
Frances Townsend
Former Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Advisor to the President of the United States; Expert in Global Risk, National Security & Crisis Leadership
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Former Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Advisor to the President of the United States; Expert in Global Risk, National Security & Crisis Leadership

Senior advisor, a16z; Distinguished Fellow at Stanford University and the Royal United Services Institute

Renowned cyber-crime and fraud prevention expert; Bestselling author, Catch Me if You Can

First Female White House Chief Information Officer; AI Strategist; Business and Personal Security Expert; Privacy Visionary

Founder of Code for America and the United States Digital Service; Former US Deputy Chief Technology Officer; Former Member of the Defense Innovation Board

Creator and Former Managing Director of U.S. Secret Service’s Global Investigative Operations Center; The most decorated cyber focused U.S. Secret Service Agent in agency history

Leading Expert on Cybersecurity and Emerging Cyber Threats

25th Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (2021 – 2025)

Deputy Commander of US Cyber Command 2020-2022; Distinguished Visiting Professor, Vanderbilt University 2022-Present

Host of globally popular The President’s Daily Brief Podcast, Former CIA Covert Operations Officer, Cofounder of the global intelligence, investigations and security firm Portman Square Group, Host of Discovery Network's Black Files Declassified, Author of “Company Rules-Everything I know About Business I Learned From the CIA.”

Retired CIA Senior Clandestine Services Officer

Partner, CISO Advisory Services, 5Oh Consulting

Trailblazing Retired Police Chief; Global Security Leader; Amazon Best-Selling Author, Black in Blue: Lessons on Leadership, Breaking Barriers, and Racial Reconciliation
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