Carnell A. Council

Carnell A. Council, II DBA serves as the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Arctic Slope Regional Corporation, guiding the organization's cybersecurity strategy, governance, risk management, and compliance. Formerly, Carnell held the position of Associate Director for Cybersecurity Program Transformation at EY, managing substantial project and security budgets while producing detailed FedRAMP System Security Plans. Previous roles include National Practice Lead for IoT, OT & Elections Cybersecurity at AT&T, Advisory Enterprise Risk Services Manager at Deloitte, and Senior Consulting Associate at KPMG US. Carnell's earlier experience includes serving as Sr. Information System Security Officer at the United States Southern Command and as Principal Information Security Engineer at U.S. Central Command. Carnell began a career in GIS as a Geographic Information System Specialist at FEMA. Educational background includes a dual master’s degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, a Doctor of Business Administration from National University, and a Bachelor of Arts in Geospatial Information Systems from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.