Deborah Watson

Deborah Watson

• Director KPMG, LLP

Deborah Watson is an information technology specialist, focused on Corporate Information Security Strategy, Compliance, Infrastructure Security and Data Protection at KPMG. She has more than 18 years of experience in the information technology and security fields with roots in the energy and natural resources sector. While Ms. Watson’s most recent expertise includes security strategy, security privacy, risk management, messaging security and compliance, she also has extensive experience in infrastructure security design, encryption, key management, endpoint hardening, antivirus architectures, system architecture and design, business continuity, patch and vulnerability management, and project management capabilities. Ms. Watson holds a Master’s degree in Information Technology Management from Harvard University and is working on her doctorate psychology supporting her work on behavioral risk.