Geoffrey Irving

Geoffrey Irving is an adjunct fellow (non-resident) with the Freeman Chair in China Studies at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). He is general counsel and head of government relations at AnySignal. He previously served as the director of technology assessments & intelligence activity at the Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security, where he led the development and issuance of multiple major regulatory actions, including the Connected Vehicles Final Rule. Mr. Irving completed a detail as a director for technology and national security at the National Security Council. Earlier, he served as a foreign investment review attorney at the Department of Defense, where he represented national security interests on Team Telecom and CFIUS. A Marine Corps veteran, Mr. Irving served as both an enlisted Marine and an Officer and ended his active-duty career as a Judge Advocate. Mr. Irving continues to serve in the Marine Corps Reserve with the Defense Intelligence Agency. He holds professional working proficiency in Mandarin Chinese and French and writes frequently on topics of national security and technology policy. He holds an MS in strategic intelligence from the National Intelligence University, an LLM from Tsinghua University Law School, a JD from the University of Iowa College of Law, and a BA from Rutgers University.