Mitch Herckis is Global Head of Government Affairs for Wiz, a cloud cybersecurity company. Prior to joining Wiz, Mitch served as Branch Director for Federal Cybersecurity at the White House Office of Management and Budget, where his team led implementation of the Executive Order on Improving the Nation's Cybersecurity on behalf of the Office of the Federal CIO.
Before joining federal service, Mitch served as a Senior Advisor for New York City Cyber Command, driving cybersecurity implementations across 100+ agencies, and leading public initiatives to increase the digital security of City residents. Mitch also led federal technology policy and advocacy efforts for the National Association of State Chief Information Officers and National League of Cities.
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Director of Programs
National Security Institute at the Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University
Deputy Director
UK Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Vice President, Talent
IBM
Technical Director
NCSC
Director
Auburn University’s Charles D. McCrary Institute for Cyber & Critical Infrastructure Security
