Nick Polk

Senior Advisor to the Federal Chief Information Security Officer White House Office of Management and Budget

Nick is Branch Director for Federal Cybersecurity in the Office of Management and Budget where he oversees the team developing cybersecurity policy for executive branch departments and agencies.

Previously, Nick worked in the office of the Department of Defense Chief Information Officer focusing on the cyber assurance of Weapon Systems and Critical Infrastructure. In this role, he helped establish the DoD Strategic Cybersecurity Program, the NSA Cyber Collaboration Center, and the DoD Zero Trust Portfolio Management Office. Prior to working for DoD CIO, he served as Special Assistant in the Cybersecurity Division Front Office at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency focusing on critical infrastructure cybersecurity.

Nick has also served on the National Security Council Staff as Special Assistant to the Deputy Homeland Security Advisor and Cybersecurity Coordinator and as Country Director for Spain, Portugal, and NATO affairs in the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Policy.

Prior to entering the Federal Government, Nick was an English Literature and English as a Second Language teacher at a second chance high school in Houston, Texas. He has a Masters Degree in International Economics, Russian, and European Affairs from the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies and is a Certified Information Security Manager and Project Management Professional.