Sebastiaan Gybels
About Sebastiaan Gybels
Sebastiaan Gybels is the Chief Information Security Officer at CoinFlip, with a robust background in cybersecurity and information security management. He has held various leadership roles at organizations such as Northern Trust Corporation, NextCapital, and the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.
Work at CoinFlip
Sebastiaan Gybels has served as the Chief Information Security Officer at CoinFlip since 2021. In this role, he is responsible for overseeing the company's information security strategy and ensuring the protection of sensitive data. His position involves implementing security measures and policies to safeguard CoinFlip's operations in the cryptocurrency industry.
Previous Experience in Cybersecurity
Prior to his current role, Gybels held several significant positions in the cybersecurity field. He worked at Northern Trust Corporation as Senior Vice President of CyberSecurity from 2020 to 2021. He also served as Vice President of Information Security at NextCapital from 2016 to 2020 and as Chief Information Security Officer at the same company for one year. His experience includes conducting IT security assessments and developing security penetration testing scripts.
Education and Expertise
Sebastiaan Gybels studied at Katholieke Hogeschool Leuven, where he focused on Systems and Networks, Development, and business-related topics, achieving a degree in Applied Information Technology from 1997 to 2001. He also attended Sint-Jan Berchmans College Zonhoven, studying Economics from 1993 to 2001. Gybels has expertise in forensic and E-Discovery investigations, enhancing his qualifications in the information security domain.
Career at PricewaterhouseCoopers
Gybels has an extensive background at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), where he worked in various roles from 2001 to 2009. His positions included Junior Advisor, Senior Associate, Manager, and Experienced Senior Associate. During his tenure, he played a key role in the redevelopment of PwC's audit documentation tool and acted as an instructor on information security standards such as CoBIT and ISO17799/27001.
Leadership at Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Sebastiaan Gybels worked at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago in multiple capacities. He served as Lead IT/IS Architect from 2011 to 2012 and as Commissioned Risk Management Team Leader from 2012 to 2016. In these roles, he contributed to the bank's information security architecture and risk management strategies, reinforcing his leadership in the cybersecurity field.