Gregory Todd Garcia Washington, DC 20015 (m) 443-510-8641 gregory_t_garcia@hotmail.

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Career Summary Greg Garcia is an executive who connects professional relationships to business opportunity; public policy to business strategy; and technology operations to revenue generation and cost containment. His career of successes is built on influencing and leading individuals and coalitions toward achievement of public policy objectives; business opportunity, and cost reduction by clarifying organizational objectives and improvement. This means a career based on:
Public Policy Leadership Successful industry lobbyist accomplished at coalition building and management, and achieved policy outcomes Governing from the Congress and the Executive Branch, conceiving new and impactful policy initiatives and law Industry representation and policy wins as head of a corporate Washington office and trade association executive Extensive relationships with decision makers in Congress, government and industry Broad and deep knowledge of the intersection of legislation, regulation, technology, business operations and marketplace dynamics that present opportunities for protecting and enabling the business Business Development Strategic business development advisor to major systems integrators, established technology firms and startups pursuing business partnerships and sales to the federal government Extensive involvement on advisory boards of numerous high tech startup companies Demonstrated ability to design programmatic strategy, articulate its ROI, organize the resources, manage the process and deliver the win Strategic Communications Strong relationships with popular, political and business media, translating to good coverage, position affirmation and brand amplification Ability to articulate verbally and in writing the gist of complex policy issues and their impact on government, business and the economy

Career Details Garcia Cyber Partners, Washington, DC: 05/11 Present Principal Strategic consulting and business development for cyber security sales to government, financial services and IT markets. Clients include systems integrators, tech startups, non-profits and conference organizers for fee-based speaking engagements Bank of America, Washington, DC; 05/10 12/11 Partnership Executive for Cybersecurity and Identity Management Achievements Organized the financial services sector to develop an emergency cyber incident response plan to improve the speed and effectiveness of incident response and mitigation in partnership with government and other sectors Designed, built and managed an external outreach, communication and collaboration strategy for Bank of Americas Global Information Security (GIS) division, measurably improving the companys cyber security and risk mitigation Developed and managed a process for operationalizing external cyber threat intelligence for better security architecture, practices and toolsets, and measuring the resulting value in millions of dollars annually -- of reduced operational risk and cost Built a customized, intranet-based internal collaboration tracking and awareness tool for GIS partnerships across the bank Raised Bank of Americas visibility, influence and thought leadership across government and industry information security communities Garcia Strategies, LLC, Annapolis, MD; 01/09 05/10 President and Founder Achievements

