Ari Schwartz — a top cybersecurity adviser on the National Security Council — left the White House and the public sector at the end of September and now has a new advisory role, this time with a Washington law firm.
Schwartz has joined Venable as the D.C. law firm’s managing director of cybersecurity services.
Schwartz spent more than two years at the White House serving in several cybersecurity advisory positions. He decided to step down on Sept. 30 as he had already stayed on longer than the two years he initially intended, according to a White House official.
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Before joining the administration, Schwartz established himself as a cybersecurity, privacy and public policy expert, serving as a senior Internet policy adviser at the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the Commerce Department and as a senior policy analyst at the Center for Effective Government. He also served as vice president and COO at the Center for Democracy and Technology for more than a decade.
“I have worked with Ari for many years in his various government roles and when he worked with the Center for Democracy and Technology and always found him to be thoughtful and effective in his approach to complex issues,” said Stuart Ingis, partner-in-charge of Venable’s Washington office. “Ari has unparalleled background and experience in the cybersecurity and related areas and has a lot to offer clients.”
