Michele Iversen

Principal, Geopolitical Risk

The Chertoff Group

Ms. Iversen serves as the Principal and Head of Geopolitical & Regulatory Risk at the Chertoff Group. Ms. Iversen has also held senior IT and Cybersecurity positions in the Intelligence Community (IC) and the Federal civilian sector. Ms. Iversen served with the Central Intelligence Agency’s Cybersecurity Division. Ms. Iversen served as the CIO for the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB) from 2015 to 2017 where she was responsible for the Agency’s classified and unclassified technology systems and for providing technical expertise for the Board’s oversight and advisory functions. Ms. Iversen developed the Agency’s plan in response to the President’s Executive Order 13800, Strengthening the Cybersecurity of Federal Networks and Critical Infrastructure Ms. Iversen also served as the Agency’s Senior Agency Official for Privacy. Earlier in her career, Ms. Iversen served with the National Security Agency where her positions included Chief of System Security Engineering, DOD Cyber Defense Architect, Branch Chief in Tailored Access Operations, and as an Information Systems Security Engineer for joint IC Programs. Ms. Iversen is a retired Army Signal Corps officer who helped establish the Joint Task Force for Computer Network Defense (JTF-CND), served as the Chief of the Army’s Computer Emergency Response Team in Southwest Asia, and as a Deputy Operations Officer for the Cyber National Mission Force within U.S. Cyber Command. Ms. Iversen earned her B.A in Communications at Iowa State University. She is a graduate of Harvard Kennedy School’s Senior Executive Fellows Program.

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