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Meghan E. Cook
Director, Cyber Incident Response Team
Meghan Cook is the Director of the Cyber Incident Response Team (CIRT) and Assistant Director of
the Office of Counter Terrorism (OCT) at the NYS Division of Homeland Security and
Emergency Services (NYS DHSES).
Meghan leads a team of cyber and homeland security professionals providing proactive cyber
services and incident response for NYS local governments, non-executive state agencies and
schools. She also leads multi state and local agency teams to address statewide cyber
challenges.
For 25 years, Meghan was the Program Director for the Center for Technology in Government
(CTG), a globally renowned research institute at University at Albany/SUNY as well as Adjunct
Professor at Nelson A. Rockefeller College, and Advisor to the NYS Local Government
Information Technology Directors Association (NYSLGITDA).
She has published numerous research and practice articles, book chapters, and reports on
digital transformation and cybersecurity in local government, including the Cybersecurity Primer
for Local Government Leaders. She is a highly sought speaker and facilitator, having delivered
over 375 thought-leadership and strategy development sessions for government leaders all over
the world. Meghan has won several awards including SUNY Adirondack’s Trailblazer Award,
Excelsior College’s Alumni Achievement Award, and the SUNY Excellence and Chancellor
Awards. She holds a BS from Excelsior University and MPA and MS from the University at
Albany, State University of New York.