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Sets editorial direction and takes final review.

• Daniel B. Garrie, Esq. — Senior Partner & Co-Founder, Law & Forensics; Neutral, JAMSCo-founder of Law & Forensics and a neutral at JAMS, he serves as an arbitrator, mediator, and e-discovery special master in complex technology and cybersecurity disputes.

Shepherds articles from submission to publication.

• Doug Smith — Counsel, Mayer BrownCounsel in Mayer Brown's Los Angeles office across the cybersecurity, litigation, and appellate practices, he also lectures on intellectual property law at USC Gould School of Law.

Senior counsel on the Journal's mission and reach.

• Adam Hickey — Partner, Mayer Brown; former Deputy Assistant Attorney General, U.S. DOJ National Security DivisionA partner in Mayer Brown's cybersecurity and national security practices, he spent more than fifteen years at the Justice Department, serving as Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the National Security Division from 2016 to 2023.
• Brandon Pugh — Director, Cybersecurity and Emerging Threats, R Street InstituteHe leads cybersecurity and emerging-threats policy at the R Street Institute, teaches national security law in the U.S. Army Reserve, and is a former managing editor of this Journal.
• Cmdr. Robin Crabtree — Judge Advocate General's Corps, U.S. NavyA U.S. Navy judge advocate working in operational and international law, she has advised on cyber and intelligence operations and previously served in the Department of Defense Office of the General Counsel.
• David N. Lawrence — Founder & Chief Collaborative Officer, RANE; former Associate General Counsel, Goldman SachsHe founded the Risk Assistance Network + Exchange after two decades as Associate General Counsel at Goldman Sachs and ten years as a federal prosecutor in the Southern District of New York.
• Dr. Prashant Mali — Founder & President, Cyber Law Consulting; Advocate, Bombay High CourtAn advocate before the Bombay High Court with a doctorate in cyber law, he has written eight books on cybercrime and data protection and advises Indian government and law-enforcement agencies.
• Elad Yoran — Executive Chairman, KoolSpan; CEO, Security Growth PartnersA cybersecurity entrepreneur and investor, he is executive chairman of KoolSpan, leads Security Growth Partners, and teaches at Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs.
• Eric Jensen — Professor, Brigham Young UniversityA professor at BYU Law who spent twenty years in the U.S. Army as a judge advocate, he served on the expert groups that produced both editions of the Tallinn Manual.
• Gabriel Taran — Deputy Chief Counsel for Cybersecurity, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security AgencyDeputy Chief Counsel for Cybersecurity at CISA, he began his career as a computer programmer and sits on the legal advisory board of NYU's Center for Cybersecurity.
• Gary C. Kessler — Senior Non-Resident Fellow, Atlantic Council; former Professor of Cybersecurity, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical UniversityA digital forensics researcher who writes on maritime and aviation cyber risk, he taught cybersecurity at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University before retiring from the faculty.
• Gary Corn — Director, Technology, Law & Security Program, American University Washington College of LawHe directs American University's Technology, Law & Security Program after twenty-six years as an Army judge advocate, closing his service as Staff Judge Advocate to U.S. Cyber Command.
• Gary D. Brown — Professor of the Practice, Bush School of Government & Public Service, Texas A&M University; former Senior Legal Counsel, U.S. Cyber CommandThe first senior legal counsel to U.S. Cyber Command and the official U.S. observer to the Tallinn Manual drafting, he now teaches cyber policy at Texas A&M's Bush School.
• James A. Sherer — Partner, BakerHostetlerA BakerHostetler partner, he co-leads the firm's emerging technology team and directs its information governance, data privacy, and artificial intelligence engagements.
• Joey Johnson — Former Chief Information Security Officer, Premise HealthHe built and led the security program at Premise Health for some sixteen years as its chief information security officer, and has been named CISO of the Year at city, state, and national levels.
• Malcolm Harkins — Chief Security & Trust Officer, HiddenLayerChief Security and Trust Officer at HiddenLayer, he was previously Intel's chief information security officer and has held the same role at Cylance and Cymatic.
• Mark Visger — Associate Professor of Practice, University of DaytonHe created and taught West Point's first cyber law course during twenty-one years as an Army judge advocate, and now teaches at the University of Dayton.
• Michael A. Gold — Partner and Chair, Cybersecurity & Privacy Group, Jeffer Mangels & MitchellHe chairs the cybersecurity and privacy group at Jeffer Mangels & Mitchell, advising on breach response, AI governance, and privacy compliance, and has repeatedly been named among California's top cyber lawyers.
• Michael G. McLaughlin — Co-Chair, Cybersecurity and Data Privacy, Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney; former Senior Counterintelligence Advisor, U.S. Cyber CommandCo-chair of Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney's cybersecurity practice and co-author of Battlefield Cyber, he previously served as senior counterintelligence advisor to U.S. Cyber Command.
• Michael Schmitt — Professor, University of ExeterDirector of the Tallinn Manual project and a professor of public international law at Exeter, he is among the most cited authorities on the law governing cyber operations.
• Peter S. Vogel — Principal, Vogel IT Law; Technology Arbitrator & Mediator, American Arbitration AssociationA technology lawyer who worked as a computer programmer before entering practice, he has served for more than thirty years as an American Arbitration Association arbitrator in technology disputes.
• Will Hudson — Senior Advisor for International Policy, GoogleSenior Advisor for International Policy at Google, he previously directed international cyber policy at the National Security Council and was Senior Associate General Counsel at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.

