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Sylvia Burns

CIO & Chief Privacy Officer at FDIC

Sylvia Burns is currently the CIO & Chief Privacy Officer at FDIC. Sylvia has previously worked as the Associate Deputy Chief Information Officer, Policy, Planning and Compliance at Department of the Interior from April 2011 to March 2014. In this role, they were responsible for leading and directing DOI’s Information Technology (IT) policy, planning and compliance functions. This included being in charge of DOI’s IRM Strategic Plan, IT Performance Management, Enterprise Architecture (i.e., integrated business, information/data, application and technical architectures) and roadmap development, Capital Planning and Investment Control, IT investment management, Information Assurance and Privacy, Records Management, FOIA oversight, internal controls, IT audit and compliance, independent verification and validation, and IT policy management. Sylvia was also responsible for aligning IT performance measures with the Department’s Strategic Plan as well as promulgating annual IT budget formulation guidance and IRM performance requirements into the Department’s performance management system for SES/SL/ST evaluations. Furthermore, they promoted risk management processes that balance business, technical and security requirements to facilitate responsible and informed decision-making. Lastly, they ensured the organization’s compliance with provisions of the Clinger-Cohen Act, OMB Circular A-130 requirements and other Federal laws, regulations and policies pertaining to the management of information and associated technologies.

Sylvia Burns has a MS in Businss Management and Policy from Stony Brook University, a Bachelor of Arts - BA in Special Honors Curriculum and Geology from Hunter College, a certification from George Washington Univeristy in Balanced Scorecard Professional Certification, a certification from U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) in Senior Executive Service, and a certification from The George Washington University in Master’s Certificate in Project Management.

Sylvia Burns reports to Martin J. Gruenberg, Acting Chairman. Some of their coworkers include Daniel Bendler - Deputy to the Acting Chairman & COO, Patrick M. Mitchell - Director, Division of Insurance & Research, and Harrel Pettway - General Counsel.

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  • CIO & Chief Privacy Officer

    Current role

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