Executive record
Scott Swartzentruber
Career profile: Scott Swartzentruber on CISO Spotlights ↗
Scott Swartzentruber was named Chief Information Security and Privacy Officer at Western Carolina University. The appointment was announced on November 18, 2024, per Western Carolina University newsroom.
Before the appointment: Director of Networking and Communications at Western Carolina University, per the same source.
The record holds no later verification of the seat.
1 tracked move on the Wire · Updated
Career timeline
Every move the record holds for Scott Swartzentruber, newest first, with the earlier roles the announcements name.
· Appointment
Named Chief Information Security and Privacy Officer at Western Carolina University
Source: Western Carolina University newsroom ↗ · Move record
Before November 2024· Earlier role
Director of Networking and Communications at Western Carolina University
Named in the announcement of the Western Carolina University appointment · Source: Western Carolina University newsroom ↗
The company: Western Carolina University
- Sector
- Education & Nonprofit
- Region
- North America
- Company record
- Who runs security at Western Carolina University: 1 confirmed move on the record
Appointed in the same period
Other security chiefs in Education & Nonprofit whose appointment was announced within 90 days of Scott Swartzentruber's, nearest first. The Education & Nonprofit bench
Jared Bartel, Chief Information Security Officer at Idaho State University
Gregg R. Kendrick, Chief Information Security Officer at Vanderbilt University
Bob Turner, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Penn State University
Janet L. Rathod, VP and CISO at Johns Hopkins University
Record facts
- Moves on the record
- 1 confirmed move, each with its source
- On the record since
- September 30, 2026
- Education & Nonprofit in 2026
- 7 security-leadership appointments announced in the sector on the record
Questions about Scott Swartzentruber
- When did Scott Swartzentruber become Chief Information Security and Privacy Officer of Western Carolina University?
- The appointment was announced on November 18, 2024, per Western Carolina University newsroom. The record holds the announcement, not a start date.
- Is Scott Swartzentruber still the Chief Information Security and Privacy Officer of Western Carolina University?
- The newest source the record holds for this seat is the appointment announced on November 18, 2024. It holds no later verification, so it does not state who holds the seat today.
- What was Scott Swartzentruber's role before this appointment?
- Before the appointment, Scott Swartzentruber was Director of Networking and Communications at Western Carolina University, according to the announcement (Western Carolina University newsroom).
Sources
- 1.Western Carolina University newsroom ↗: the appointment at Western Carolina University, November 18, 2024
- 2.CISO Spotlights career profile ↗: a fuller career profile on a sister site
This record begins with CISO Tribune's tracking in 2026.
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