Eric Wenger is a Director for Government Affairs and leads Cisco's cybersecurity public policy work globally. Eric came to Cisco from Microsoft, where he was Policy Counsel. He was a Trial Attorney in the Department of Justice's Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section and a Special Assistant United States Attorney in DC’s Computer Hacking & Intellectual Property Unit. He served as an Attorney in the Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Consumer Protection and an Attorney Advisor to then Commissioner Thomas B. Leary. He was also Assistant Attorney General in New York, where he started the first statewide law enforcement unit in the U.S. focused on e-commerce. Eric earned his undergraduate degree at Cornell University and graduated with Honors from George Washington University Law School.

Head of Unit - Cyber Coordination Task Force, DG Connect
European Commission

Senior Policy Advisor
Venable LLP

Europe Cybersecurity Policy Lead

Chief Information Security Officer
Fortinet

Director of the Cyber Initiative
William and Flora Hewlett Foundation