Dave Weinstein
{{Short description|American cybersecurity executive and government CTO}}
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|name = Dave Weinstein
|image =Dave Weinstein New America1.jpg
|caption=Weinstein in January 2017 in Washington, DC
|office = Chief Technology Officer
New Jersey Office of Information Technology
|term_start1 = June 20, 2016
|term_end1 = January 16, 2018
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|1|13}}
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|alma_mater = Johns Hopkins University
Georgetown University{{cite web|author= |url=https://www.newamerica.org/our-people/david-weinstein/ |title=David Weinstein |website=Newamerica.org |date=2016-11-03 |accessdate=2016-12-21}}
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David J. Weinstein (born January 13, 1988){{cite web |author= |url=http://www.hopkinssports.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/weinstein_david00.html |title=David Weinstein Bio - HOPKINSSPORTS.COM - Johns Hopkins Official Athletic Website Baseball |website=Hopkinssports.Com |date=1988-01-13 |accessdate=2016-12-21 |archive-date=2017-07-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170731193006/http://www.hopkinssports.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/weinstein_david00.html |url-status=dead }} is an American cybersecurity executive and the former chief technology officer of New Jersey.{{cite web|url=http://nj.gov/governor/admin/cabinet/ |title=Office of the Governor | Administration |website=Nj.gov |date=2010-07-15 |accessdate=2016-12-21}} He previously served at U.S. Cyber Command.
Education and early years
A native of Westfield, New Jersey, Weinstein attended Delbarton School in Morristown, New Jersey where he lettered in baseball and soccer.{{cite web|title=David Weinstein Bio|url=http://www.hopkinssports.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/weinstein_david00.html|website=Hopkinssports.com|accessdate=27 November 2016|archive-date=31 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170731193006/http://www.hopkinssports.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/weinstein_david00.html|url-status=dead}} He graduated from Johns Hopkins University before earning his Master's degree from Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service.{{cite web|title=Chief Technology Officer, Office of Information Technology|url=http://nj.gov/governor/admin/cabinet/DavidWeinstein.html|website=Cabinet|publisher=State of New Jersey|accessdate=27 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221233215/http://nj.gov/governor/admin/cabinet/DavidWeinstein.html|archive-date=21 December 2016|url-status=dead}}
Upon graduating from Johns Hopkins, Weinstein worked at U.S. Cyber Command as a military planner, where he advocated with Admiral (Ret.) James Stavridis, the former NATO Supreme Allied Commander, for splitting U.S. Cyber Command from the National Security Agency.{{cite magazine|title=Divide and Conquer|date=24 October 2013|url=https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/united-states/2013-10-22/divide-and-conquer|publisher=Foreign Affairs|accessdate=27 November 2016|last1=Stavridis|first1=James G.|last2=Weinstein|first2=Dave}} Weinstein is an encryption advocate and has called the choice between security and privacy a “false dilemma”.{{Cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/privacy-vs-security-its-a-false-dilemma-11570389477?st=v1mh0rp2vea486b&reflink=article_copyURL_share|title=Opinion | Privacy vs. Security: It's a False Dilemma|newspaper=Wall Street Journal|date=6 October 2019|last1=Weinstein|first1=Dave}} He has argued for a more aggressive cyber deference regime, opining in The Wall Street Journal that, "If the U.S. and other digitally dense and dependent nations do not reserve the right to respond to cyberattacks with conventional means, we will be beholden to perpetrators of asymmetric cyberwarfare."{{Cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/america-goes-on-the-cyberoffensive-1535495485|title=America Goes on the Cyberoffensive|newspaper=Wall Street Journal|date=28 August 2018|last1=Weinstein|first1=Dave}}
Chief Technology Officer of New Jersey
