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| Applied Science in Electronic Systems Engineering and a Bachelor of Science in Computer | | Applied Science in Electronic Systems Engineering and a Bachelor of Science in Computer |
| Science from the University of Regina. | | Science from the University of Regina. |
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| + | [[File:Headshot of Shirley Ivan.jpg|frameless|center]] |
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| + | === Shirley Ivan === |
| + | '''Chief Information Security and Technology Officer for the Government of Canada, Treasury Board Secretariat''' <br> |
| + | For more than 25 years, Shirley Ivan has held executive positions in both government and the private |
| + | sector, focussing on innovation and business transformation and helping organizations ensure that their |
| + | IT investments and strategies align with their business needs. In June 2022, Shirley was appointed as |
| + | Senior Assistant Deputy Minister and Chief Information Security and Technology Officer of the |
| + | Government of Canada. As a direct report to the Chief Information Officer of Canada, Shirley’s key |
| + | responsibilities will include providing leadership, direction and oversight for cyber security for the GC |
| + | enterprise at large and providing strategic advice, leadership and policy direction to departments with a |
| + | view to reduce technical debt and improve the state of mission critical applications. |
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| + | Prior to joining the Treasury Board of Canada, Shirley was the Assistant Deputy Minister IM-IT and Chief |
| + | Information Officer for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), where her leadership was |
| + | fundamental to implementing The Connected RCMP's Digital Policing Strategy, ensuring that the RCMP |
| + | had the systems and services in place to support the organization's digital objectives. Over the course of |
| + | her career, she has gained significant experience in cloud services, information management, |
| + | information communications and voice technologies. <br><br> |
| + | She holds a bachelor’s degree from McGill University in Computer Science and Mathematics and has |
| + | completed graduate work in Computer Engineering at Carleton University. Shirley also holds one of the |
| + | earliest patents for providing telephony services over the internet as well as a second patent in the area |
| + | of toll-fraud prevention. |
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