Christopher Buse is the Chief Information Security Officer for the State of Minnesota. In this capacity, he is responsible for designing and implementing the enterprise security architecture for state government. Before accepting this position, Buse served as Manager of Information Technology Audits for the Minnesota Office of the Legislative Auditor. During his 19 years as an auditor, Buse planned and oversaw information technology audit work done on large government computer systems.

Buse graduated from St. Cloud State University in 1986 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting. Since graduation, he has supplemented his accounting degree with numerous computer science and management information systems courses. Buse is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), and a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP).

Buse is active in many professional organizations and currently serves on the Executive Committee of the Multi State Information Sharing and Analysis Center. He also sits on the Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA) International Professional Influence and Advocacy Committee, and has held numerous Board of Director positions in the Minnesota Chapter. Buse was awarded the 2008 Security Professional of the Year by the Information Systems Security Association’s Minnesota Chapter.