Meet the CISO
José Domínguez
Chief Information Security Officer
jad@uoregon.edu
(541) 346-1685
José is a dynamic and visionary leader who sees technology and people as part of a symbiotic environment and brings them together to propel forward an organization’s mission and vision. He brings a balanced approach to risk appetite, risk management, return on investments and people-centric initiatives to promote digital transformation.
With over 30 years of experience working in technology, José currently serves as the Chief Information Security Officer at the University of Oregon (UO), where he is responsible for defining cybersecurity strategy and operations. He leads teams managing information security risk and compliance, IT security services and operations, IT disaster recovery, security incident response and the university’s Cyber Security Operations Center.
Before taking on his current role, José served as the Interim CISO and Director of Information Security Services & Operations at UO. These positions entailed responsibilities for security architecture and solutions design, threat defense, vulnerability management, investigations and digital forensics, security monitoring, intelligence sharing and incident response.
Earlier in his career, José was actively dedicated to building secure research and educational networks. He has served as Network Architect for the University of Oregon, Director of the Network for Education & Research in Oregon, the Oregon Gigapop and the Oregon Internet Exchange.
José holds an undergraduate degree in Systems Engineering from the Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic and an M.S. in Computer Science from the University of Oregon. He has been a Fulbright Scholar and has worked on projects for the Organization of American States and the World Bank to increase access to technology for K-12 and higher education institutions in several countries. José also collaborates with the UO’s Network Startup Resource Center and the Escuela Latino Americana de Redes (EsLaRed), providing strategic training and technical advice for networking and security and networking projects in emerging markets.