2022 Homeland Security Enterprise Forum

(U) Ms. Morgan Adamski is the Director of NSA’s Cybersecurity Collaboration Center, responsible for working with interagency, industry, and international partners to deliver intel-driven cybersecurity at scale. In this role, she has revitalized the way NSA collaborates with the private sector to harden billions of endpoints against nation-state cyber threats. 

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(U) Morgan has worked across NSA’s offensive and defensive missions, as well as DOD cyber policy, for more than a decade. She is a sports fan, mom to two, and former lax rat. You can find her on Twitter @adamski_morgan.

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Heather Adkins is a 21-year Google veteran and founding member of the Google Security Team. As VP, Security Engineering, she has built a global team responsible for maintaining the safety and security of Google’s networks, systems and applications. She has an extensive background in practical security, and has worked to build and secure some of the world’s largest infrastructure. 

Adkins now focuses her time primarily on the defense of Google’s computing infrastructure and working with industry to tackle some of the greatest security challenges. She is co-author of Building Secure and Reliable Systems (O’Reilly, 2020), co-chairs CISA’s Cyber Safety Review Board, and has advised numerous organizations on how to adopt modern defendable architectures. She is passionate about the security of election systems, and has consulted as part of the Defending Digital Democracy project at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard Kennedy School.

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Dr. David Caswell is a managing director at Deloitte Consulting LLP working with clients across the Government & Public Services supporting a portfolio on the intersection of Cyber and AI. With over twenty years as a technologist and leader in national security, he works at the intersection of cybersecurity and artificial intelligence (AI).  Prior to coming to Deloitte, David led the engineering teams in developing Critical Infrastructure support at Microsoft creating solutions to address the security and resiliency of cloud services.  Previous to Microsoft, David spent 20 years in the United States Air Force where he retired as the Permanent Professor and Head for the United States Air Force Academy’s Department of Computer and Cyber Sciences.  In this role, he developed and provided course work supporting over 2,000 students annually across a range of topics from AI to cyber operations and garnering NSA certification as a Center for Academic Excellence for both Cyber Defense Education and Cyber Operations. Prior to his time in academia, David led the stand up and operations for a 24/7 global cybersecurity network operations center where he directed worldwide network operations and cybersecurity activities across the Air Force. His work in this position resulted in his team being recognized as the DoD CIO Team of the Year two years in a row.

David is a Distinguished Graduate from the United States Air Force Academy and the Air Force Institute of Technology with a bachelor’s on both Computer Science and Operations Research, and a master’s degree in Computer Science with a focus on high performance computing.  His PhD research developed AI techniques for application to national policy decisions from Stanford University’s Management Science and Engineering program.

Jane Harman served nine terms in Congress as the U.S. representative for California's 36^th congressional district and was ranking member of the Intelligence Committee after 9/11. She left the House in 2011 to become the first woman president and CEO of the Wilson Center, transitioning to President Emerita in 2021. 

Currently she chairs the Commission on the National Defense Strategy and the board of Freedom House. She is also a Trustee of the Aspen Institute, the Trilateral Commission, a Presidential Scholar at USC and serves on the advisory boards of the Department of Homeland Security, NASA, and Iridium Communications, Inc. Harman’s book, “Insanity Defense: Why Our Failure to Confront Hard National Security Problems Makes Us Less Safe,” was published by St. Martin’s Press in 2021.

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Bob Kolasky is Senior Vice President for Critical Infrastructure at Exiger where he focuses on developing cutting-edge risk management solutions for critical infrastructure companies and supporting government agencies.  In this role, Mr. Kolasky leads market strategy for addressing third party and supply chain risk in critical infrastructure and delivering analysis to support enhanced business and government operations.   

Mr. Kolasky also serves as a Nonresident Scholar in Technology and International Affairs Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, as a Senior Associate for the Center on Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), and a Senior Fellow at Auburn University’s McCrary Institute.  He is the former Chair of the High-Level Risk Forum for the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).  

Mr. Kolasky joined Exiger after 15 years as a senior leader in the Federal government, where he was responsible for foundational work in national security risk management and election security, to include the development of the National Critical Functions risk framework.

He was the founding Director for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s (CISA) National Risk Management Center (NRMC) at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). As one of CISA’s Assistant Directors, he oversaw efforts to facilitate a strategic, cross-sector government and industry risk management approach to cyber and supply chain threats to critical infrastructure including U.S. elections systems. As head of the National Risk Management Center, he co-chaired the Information and Communications Technology Supply Chain Risk Management Task Force and led CISA’s efforts to support development of a secure 5G network.  He also led the Agency’s work to support the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS).  

Mr. Kolasky has served in a number of other senior leadership roles for DHS, including Acting Assistant Secretary and Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Infrastructure Protection.  He served as the Director of the DHS Cyber Physical Critical Infrastructure Integrated Task Force to implement Presidential Policy Directive 21 on Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience, as well as Executive Order 13636 on Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity. 

Earlier in his career, Bob was a management consultant, a journalist and an entrepreneur. He graduated from Dartmouth College and from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government.  He is the proud father of three wonderful teenagers.  

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Nathan Lopp is vice president of corporate real estate at United. In this role, he is responsible for overseeing all planning, engineering and construction efforts for United’s U.S. and International on-airportand off-airport facilities. Under Nathan, the team also manages lease and landing fee obligations, as well as the capital and operating plan for all construction projects and facility improvements.Prior to his current role, Nathan served as chief of staff to the former CEO, Oscar Munoz. Previously, Nathan was the managing director of corporate real estate, where he was responsible for United’s rent and landing fee budget at key hubs, negotiating long- and short-term leases with United’s airport partners and managing large-scale capital projects. Nathan served in a variety of roles at United, including revenue management, sales, marketing and customer experience. Nathan holds a bachelor’s degree in marketing and operations management from Indiana University. In his leisure, he enjoys spending time with his wife, Dana, and their two daughters.

