Marcus H. Sachs

Marcus Sachs is Verizon’s Vice President for National Security Policy, and the Vice Chair of the Communications Sector Coordinating Council.  He serves on several other public/private working groups in Washington and was a member of the CSIS Commission on Cyber Security for the 44th Presidency.  From 2003 to 2010 he volunteered as the Director of the SANS Internet Storm Center.  He retired from the U.S. Army in 2001 following a 20 year career and was subsequently appointed by the President to serve in the White House Office of Cyberspace Security in 2002-2003.  He holds degrees in Civil Engineering, Computer Science, and Science and Technology Commercialization, and is
currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Public Policy at George Mason University.  He authored and teaches a three-day course in Critical Infrastructure Protection at the SANS Institute and is a licensed Professional Engineer in the Commonwealth of Virginia.