CMS Acting Chief Information Security Officer
Keith Busby is the Acting Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). He leads enterprise cyber security, compliance, privacy, policy, and counterintelligence functions at CMS and ensures the Agency complies with secure IT requirements while encouraging innovation.
Mr. Busby has over ten years of experience in information technology, security, and management consulting.
Previously, Mr. Busby served as the Deputy CISO, the director of CMS’ Cyber Threat and Security Operations Division, and the director of the agency’s Security and Privacy Compliance Division.
Before his tenure at CMS, Busby was executive director of Information Technology Security for the School District of Philadelphia.
Keith is an eight-year U.S. Army veteran with a bachelor’s degree in computing and security technologies from Drexel University and a master’s in cybersecurity and information security from Capitol Technology University.
Keith likes to brag that he is a participation trophy award-winning backyard BBQ pit master. He is a dedicated youth baseball assistant coach who spends his “free” time shuffling his son from field to field.