Kiersten Todt

Kiersten Todt is the former chief of staff of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). She was responsible for the planning, allocation of resources, and development of long-range objectives in support of the department's goals. She oversaw the management and execution of an almost $3 billion budget and over 3,000 employees and contractors. She currently serves in an advisory role to CISA’s director. She is also a strategic adviser to venture capital firms and the Data and Trust Alliance, which is a CEO-led cross-sector industry effort to create standards for data provenance and high-risk use of artificial intelligence. She serves on boards of technology companies focused on open-source software, memory safe language, and neurodiversity. Prior to her CISA role, Kiersten was managing director of the Cyber Readiness Institute (CRI), a nonprofit developing free cybersecurity tools for small businesses worldwide. She cofounded CRI with the CEOs of Mastercard, Microsoft, and PSP Partners, and the retired CEO of IBM. As CEO of Liberty Group Ventures LLC, she has worked extensively with industry leaders on cyber risk management, including senior executive and board education and briefings on threats. Her federal government service includes serving as a professional staff member in the U.S. Senate, where she co-drafted the legislation to create the Department of Homeland Security, and as executive director of President Obama's Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity. Her commentary is featured in national television and print media. She received her BA from Princeton University and her MA in public policy from Harvard University.