Weatherford served as the director and chief information security officer in the state of California's office of information security, a position he was appointed to by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, R-Calif. In this role, he had authority over California's cybersecurity activities and established the state's first official IT security plan and strategy.
Previously, Weatherford served as the chief information security officer for the state of Colorado, where he worked with the state legislature to pass laws establishing the state's first security program.
Weatherford will join the NERC team in mid-July and will direct the critical infrastructure protection and cybersecurity program, and serve as the single point of contact for the industry and government stakeholders seeking to communicate with NERC on cybersecurity and infrastructure security matters.
SOURCE: North American Electric Reliability Corp.
