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