Justine Phillips is a Partner in Baker McKenzie's Intellectual Property & Technology Practice Group and is based in the Firm's Los Angeles office.

Justine focuses her practice on both proactive and reactive cybersecurity and data privacy services, representing clients in matters related to information governance, diligence in acquisitions and investments, incident preparedness and response, the California Consumer Privacy Act, privacy litigation, and cyber litigation. She provides actionable and practical guidance to help businesses manage data, technology, cyber threats, privacy, security and digital assets. As businesses navigate complex and far-reaching laws and regulations, Justine proactively creates compliance programs customized to client needs and budgets, including data mapping, vendor management, privacy and security by design, cyber risk management and mitigation, eWorkforce policies, data retention and destruction policies and implementation, consumer request workflows, cyber-awareness policies and trainings, and CCPA/CPRA readiness audits.

She also provides reactive cyber services, including incident response, crisis management, privileged forensic investigations into business email compromises, data breaches and ransomware attacks, compliance with notice obligations to individuals and regulators, regulatory inquiries and investigations, and cyber litigation. Justine also handles employment litigation and counseling, as well as commercial litigation.

As a co-author of the recently published "Data Privacy Program Guide: How to Build a Privacy Program that Inspires Trust," CISO DRG Publishing, 2022, Justine frequently speaks and writes on privacy and cyber issues.

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Kimberly Pratt joined the Northern California Regional Intelligence Center (NCRIC) as its Director of Private Sector Engagement in November 2021. Previously, she was the Executive Director of the FBI-affiliated InfraGard National Members Alliance for nearly five years, after having been on its national board for two years and serving in a variety of other national and local volunteer leadership positions. She got her start in security and politics working for the Japanese Mission to the United Nations in Vienna, Austria as a speechwriter on nuclear safety and weapons proliferation, where she also served as the program manager for the international Nuclear Suppliers Group. Later, Kim was a WMD terrorism researcher for the Center for Nonproliferation Studies in Monterey and worked for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty in Prague, Czech Republic helping to manage Radio Free Afghanistan and to provide political analysis and reporting. She published articles for newspapers and academic journals on topics related to the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, terrorism, and security in the Middle East and Central Asia. Kim also worked in information security at high-tech companies Solectron and Palm, and Wells Fargo Bank. She graduated from the University of California San Diego (BA in History) and Georgetown University (MA in National Security Studies). She has lived and worked in Austria, the Czech Republic, France, and Japan, and speaks French and German fluently.

Daniel B. Prieto is the Founder and Managing Partner at Range Strategic Advisors, LLC, which provides strategy, growth, and transactional advisory services to executive leaders at the intersection of technology and national security. Previously, Dan served as Head of Cybersecurity Strategy & Solutions for Google Cloud Public Sector, as Director for Cybersecurity Policy in the White House on the staff of the National Security Council, and as Chief Technology Officer in the Office of the Department of Defense CIO. As a former banker, corporate strategist, and consulting executive, Dan has also helped lead nearly $200B in M&A transactions and held P&L responsibility for a 325+ person $125MM IT services organization. He has held fellowship and expert appointments at Harvard, Stanford, and Columbia universities, and the Council on Foreign Relations. He holds board or advisory board roles with a number of emerging technology ventures in the areas of cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and supply chain security. Dan received an M.A. from the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) and a B.A. from Wesleyan University.

Randy Wagner is the Deputy Director of the Northern California Regional Intelligence Center (NCRIC) located in San Francisco, CA. In this capacity, Mr. Wagner oversees and manages personnel assigned to the NCRIC’s Terrorism Liaison Officer Outreach Program (TLOOP), Private Sector Outreach, Cyber Security, and Strategy, Infrastructure, and Analysis (SIA) Teams. Mr. Wagner also serves as the National Chair for the National Fusion Center Association’s (NFCA) Fusion Center Liaison Officer (FLO) Program. Prior to Mr. Wagner’s position at NCRIC, he had a diverse twenty-nine (29) year law enforcement career as a Senior Supervisory Special Agent with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and former Police Officer for the City of Atlanta, Georgia Police Department. 

Mr. Wagner’s last assignment with DEA was as the Assistant Regional Director of DEA’s Middle East Region located in Ankara, Turkey. In this assignment, Deputy Director Wagner was responsible for the managerial oversight and enforcement operations in eleven (11) DEA Country Offices located in Kabul, Afghanistan, Moscow, Russia, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Islamabad, Pakistan, Almaty, Kazakhstan, Tbilisi, Georgia, New Delhi, India, Nicosia, Cyprus, Ankara, and Istanbul, Turkey. Prior to this assignment, Mr. Wagner was assigned to DEA’s Office of Professional Responsibility, Resident Agent in Charge of the DEA Santa Rosa, CA Office, where he also served as the Northern California High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) Initiative Commander, Group Supervisor of a HIDTA Enforcement Group in Honolulu, Hawaii, and DEA Marijuana Eradication Coordinator for the State of Hawaii. Mr. Wagner began his DEA career assigned to the El Paso, Texas Field Division after graduating from the DEA Training Academy in Quantico, Virginia. 

Mr. Wagner has a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Criminal Justice from the University of Alabama and a Master of Public Administration Degree from the University of West Georgia. 

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