Melissa Hathaway

Melissa Hathaway
Born
Melissa Ellen Hathaway

(1968-11-10) 10 November 1968 (age 55)
Alma materAmerican University
OccupationSecurity consultant
EmployerHathaway Global Strategies (August 2009–Present)

Melissa Hathaway (born 10 November 1968)[1] is a leading expert in cyberspace policy and cybersecurity. She served under two U.S. presidential administrations from 2007 to 2009, including more than 8 months at the White House, spearheading the Cyberspace Policy Review for President Barack Obama after leading the Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative (CNCI) for President George W. Bush.[2] She is President of Hathaway Global Strategies LLC, a Senior Fellow and member of the Board of Regents at Potomac Institute for Policy Studies, a Distinguished Fellow at the Centre for International Governance Innovation in Canada, and a non-resident Research Fellow at the Kosciuszko Institute in Poland. She was previously a Senior Adviser at Harvard Kennedy School's Belfer Center.[3]

  1. ^ U.S. Public Records Index Vol 1 (Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), 2010.
  2. ^ Nakashima, Ellen (4 August 2009). "Cybersecurity Official Resigns Over Delays in Appointment". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Melissa Hathaway | Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs". www.belfercenter.org. Retrieved 20 April 2018.