Marcus Sachs
Executive Director of Government Affairs for National Security Policy, Verizon
Marcus Sachs is the Executive Director of Government Affairs for National Security Policy at Verizon in Washington, D.C., where he works closely with external government and business stakeholders in task forces, working groups, committees, and trade associations as part of the National Security/Emergency Preparedness (NS/EP) community. He is a member of the CSIS Commission on Cyber Security for the 44th Presidency and since 2003 has volunteered as the Director of the SANS Internet Storm Center. Mr. Sachs' professional experience includes a 20-year military career as an officer in the U.S. Army followed by two years of federal civilian service at the White House and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Previous positions include Director for Communication Infrastructure on the National Security Council staff; the President's Critical Infrastructure Protection Board; and the National Cyber Security Division of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). While working at DHS, Mr. Sachs developed the initial concept and strategy for the creation of the United States Computer Emergency Response Team. He is also a former independent computer security consultant with domestic and international clients, and was the deputy director of SRI International's Computer Science Laboratory. Mr. Sachs holds a Master of Science in Computer Science with a concentration in Information Security from James Madison University, a Master of Science in Science and Technology Commercialization from the University of Texas at Austin, and a Bachelor of Civil Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology. He is a graduate of the Army's Command and General Staff College, the Army Engineer School, the Army Computer Science School, and the Army's Airborne and Air Assault Schools. He is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Public Policy from George Mason University. He is a licensed Professional Engineer in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
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Biography last updated May 29, 2009