Career profile
David Shaw
Chief Information Security Officer, Transact Campus
- Role as of 3 October 2024, the date of the latest source
- 9 May 2023
As of October 2024, David Shaw is the Chief Information Security Officer of Transact Campus, a role he was appointed to in May 2023.
Career path
Before joining Transact, Shaw served as Chief Information Security Officer at UCLA, where he led a team covering identity and access management, regulatory compliance, incident response, education and awareness, and coordinated campus-wide cybersecurity technologies.
He had earlier held CISO positions at the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians, the University of Southern California, Purdue University, and the State of Ohio.
Transact announced Shaw's appointment as CISO on May 9, 2023, alongside two other senior-level additions to its executive leadership team, with all three reporting to Transact CEO Nancy Langer.
Shaw continued as Chief Information Security Officer of the combined company after Transact Campus and CBORD announced their merged executive leadership team on October 3, 2024.
Compliance remit and public statements
Shaw has spoken publicly on Transact's cloud security and compliance posture. In July 2024, commenting on the company's TX-RAMP certification covering its service to Texas colleges, universities, and agencies, he said, "Transact maintains the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of our customers' information and the protection of valuable business assets and applications that exceed industry best practices," David Shaw, Chief Information Security Officer at Transact.
The TX-RAMP program for Transact included independent third-party review of security protocols and continuous quarterly vulnerability reporting.
Transact said the certification positioned the company as a trusted partner for Texas state agencies and educational institutions, ensuring the protection and integrity of their data.
Transact describes itself as a provider of mobile credential, campus ID, and payment solutions for a connected campus, serving colleges, universities, and other institutions.
At the time of Shaw's appointment, Transact said it served over 12 million students across more than 1,800 client institutions.
