Michele Iversen is a cybersecurity and information technology supply chain expert. She supports clients in the areas of geopolitical and supply chain risk management including Foreign Ownership, Control or Influence engagements.
Prior to joining the Chertoff Group, Ms. Iversen served as Director of Risk Assessment and Operational Integration at the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) where she specialized in cyber risk and vulnerability assessments, security engineering, 5G/Next G cybersecurity, Information Communications Technology Supply Chain Risk Management and the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States.
Ms. Iversen has held senior IT and Cybersecurity positions in the Intelligence Community (IC) and the Federal civilian sector. Ms. Iversen served with the Central Intelligence Agency’s Cybersecurity Division and served as the Chief of System Security Engineering at the National Security Agency.
Ms. Iversen served as the Chief Information Officer for the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB) where she was responsible for the Agency’s classified and unclassified technology systems and for providing technical expertise for the Board’s oversight and advisory functions. She developed the Agency’s plan in response to the President’s Executive Order 13800, Strengthening the Cybersecurity of Federal Networks and Critical Infrastructure Ms. Iversen also served as the Agency’s Senior Agency Official for Privacy.
Earlier in her career, Ms. Iversen served with the National Security Agency where her positions included Chief of System Security Engineering, Department of Defense Cyber Defense Architect, Branch Chief in Tailored Access Operations, and as an Information Systems Security Engineer for joint Intelligence Community Programs.
Ms. Iversen is a retired Army Signal Corps officer who helped establish the Joint Task Force for Computer Network Defense (JTF-CND), served as the Chief of the Army’s Computer Emergency Response Team in Southwest Asia, and as a Deputy Operations Officer for the Cyber National Mission Force within U.S. Cyber Command.
Ms. Iversen earned her B.A in Communications at Iowa State University. She is a graduate of Harvard Kennedy School’s Senior Executive Fellows Program.
