mather is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and a Certified Information Systems Manager (CISM).  He holds Masters Degrees in National Security Studies from Georgetown University, and International Policy Studies from Monterey Institute of International Studies.  Mr. Mather holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Economics from the University of California at Berkeley.