As independent consultant, built a book of business of ~$275k annualized, enabling and influencing government sales opportunities for Fortune 500 and startup companies and non-profit organizations, with frequent print and electronic media appearances and fee-based speaking engagements across the country. U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Washington, DC; 10/06 12/08 Assistant Secretary, Cyber Security and Communications Achievements Conceived of and initiated reorganization toward what would become the National Cyber and Communications Integration Center (NCCIC), which consolidated DHS and other federal cyber security operations centers, with private sector involvement; the first truly national cyber operations center Led first national emergency interoperable communications strategy with state and local stakeholders in 50 states Worked with telecommunications carriers and FEMA to ensure availability of emergency communications to hurricane-stricken regions following hurricanes Ike and Gustav in 2008 Oversaw management and operations of Cyber Storm, the national bien nial public-private cyber attack exercise, the results of which informed improvements in cyber security capabilities and collaboration Coordinated the strengthening of U.S. federal agency network security and mitigation of attacks and outages Collaborated with the private sector, the general public, and state and international governments to develop and implement a national cyber security and emergency communications capability Expanded international cyber security coordination with Canada, UK, India, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, others. Responsible for strategic guidance and management of 3 divisions (National Cyber Security Division, National Communications System and Office of Emergency Communications) and 65% budget increase during tenure to FY 09 $493m; Influential public figure in communications with Congress, White House, corporate CEOs and popular media , enhancing DHS reputation, credibility and authority with government and private sector stakeholders Security Clearance TS/SCI Information Technology Association of America, Rosslyn, VA; 4/03 9/06; Vice President, Information Security Policy and Programs Achievements Formed and co-led industry coalition with the Department of Homeland Security in conducting the National Cyber Security Summit in December 2003, bringing together 350 key stakeholders across sectors and functions to develop recommendations for addressing priority cyber security challenges. Co-formed and managed the resulting National Cyber Security Partnership with three other trade associations, involving hundreds of industry members organized around 5 cyber security work streams resulting in recommendations delivered to and endorsed by DHS, As industry leader, co-founded the Information Technology Sector Coordinating Council and elected its secretary, formally recognized by the government under Presidential Directive as a key partner in coordinating sector-wide critical infrastructure protection Partnered with sister industry organizations overseas, including India, Japan, UK, Canada, for cyber security coordination and joint initiatives and conferences. Contributed substantially to non-dues revenue for the association, through raising conference sponsorships and revenue sharing from co-branded initiatives with partner organizations U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Science, Washington, DC; 9/01 4/03; Professional Staff Member, IT Industry Outreach Achievements Drafted and shepherded enactment of legislation (Cyber Security R&D Act of 2002), to substantially increase US funding for R&D in cyber security Managed legislative issues relating to information technology research and development, cyber security, and science and technology education Cultivated political outreach to IT industry community 3Com Corporation, Washington, DC; 1/99 06/01; Director, Global Government Relations Achievements Designed, initiated and implemented 3Coms government relations function
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Managed senior executive participation in the government relations program, and supported the companys federal business development Built and implemented 3Coms Political Action Committee, raising $25,000 in 3 months Developed 3Coms policy and political reputation with White House, Congress, thought leaders and abroad Engaged government officials and government relations program in China, Japan, Europe and India

Americans for Computer Privacy, Washington, DC; 2/98 1/99: Coalition Manager Achievements Managed $5 million grass-roots/grass-tops issue advocacy coalition that succeeding in getting the U.S. government to overhaul encryption export control regulations Ensured implementation by consultant resources of strategic decisions made by the coalitions board of directors American Electronics Association, Washington, DC; 1992-1998; Assistant Vice President, Trade Regulation Achievements Lead historic industry effort to overturn export controls on high performance computers and encryption technology Lead industry effort to enact Customs Modernization Act Co-managed AEA Europe Brussels office and its policy coordination with AEA-US. Co-chaired industry coalition that helped craft Information Technology Agreement (ITA) to eliminate global tariffs on IT products Newmyer Associates, Inc., Washington, DC; 1987-1992; Trade Reporter/Consultant Achievements: Advised U.S. Fortune 500 clientele on Federal trade policy issues Ed Zschau for U.S. Senate Campaign, Mountain View, CA; 6/86-11/86; Fundraiser Achievements: Managed Northern California fundraising and related events, resulting in approximately $10 million raised. Boards and Positions of Distinction Member: Information Security and Privacy Advisory Board (Federal advisory committee), Washington, DC: October 2011 present Advisory Board positions: Finjan (www.m86security.com), Qosmos (www.qosmos.com),Triumfant (www.triumfant.com), and Wurldtech Security, Inc. (http://www.wurldtech.com/); Federal Solutions Group LLC Guest Lecturer, U.S. Army War College, March 2012 Member, McAfee Cyber Crime Advisory Council, June 2010 present Member: The Studio Theatre, Board of Trustees, Washington, DC: May 2011 present Former Member: Financial Services Sector Coordinating Council (FSSCC) Executive Committee and CoChairman, FSSCC Cyber Security Committee: November 2010 December 2011 Former Member: BITS Executive Board (technology division of the Financial Services Roundtable), Washington, DC: June 2010 -- December 2011 Research Professor for Information Security, Idaho State University, Center for Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education, June 2009-May 2010 Sought-after commentator for television, radio, internet and print news media

Education San Jose State University, September 1982 - May 85; Bachelor of Science, International Business; graduated with distinction University of California at Santa Barbara, September 1979 - June 1981; Business Economics major
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Personal Married, with one son. Passions: competitive cycling, guitar, golf, skiing, tae kwon do black belt, community-theater acting