Rob Knake

Rob Knake is a senior adjunct policy advisor at the Institute for Security and Technology (IST) and a principal at Orkestrel, a cybersecurity consultancy. He served as the first Deputy National Cyber Director in the newly created Office of the National Cyber Director at the White House from 2022 to 2023. In that role, he helped to standup the organization and led the development of the US National Cybersecurity Strategy. He also led the development of the first ever cybersecurity budget priorities for the Federal government among other initiatives. In the private sector, Rob has advised Fortune 500 companies, start-ups, and private equity firms on cybersecurity practices, and has co-authored two books on cybersecurity.