I have nearly 20 years in risk management having working a wide variety of threats and hazards.The last five years have been predominantly in cybersecurity, specifically operational collaboration, incident response, and policy development more broadly.
Heather King presently serves as the Chief Operating Officer at the Cyber Threat Alliance (CTA). Before joining CTA in August 2017, Heather served as a Senior Director for Cybersecurity Policy at the White House National Security Council (NSC) where she was responsible for working with federal departments and agencies on key domestic national cybersecurity strategies and policies. Heather previously served on the NSC staff in several roles from April 2013 to April 2017, including Deputy Executive Secretary, Director of Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity and Director of National Preparedness Policy. Before the NSC, she served in a variety of roles at the federal and state levels, including the Department of Homeland Security, Virginia Department of Emergency Management and Virginia State Police. Heather holds a master's degree in global security from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and a master's degree in information technology management from the University of Virginia.
