Savoy, Jeff
Jeff Savoy
Email: jeffrey.savoy@wisc.edu
Address:
Division of Information Technology (DoIT)
Office of Cybersecurity
Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)
Biography
Jeff Savoy has been serving as CISO since 2021. Prior to stepping into the CISO role, he served as interim Director, deputy CISO and assistant director of cybersecurity operations. Savoy has over 25 years of experience in information technology security, including a national reputation as an incident response expert. He focuses on leading and developing security staff, generating and implementing cybersecurity strategies, coordinating incident response and vulnerability programs, and collaborating with campus partners to reduce risk. Savoy holds a Bachelor of Science in engineering mechanics from UW–Madison and a Master of Science in cybersecurity management from Purdue University Global.