SEC Names David Bottom as Chief Information Officer

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) today announced that David Bottom has been appointed as the agency’s Chief Information Officer (CIO). In this role, Mr. Bottom will be responsible for overseeing the security and overall functions of the agency’s information technology systems. He will officially join the agency in January 2020. As a current federal agency CIO, Mr. Bottom brings significant senior leadership and technical expertise in leveraging information technology to achieve mission objectives. Most recently, Mr. Bottom has served as Chief Information Officer and Chief Data Officer at the Office of Intelligence and Analysis (I&A) in the Department of Homeland Security. I&A is charged with equipping the Department with the intelligence and information it needs to keep the homeland safe, secure, and resilient. Mr. Bottom also served for 10 years as a senior executive at the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, including as Director of its Information Technology Directorate and Deputy Director of Enterprise Operations.