Donna F. Dodson

Donna F. Dodson has worked for more than 30 years to improve the nation’s cybersecurity. She was the principal technical expert and management advisor for cybersecurity for the US Department of Commerce and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), driving collaborations with other federal agencies, the private sector, and academia. Donna led all aspects of the NIST cybersecurity and privacy program and was the inaugural Director of the National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence. After retiring from government, Donna became an industry thought leader bringing innovative science and technology solutions to address the needs of customers.  She is the recipient of numerous awards, including one of the Top 10 Influential People in Government IT, and the Presidential Rank Award, which honors career government employees for “sustained extraordinary accomplishment.”