Substantive editing of accepted articles.

• David Cass — Global CISO, Keyrock; Adjunct Faculty, Harvard UniversityGlobal CISO at Keyrock and president of CISOs Connect, he previously led security for IBM Cloud and served as a cyber risk regulator at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
• Jennifer Deutsch — Associate General Counsel and Director of Privacy Services, Law & ForensicsAssociate General Counsel and director of privacy services at Law & Forensics, she holds IAPP privacy certifications for both the United States and the European Union.
• Rhea Siers — Former Deputy Associate Director for Policy, NSA; Senior Advisor, Teneo RiskShe spent over thirty years in the U.S. intelligence community, serving as NSA's Deputy Associate Director for Policy, and now teaches and consults on cybersecurity and national security law.
• Richard Borden — Partner, Privacy & Data Security, Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & SelzA privacy and data security partner at Frankfurt Kurnit, he is unusual among privacy lawyers in having also served as a chief privacy officer, at the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation.
• Shraddha Patil — Director of Product, Palo Alto NetworksShe leads product strategy for information security at Palo Alto Networks, and previously built security products as a senior product manager at Salesforce.

Business and operational matters for the Journal.

• Sofia Mahairas — Cybersecurity Consultant, FTI ConsultingA cybersecurity consultant at FTI Consulting, she previously served as the Journal's business associate and editor.
• Sonya Mogan — Law & ForensicsBased at Law & Forensics, she oversees the Journal's business and operational matters.

The Journal's website and publishing systems.

• Marco NewmanHe maintains the Journal's website and publishing infrastructure.

Editorial operations and production support.

• Alexander Magid — Virtual Chief Information Security Officer, Compass IT ComplianceA virtual chief information security officer at Compass IT Compliance, he focuses on higher-education cybersecurity, privacy, and contract compliance.
• Benjamin Dynkin — Adjunct Professor, Hofstra University and the City College of New YorkA lawyer who founded Atlas Cybersecurity and the American Cybersecurity Institute, he now works on cybersecurity and technology policy in financial services and is a former managing editor of this Journal.
• Irene Byhovsky, Esq. — Legislative Counsel, Committee on Technology, New York City CouncilLegislative counsel to the New York City Council's Committee on Technology, she previously served as a research editor for this Journal.
• John KilgoreHe has served on the Journal’s editorial staff since 2017.
• Nick Pappas — Legal Recruiter, Lateral LinkA California attorney and former litigation associate, he now places partners and associates at large law firms with Lateral Link.
• Richard DiorioHe has served on the Journal’s editorial staff since 2017.