I served at the White House on the National Security Council Staff from 2017 - 2021 as a Deputy Assistant to the President, and the Senior Director for Cyber. In this capacity I was responsible for coordinating all U.S. government national security cyber, supply chain, cryptocurrency and telecommunications strategy and operations.

Here are some of the unclassified things my team and I accomplished during that time:

  1. National Strategies
    1. National Security Strategy (2018) - Authored/edited/structured sections on technology and cybersecurity.
    2. National Cyber Strategy (2018) - Architected the strategy and shepherded it through drafting and revision, an 18-month interagency process from conception to Presidential signature.
    3. National Strategy to Secure 5G (2020) - Directed, architected, and shepherded it through drafting and revision, an multi-year interagency process from conception to Presidential signature.
    4. National Maritime Cybersecurity Plan (2020) - Directed, architected, and shepherded it through drafting and revision, an multi-year interagency process from conception to Presidential signature.
  2. Executive Orders
    1. Executive Order 13800, “Strengthening the Cybersecurity of Federal Networks and Critical Infrastructure" (2017)
    2. Executive Order 13873, “Securing the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain” (2019)
    3. Executive Order 13870, “America’s Cybersecurity Workforce” (2019)
    4. Space Policy Directive 5 “Cybersecurity Principles for Space Systems” (2020)
    5. Executive Order 13913, “Establishing the Committee for the Assessment of Foreign Participation in the United States Telecommunications Services Sector” (2020)
    6. Executive Order 13984,“Taking Additional Steps To Address the National Emergency With Respect to Significant Malicious Cyber- Enabled Activities” (2021)
  3. Big Picture Efforts
    1. Revised how U.S. military cyber operations are authorized, worldwide, leading to a sea-change in organizational behavior across multiple departments and agencies.
    2. Architected and coordinated the execution of America’s international 5G strategy, engaging with 30+ countries on behalf of the President to ensure a free and open telecommunications equipment market.