Melissa
Hathaway

Melissa Hathaway served in two Presidential administrations where she spearheaded the Cyber-space Policy Review for President Barack Obama and led the Comprehensive National Cyber-Security Initiative for President George W. Bush.  She built a broad coalition from within the Executive Branch for two Presidents, developing a cybersecurity strategy covering unprecedented scope and scale that will now facilitate revolutionary improvements for the United States to secure and defend its critical national infrastructures.  She received the National Intelligence Reform Medal in September 2009 and the National Intelligence Meritorious Unit Citation in December 2011 for her leadership. As President of Hathaway Global Strategies, she consults Fortune 500 companies on cybersecurity, enterprise risk management, and technology assessment. Having served on the board of directors for four public companies and three non-profit organizations, and as a strategic advisor to a number of public and private companies, Hathaway brings her clients a unique combination of policy and technical expertise, as well as board room experience that allows her to help clients better understand the intersection of government policy, developing technological and industry trends, and economic drivers that impact acquisition and business development strategy in this field.