Nathaniel Fick

Nate Fick
1st Ambassador-at-Large for Cyberspace and Digital Policy
Assumed office
September 21, 2022
PresidentJoe Biden
Preceded byPosition established
Personal details
Born (1977-06-23) June 23, 1977 (age 47)
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
EducationDartmouth College (BA)
Harvard University (MPA, MBA)
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Marine Corps
Years of service1999–2003
Rank Captain
CommandsWeapons Platoon, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines
2nd Platoon, Bravo Company, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion
Battles/wars

Nathaniel C. Fick (born June 23, 1977) is an American diplomat, technology executive, author, and former United States Marine Corps officer. He was the CEO of cybersecurity software company Endgame, Inc., then worked for Elastic NV after it acquired Endgame. He was an Operating Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners. In 2022, he was selected to lead the U.S. State Department's Bureau for Cyberspace and Digital Policy.

Fick is the author of One Bullet Away: The Making of a Marine Officer, a memoir of his military experience published in 2005 that was a New York Times bestseller, one of The Washington Post's "Best Books of the Year", and one of the Military Times' "Best Military Books of the Decade". Fick was portrayed by actor Stark Sands in the HBO miniseries Generation Kill.