Ari Schwartz
{{Short description|American adviser}}
{{Infobox person
| honorific_prefix =
| name = Ari M. Schwartz
| image = State of the Net-panel-20070131.jpg
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| alt = Schwartz participating in a State of the Net panel in Washington, D.C.
| caption = Schwartz (right) participating in a State of the Net panel in Washington, D.C.
| birth_name =
| birth_place = Detroit, MI
| alma_mater = Brandeis University
| occupation = Cybersecurity advisor
| years_active = 1996 - present
| known_for= NIST Cybersecurity framework
Vulnerabilities Equities Process
| employer = Venable
}}
Ari M. Schwartz is an American cybersecurity and technology policy expert.{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/the-cybersecurity-202/2019/06/25/the-cybersecurity-202-here-s-how-iran-disrupted-u-s-businesses-the-last-time-it-launched-major-cyberattacks/5d1107dea7a0a47d87c56e27/|title=Analysis {{!}} The Cybersecurity 202: Here's how Iran disrupted U.S. businesses the last time it launched major cyberattacks|last=Marks|first=Joseph|date=2019-06-25|newspaper=Washington Post|access-date=2019-11-07|language=en-US|issn=0190-8286}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.cybered.io/authors/ari-schwartz-i-1603|title=Ari Schwartz - CyberEd|website=www.cybered.io|access-date=2019-11-07}} He is the former Special Assistant to the President and senior director for cybersecurity on the United States National Security Council Staff at the White House, having left the role in October 2015.{{Cite journal|last=Ari|first=Schwartz|date=2016-06-01|title=THE CYBER SECURITY PROJECT: Government's Role in Vulnerability Disclosure Creating a Permanent and Accountable Vulnerability Equities Process|url=https://www.belfercenter.org/sites/default/files/legacy/files/vulnerability-disclosure-web-final3.pdf|journal=The Belfer for Science and International Affairs|volume=JUNE 2016|pages=0–1|via=belfercenter.org/}} Previously, Schwartz worked in both the Executive Branch and civil society as on cybersecurity, privacy, civil liberties, and policy. He is an advocate for vulnerability disclosure programs.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cyberscoop.com/dhs-vulnerability-disclosure-program-bod/|title=DHS is mulling an order that would force agencies to set up vulnerability disclosure programs|last=Lyngaas|first=Sean|date=2019-10-23|website=CyberScoop|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191023214045/https://www.cyberscoop.com/dhs-vulnerability-disclosure-program-bod/ |archive-date=2019-10-23 |access-date=2019-11-07}}
Career
Schwartz came to the White House after serving as a Senior Advisor for technology policy to the United States Secretary of Commerce.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fedscoop.com/nist-privacy-framework-draft/|title=Does NIST's draft Privacy Framework pave the way for better agency tech?|last=Nyczepir|first=Dave|date=2019-09-12|website=www.fedscoop.com|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191107181636/https://www.fedscoop.com/nist-privacy-framework-draft/ |archive-date=2019-11-07 |access-date=2019-11-07}} Previously, he was at the National Institute of Standards and Technology where he served as Internet Policy Advisor, working on the Internet Policy Task Force{{cite web |url= http://www.ntia.doc.gov/category/internet-policy-task-force |title=Internet Policy Task Force |first= |last= |work=ntia.doc.gov |year=2013 |access-date=10 June 2013}} at the Department of Commerce.
Before his government service, Schwartz was the vice president and chief operating officer of the Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT) in Washington, D.C., in the United States.{{cite web|title=Ari Schwartz |url=http://www.cdt.org/staff/ari.php |publisher=Center for Democracy and Technology |access-date=July 1, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080513121831/http://cdt.org/staff/ari.php |archive-date=May 13, 2008 }} He was formerly a CDT senior policy analyst{{cite web|title=Ari M. Schwartz|url=http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/workshops/etaildetails/bios/schwartz.pdf|publisher=U.S. Federal Trade Commission|access-date=July 1, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080925132700/http://ftc.gov/bcp/workshops/etaildetails/bios/schwartz.pdf|archive-date=2008-09-25|url-status=dead}} and subsequently the center's Vice President and COO.{{cite web|title=Ari M. Schwartz|url=http://csrc.nist.gov/groups/SMA/ispab/documents/bio-SchwartzA_ISPAB2008.pdf|publisher=via National Institute of Standards and Technology (csrc.nist.gov)|date=December 19, 1999|access-date=July 1, 2008}}
While at CDT, Schwartz won the RSA conference award for Excellence in Public Policy,{{cite press release|title=RSA(R) Conference Awards Winners Announced.|url=http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20060215005389/en/RSA-Conference-2006-Awards-Winners-Announced#.U2RSXldBn9Y|publisher=Business Wire|access-date=May 2, 2014}} and the Online Trust Alliance Award for Excellence in Public Policy.{{cite web|title=Online Trust Alliance Recognizes Excellence in Online Trust Awards |url=https://www.digicert.com/news/2010-9-23-ota-recognition-of-excellence.htmlpublisher=Digicert |access-date=October 7, 2015 }}{{dead link|date=July 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
In October 2015, it was revealed that Schwartz had stepped down from his role as senior director for cybersecurity after a two-year tenure. He remarked that he had always planned to leave the role after this period. Schwartz was praised on his departure for helping to develop the government's cybersecurity framework, a voluntary guideline to help companies bolster their security programs, and as an honest broker with industry and civil society.{{cite web|title=Top White House cyber official steps down|url=https://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/255695-top-white-house-cyber-official-steps-down/|website=The Hill|date=1 October 2015}}{{cite web|title=Cyber vote could come up soon|url=http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/cyberbill-vote-could-come-up-soon/article/2573275|website=Washington Examiner|date=5 October 2015}}
Schwartz currently works at the law firm Venable, where he is the Managing Director of Cybersecurity Services.{{Cite web|url=https://www.uschamber.com/ari-schwartz|title=Ari Schwartz|date=2016-05-23|website=U.S. Chamber of Commerce|language=en|access-date=2019-11-07}}
Personal life
Schwartz is from the Detroit, Michigan area, and holds a bachelor's degree in sociology from Brandeis University.
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080513121831/http://cdt.org/staff/ari.php CDT.org profile for Schwartz]
- [http://bloggingheads.tv/diavlogs/17438 Video (and audio) conversation with Schwartz about tech issues] (specifically Google) on Bloggingheads.tv
- {{C-SPAN|50736}}
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