On June 20, 2016 New Jersey Governor Chris Christie named Weinstein, then 28 years-old, New Jersey's first Chief Technology Officer, calling him "an individual, who truly understands how to manage cyber risk across a large enterprise."{{cite web|title=Governor Christie Names David Weinstein as State's First Chief Technology Officer (CTO)|url=http://nj.gov/governor/news/news/552016/approved/20160620a.html|website=Nj.gov|accessdate=23 November 2016}} Prior to his appointment as CTO, Weinstein had "spearheaded the implementation of Governor Christie’s New Jersey Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Cell, the State’s central hub for cyber operations and resources that is the first of its kind in the nation."{{cite web|title=Chris Taps Weinstein as State's First Chief Tech Officer|url=http://observer.com/2016/06/christie-taps-weinstein-as-states-chief-tech-officer/|website=Observer.com|date=20 June 2016|accessdate=23 November 2016}} In June 2017, Weinstein oversaw the State's move to centralize IT under a single agency. Upon signing an [https://nj.gov/infobank/circular/eocc225.pdf executive order authorizing the move], the Governor said, "I'm tired of having each department own their own I.T. center" and "Dave Weinstein [is] a hell of a lot more qualified than I am to make these calls."{{cite web|title=Christie just signed executive order to beef up N.J. cybersecurity. Here's what it does.|url=https://www.nj.com/politics/2017/06/christie_announces_cybersecurity_update_for_nj_gov.html|website=NJ.com|date=1 June 2017|accessdate=1 August 2022}}
During his tenure he was praised for "bringing a fresh attitude" to information technology at the state level and instituting a "more vibrant and innovative culture" to attract talent and modernize public sector technologies.{{cite news|last1=Ribeiro|first1=Ricky|title=New Jersey's New CTO Brings a Fresh Attitude to State IT|url=http://www.statetechmagazine.com/article/2016/08/new-jersey-s-new-cto-brings-fresh-attitude-state-it|website=Statetechmagazine.com|accessdate=27 November 2016}} According to [http://www.politico.com Politico], Weinstein's experience in both Washington and Trenton has led him to be "often called upon on the national scene to provide the state perspective."{{cite news|title=Talking with New Jersey CTO Dave Weinstein|url=http://www.politico.com/tipsheets/morning-cybersecurity/2016/06/talking-with-new-jerseys-dave-weinstein-215060|accessdate=27 November 2016|publisher=Politico.com|date=June 28, 2016}} He was not retained by the incoming Murphy administration after the inauguration of Phil Murphy.{{Cite web|url=http://www.govtech.com/people/As-a-New-Governor-Arrives-New-Jerseys-CTO-Will-Leave.html|title=As a New Governor Arrives, New Jersey's CTO Will Leave|date=15 January 2018}}
Post-Government Career
In May 2018 Weinstein joined Israeli cybersecurity firm, Claroty.{{cite web|title=Claroty Adds Public Sector Cybersecurity Veteran as Head of Threat Research|url=https://www.globenewswire.com/en/news-release/2018/05/08/1498506/0/en/Claroty-Adds-Public-Sector-Cybersecurity-Veteran-as-Head-of-Threat-Research.html|website=globalnewswire.com|accessdate=1 August 2022}} During this time he frequently commented on state-sponosored cyber threats to critical infrastructure, describing the 2015 hack of Ukraine's electric grid as "the crossing of the Rubicon."{{cite web|title=U.S. Escalates Online Attacks on Russia's Power Grid|website=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/15/us/politics/trump-cyber-russia-grid.html|accessdate=1 August 2022}} Weinstein, along with former NSA Director Admiral Michael S. Rogers, wrote in The Hill, "A wave of digital transformation is sweeping across the industrial world, pitting demands for greater efficiency and reliability against security. The information and communication technologies that power business and commerce are converging with the operational technologies that control our critical infrastructure — and with little consideration for the risk."{{cite web|title=Protecting our critical infrastructure in the digital age|url=https://thehill.com/opinion/cybersecurity/447596-protecting-our-critical-infrastructure-in-the-digital-age/|website=thehill.com|accessdate=1 August 2022}}
Weinstein joined management consulting firm in 2020 McKinsey & Company.{{cite web |title=Groups urge more election security aid to states |website=Politico |url=https://www.politico.com/newsletters/morning-cybersecurity/2020/05/01/groups-urge-more-election-security-aid-to-states-787282 |accessdate=18 June 2020}} He serves on the Board of Directors of Delbarton School.{{cite web |title=Trustees and Regents |website=Delbarton |url=https://www.delbarton.org/about-us/trustees-and-regents|accessdate=21 October 2022}}