Scott Pettigrew is responsible for implementing, managing, and enforcing technical and physical information security directives as mandated by state and federal regulations, clients, Corporate Compliance Committee, and Board of Directors. He provides oversight and management of all the activities related to the maintenance of and compliance with policies, procedures, and standards governing the privacy, confidentiality, and security of all individually identifiable health information in compliance with HIPAA. Mr. Pettigrew chairs the HMS Security Committee and serves as a member of the Corporate Compliance Committee.

Mr. Pettigrew is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) with more than 18 years experience in Information Technology and Information Security. Prior to joining HMS, Mr. Pettigrew served as the Corporate Director of Information Security at Baylor Health Care System, where he was responsible for the development of an information security architecture in compliance with HIPAA. During his career he was lead internal security departments for companies like Baylor Health Care System, American Airlines, and Tandy Corporation. He has also been an security consultant for Ernst & Young and Price Waterhouse.