Lauren Zabierek

Lauren Zabierek is Senior Vice President for the Future of Digital Security at the Institute for Security and Technology (IST) and a national leader in cybersecurity and technology policy. She previously served as Senior Advisor at CISA, where she launched the Secure by Design movement to reduce systemic cyber risk. Her career spans the US Air Force, Intelligence Community, private sector, academia, and senior federal service, giving her rare insight into the decisions that shape digital security and resilience. She Co-Founded #ShareTheMicInCyber, served as Executive Director of the Cyber Project at Harvard’s Belfer Center, and has advised leaders across government and industry on strategic, technical, and policy challenges.