Mr. Stanton Gatewood is the U.S. DHS/CISA - R4 Cyber Security Coordinator - State of Georgia. He is the former Chief Information Security Officer for the State of Georgia and Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia and the University of Georgia.

Stanton has more than 35 years of experience in cybersecurity program management and strategic planning, executive leadership, including the U.S. military, state, local, federal governments, higher education, and several top 10 global corporations. He has also served as the Vice President for Information Technology and the Chief Information Officer (CIO) for Albany State University. He has built two centers of excellence, one for cryptography and one for cyber awareness and training.