Susan Combs named Fellow at The University of Texas Center for Identity
The University of Texas at Austin Center for Identity, a leader in multidisciplinary identity security and privacy research and education, today announced the appointment of Susan Combs to serve as a Fellow on the Center’s Board of Advisors.
Susan rejoins the Center—where she previously represented the Texas Comptroller office from 2011-2015— after serving for the last two years as the Assistant Secretary, Policy, Management and Budget at the U.S. Department of the Interior. To her new role as Center Fellow, she brings years of experience in statewide elected leadership, providing strategic and innovative management, efficient fiscal and operational oversight, and successful implementation of practical and innovative public- private partnerships.
“Susan has a deep understanding of the identity space and the challenges faced by its many stakeholder groups at both the local and national levels, as well as an outstanding track record advocating for the security and privacy of personal data”, said Dr. Suzanne Barber, Director of the Center. “We look forward to Susan’s participation as a Center Fellow, and know from first-hand experience the valuable experience and leadership she’ll bring to our organization.”
“I have the utmost respect for the work Dr. Barber and her outstanding team at the Center do to educate the public about the risks they face in protecting their personal data” said Susan. “It is an honor to be asked to work with them.”
The University of Texas at Austin established the Center for Identity (UT CID) to serve as a center of excellence delivering leadership and interdisciplinary research and educational programs in identity security and privacy. The Center for Identity research and educational programs empower individuals and organizations to make well-informed and intentional decisions with regard to the personal data they collect, use, share, and protect with the aim of increasing trust, convenience, security and privacy. The UT CID delivers actionable research advances to forecast threats, analyze personal data valuations and deliver solutions to better protect the data and devices that identify organizations and individuals. The Center is a public-private partnership bringing together the depth and breadth of knowledge and talent at The University of Texas with partners from corporations, government, and academia.