Leisel Bogan

Leisel Bogan is a technology, international, and national security leader with experience in the private, public, and academic sectors. As a Senior Technical Advisor at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Bogan focused on safeguarding critical infrastructure and defending against nation-state cyber threats. Prior to CISA, Bogan was a Research Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs under the advisement of former Secretary of Defense Ash Carter, a Director at TechCongress, and led the first Congressional Digital Service pilot fellowship on the House Select Committee on Modernization. Before that effort, she served as a Senior Fellow for Cybersecurity, Technology, and National Security for Senator Mark Warner. Earlier in her career, Bogan served as a Senior Advisor and Chief of Staff to former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and worked for former Defense Secretary Bob Gates and former National Security Advisor Steve Hadley at their geopolitical risk firm, RiceHadleyGates, advising clients on emerging technologies in emerging markets, particularly in China. She has also held key roles at Palantir Technologies, Warner Bros. Entertainment, and in global cybersecurity and technology strategy at PwC. She has had two academic appointments at Stanford University as a Research Fellow on cybersecurity, emerging technologies, foreign policy, and national security. She has conducted fellowships in Japan, Egypt, Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan. She has written for various publications, spoken at a DEFCON village and for the National Academy of Sciences, and guest lectured at HKS, Pepperdine University, Penn State Law, and Georgetown University. She has been a Term Member of the Council on Foreign Relations, an advisor to nonprofits, and a volunteer for refugee and mentorship programs. She began her career in television and print advertising as a child. As a Shorenstein Fellow, Bogan will examine how policymakers can embrace the promise and mitigate the risks of emerging technologies to better protect vulnerable populations and ensure national security.