Ari Schwartz

Schwartz (right) participating in a State of the Net panel in Washington, D.C.

Ari M. Schwartz is the Senior Director for Cybersecurity on the United States National Security Council Staff at the White House. Previously, he was Director for Cybersecurity, Privacy, Civil Liberties and Policy.

Career

Schwartz came to the White House after serving as a Senior Advisor for technology policy to the United States Secretary of Commerce. Previously, he was at the National Institute of Standards and Technology where he served as Internet Policy Advisor, working on the Internet Policy Task Force[1] at the Department of Commerce.

Before his government service, Schwartz was the vice president and chief operating officer of the Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT) in Washington, D.C., in the United States.[2] He was formerly a CDT senior policy analyst[3] and subsequently the center's deputy director.[4]

While at CDT, Schwartz won the RSA conference award for Excellence in Public Policy,[5] and the Online Trust Alliance Award for Excellence in Public Policy.[6]

Personal life

Schwartz is from the Detroit, Michigan area, and holds a bachelor's degree in sociology from Brandeis University.[4]

Notes

  1. ↑ "Internet Policy Task Force". ntia.doc.gov. 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
  2. ↑ "Ari Schwartz". Center for Democracy and Technology. Retrieved July 1, 2008.
  3. ↑ "Ari M. Schwartz" (PDF). U.S. Federal Trade Commission. Retrieved July 1, 2008.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Ari M. Schwartz" (PDF). via National Institute of Standards and Technology (csrc.nist.gov). December 19, 1999. Retrieved July 1, 2008.
  5. ↑ "RSA(R) Conference Awards Winners Announced.". Business Wire. Retrieved May 2, 2014.
  6. ↑ Trust Alliance "Online Trust Alliance Recognizes Excellence in Online Trust Awards". Retrieved May 2, 2014.

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