Mark Montgomery is the Senior Director of the Center on Cyber and Technology Innovation and a Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies. He serves as the Executive Director of Cybersolarium.org, a non-profit organization which works to implement the recommendations of the Cyberspace Solarium Commission, where he was Executive Director from 2019 to 2021. Prior to this, Mark was Policy Director for the Senate Armed Services Committee under the leadership of Senator John S. McCain and completed 32 years as a nuclear trained surface warfare officer in the U.S. Navy, retiring as a Rear Admiral in 2017. As a flag officer his assignments included Director of Operations at U.S. Indo-Pacific Command; Commander of Carrier Strike Group 5 homeported in Japan; and Deputy Director, Plans, Policy and Strategy at U.S. European Command.
As the Office of the National Cyber Director (ONCD) continues to shape the nation’s cybersecurity strategy, understanding its relationship with the National Security Council (NSC) is crucial for enhancing its impact. This panel will delve into the themes outlined in the soon to be released whitepaper from the Center for Cybersecurity Policy and Law, which examines how ONCD and the NSC can effectively collaborate to address the evolving cyber threat landscape. Panelists will also explore the potential benefits of restructuring ONCD to mirror the United States Trade Representative (USTR) model, discussing how such an approach could strengthen ONCD’s role in driving cybersecurity policy and coordination.
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Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee
Chief of Computer Security Division in Information Technology Laboratory
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Prime Minister’s Special Representative on Cyber and Digital, Cyber Coordinator
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, New Zealand
Chief Recruitment and Marketing Officer
Cyber Threat Alliance
Managing Director, CERT Division at the Software Engineering Institute
Carnegie Mellon University
