Silberstein willreplace outgoing CEO Bill Nelson January 1, 2019

RESTON, VA., - Media OutReach - 5 December 2018 - TheFinancial ServicesInformation Sharing and Analysis Center (FS-ISAC), today announced the appointment of Steven Silberstein as President andChief Executive Officer (CEO). Silberstein's appointment will be effective asof January 1, 2019.

FS-ISAC is anon-profit member-driven organization that helps to assure the resilience andcontinuity of the global financial services sector.

In his new role, Silbersteinwill be responsible for expanding FS-ISAC membership and its products, servicesand resources, while continuing to embody its non-profit mission. He will leadefforts to increase the value of information sharing in the sector and improvehow member organizations share critical information. Close collaboration between members and external stakeholders,including regulatory bodies and law enforcement agencies, is increasinglyimportant given the growing number and complexity of local and global cyber andphysical threats.

"Steveis a tremendous leader with deep expertise and experience in the threatintelligence and information services industry," said FS-ISAC Board Chairmanand U.S. Bank Chief Information Security Officer Jason Witty. "He hasinnovative ideas and our board is looking forward to having him in thisimportant leadership role. We also want to acknowledge Bill Nelson for his manyyears of service to FS-ISAC and the strong legacy of success he created."

Silberstein joins FS-ISACfrom BlueVoyant, where he was chief operating officer, responsible for technology,marketing and administration of this global intelligence firm. Prior, he served as the CEO ofSheltered Harbor -- an FS-ISAC subsidiary - an initiative designed to enhancethe U.S. financial services industry's resiliency capability in the event of amajor incident to ensure consumers have access to critical account assets.

Earlier in his career, Silberstein spentover three years as part of the executive team at SunGard, the global financialtechnology company, culminating in its sale to FIS in 2015. As SunGard's firstCTO, he led a global product delivery team of over 4,000 professionals. BeforeSunGard, Steve held senior management positions at Chi-X Global, LehmanBrothers and FAME Information Systems in Hong Kong and in the U.S. Silbersteinis an adjunct professor at the Gabelli School of Business at Fordham Universityand a member of the Leadership Council of Rensselaer Lally School ofManagement.

Nelson leaves FS-ISAC to become GlobalResilience Federation's (GRF) first CEO.  Over the last 12 yearsleading the organization, Nelson spearheaded the growth of FS-ISAC from a smallorganization with a few hundred to nearly 7,000 members globally today. Majoraccomplishments include adoption of the Traffic Light Protocol, establishingcircles of trust to enable subsectors and communities of interest to share,development of numerous cyberexercises, expansion of public-privatepartnerships globally and creation of subsidiaries. Subsidiaries include ShelteredHarbor, FSARC, FinancialData Exchange and GRF,which was spun off in May 2017.

AboutFS-ISAC

TheFinancial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center (FS-ISAC) is anon-profit corporation that was established in 1999 and is funded by its nearly7,000-member firms headquartered in 48 countries with users in 72 countries.FS-ISAC is a member-driven organization whose mission is to help assure theresilience and continuity of the global financial services infrastructure andindividual firms against acts that could significantly impact the sector'sability to provide services critical to the orderly function of the globaleconomy. FS-ISAC shares threat and vulnerability information, conductscoordinated contingency planning exercises, manages rapid responsecommunications for both cyber and physical events, conducts education andtraining programs and fosters collaborations with and among other key sectorsand government agencies.

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