Ari M. Schwartz is an American cybersecurity and technology policy expert. He is the former

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and senior director for cybersecurity on the

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Staff at the

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, having left the role in October 2015. Previously, Schwartz worked in both the Executive Branch and civil society as on cybersecurity, privacy, civil liberties, and policy. He is an advocate for vulnerability disclosure programs.

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

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where he served as Internet Policy Advisor, working on the Internet Policy Task Force at the

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. Before his government service, Schwartz was the vice president and chief operating officer of the

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(CDT) in

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, in the United States. He was formerly a CDT senior policy analyst and subsequently the center's Vice President and COO. While at CDT, Schwartz won the RSA conference award for Excellence in Public Policy, and the Online Trust Alliance Award for Excellence in Public Policy. In October 2015, it was revealed that Schwartz had stepped down from his role as senior director for cybersecurity after a two-year tenure. He remarked that he had always planned to leave the role after this period. Schwartz was praised on his departure for helping to develop the government's cybersecurity framework, a voluntary guideline to help companies bolster their security programs, and as an honest broker with industry and civil society. Schwartz currently works at the law firm Venable, where he is the Managing Director of Cybersecurity Services.

Personal life

Schwartz is from the

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area, and holds a bachelor's degree in sociology from

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References

External links

CDT.org profile for SchwartzVideo (and audio) conversation with Schwartz about tech issues
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