Bezawit Sumner is the Chief Information Security Officer and Senior Director of Security & Compliance for CRISP Shared Services (CSS), a non-profit organization which provides health information technology and support services, including privacy & security and finance, to affiliate members and other jurisdictions by way of agreement. CSS was founded in 2020 as a subsidiary of CRISP, the state-designated health information exchange and health data utility in Maryland, and to date shares infrastructure with statewide HIEs in Maryland, West Virginia, Connecticut, Alaska, Virginia, and the District of Columbia. As CSS CISO, Bezawit leads the cybersecurity, information security, and compliance programs and all supporting activities for the enterprise and connected affiliates.