Daniel V. Medina

Dan has over 20 years of experience as an information security principal in the United States government and in the private sector. He is proven national security, cybersecurity, strategic risk planner, and operations leader who has managed various security engagements, including security architecture reviews, security baseline standards development, enhancing the protection of controlled unclassified information, and incident response cases around the world and in austere environments. Dan specializes in designing pragmatic standards-based solutions to complex information security problems in order to meet business needs and ensure success. Previously, Dan worked as a Senior Director for National Security, Trade, and Technology-enabling Fortune 100 companies, investors, organizations, and their counsel to navigate the rapidly changing business and compliance environment in areas such as CMMC, and DFARS, CFIUS, C-SCRM. Dan also worked at an international private sector software company where he was responsible for developing and leading strategic engagement, thought leadership, and business development. Before moving to the private sector Dan was the Chief of Staff of the Office of Cybersecurity and Communications, for the Department of Homeland Security which includes the management of a workforce of more than 1044 federal employees and a budget of over $1 billion. In this position, Dan was a key advisor on statute, strategy, and performance to the Assistant Secretary of Cybersecurity and Communications in planning the overall management policies, programs, and short and or long-range initiatives to lead the national effort to protect and enhance the resilience of the nation’s physical and cyberinfrastructure. Dan is a Harvard Kennedy School Senior Executive Fellow, a graduate of the Carnegie Mellon Executive Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) Program, and has a Master’s Degree in Business Administration and a Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology.