Rob Knake

Rob Knake is CEO of TPO Group and a leading authority on U.S. cybersecurity strategy and governance. He was the nation’s first Deputy National Cyber Director, where he spearheaded the National Cybersecurity Strategy and the government’s first cyber budget priorities. In previous government roles, he served as Director for Cybersecurity Policy at the National Security Council and at the Department of Homeland Security. In the private sector he has advised Fortune 500 companies, startups, venture capital, and private equity firms. A Life Member of the Council on Foreign Relations and co-author of Cyber War and The Fifth Domain, Knake is also a senior policy advisor at the Institute for Security and Technology and a Strategic Advisor to Paladin Capital Group.