Venable LLP is pleased to announce that Caitlin Clarke has joined the firm’s Washington, DC office as a senior director for cybersecurity services in the firm’s Technology and Innovation - Cybersecurity Services Group. Ms. Clarke is a seasoned policymaker with White House, private sector, and management experience.
She works at the nexus of cybersecurity, emergency management, financial services, emerging technology, and foreign policy. Ms. Clarke is an innovative and effective cultivator of diverse government, international, and private sector stakeholder partnerships that achieve policy outcomes. She skillfully helps clients understand and manage cybersecurity risks within their organizations, with her forward-thinking and resilient approach to the industry.
Ari Schwartz, the firm’s managing director of cybersecurity services, commented, “Caitlin’s work on technology policy and incident response at the highest levels of the privacy sector and government give her a rare combination that will help our clients understand, adapt, and address the fast-changing risks we continue to see in so many areas.”
“Caitlin has a deep understanding of the digital economy – and the ways in which ensuring better security can fuel growth and innovation,” said Jeremy Grant, Venable’s managing director of technology business strategy. “Having served in leadership positions in both industry and government, she has a unique perspective to help our clients navigate business, technical, and policy issues in an increasingly complicated technology ecosystem.”
“I am really excited to help companies in so many different sectors think through and manage cybersecurity challenges,” Ms. Clarke shared. “My new role at Venable gives me the opportunity not just to focus on one organization, but to delve into the ecosystem writ large, both in the U.S. and around the world.”
Ms. Clarke received her M.P.P. from George Mason University and her B.A. from Providence College.
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