David Stafford has served as Escambia County Supervisor of Elections since his election in November of 2004. A graduate of the University of Florida, Stafford is the past president of the Florida State Association of Supervisors of Elections and current legislative chair of the National Association of Election Officials. Following the designation of elections as critical infrastructure by the Secretary of Homeland Security in early 2017, Stafford was asked to serve on the sector’s Government Coordinating Council as one of only nine local election officials nationally. He now serves on the executive committee of the GCG. He helped author the communications and information sharing protocols for threats and incidents affecting the election sector, which were formally adopted in 2018.
This panel will provide a chance for policy makers and cybersecurity practitioners to hear directly from state and local election officials about what they need and, perhaps more importantly, what they don’t need in advance of the 2020 elections. Audience members will be able to engage directly with election experts and develop a better understanding of their needs and resource limitations.
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Deputy Assistant to the President & Deputy National Security Advisor for Cyber & Emerging Technologies
The White House
Director, Strategic Technologies Program
Center for Strategic and International Studies
Senior Vice President of Cybersecurity
USTelecom - Broadband Association
Joint Analytic Report Lead
Cyber Threat Alliance
Founder and CEO
CyberVista
