Richard A. Clarke

About

Richard "Dick" Clarke has worked in cyber security, national security, and crisis management. He served ten consecutive years in the White House across three administrations (Bush, Clinton, Bush) in roles including Special Assistant to the President for Global Affairs, National Coordinator for Security and Counter-terrorism, and as the first "Cyber Czar," and also held positions as Assistant Secretary of State and in State Department intelligence. He has been an author of ten books, a Harvard Kennedy School faculty member, an ABC News commentator, chair of the Middle East Institute, CEO of the cyber security consultancy Good Harbor, and a board member of public and private companies. He is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.