Mr. Decker serves as vice president and CISO at Intermountain Health, a multi-state integrated delivery network. He brings 24 years of IT experience, 17 of which were focused on information security, to one of the most consequential cybersecurity roles in American healthcare. He most recently served as chairman for the Healthcare Sector Coordinating Council’s joint cybersecurity working group, a critical infrastructure public-private partnership organization covering more than 450 organizations and nearly 1,000 members. He co-leads the Department of Health and Human Services 405(d) task group focused on implementing the Cybersecurity Act of 2015’s 405(d) legislation within the healthcare sector, and co-authored the landmark publication and foundational reference piece “Health Industry Cybersecurity Practices: Managing Threats and Protecting Patients,” first released in 2018 and updated in 2023. He is also co-author of the “Hospital Resiliency Landscape Analysis” publication released in 2023, further guiding healthcare organizations through an increasingly complex threat environment. Mr. Decker is also a frequent expert witness and highly engaged national policy contributor.
