John Houston

John P. Houston is vice president, information security and privacy, and senior associate counsel for UPMC. In these positions, he has broad accountabilities across UPMC, including privacy, information security, IT Risk, data governance and legal matters associated with the acquisition, licensing and use of technology. Mr. Houston has been substantially involved in privacy and information security for UPMC and has been a member of numerous federal, state and industry committees and working groups, most recently the Health 3rd Party Trust, a group focused on addressing third-party cyber-risk in healthcare. Mr. Houston completed his undergraduate studies in 1986 at the University of Pittsburgh and received a Bachelor of Science in computer science and history. Mr. Houston later attended the Duquesne University School of Law where he received his Juris Doctor degree in 1994.