Sean Kanuck
National Intelligence Officer for Cyber Issues, Office of the Director of National Intelligence
Sean Kanuck was appointed as the first National Intelligence Officer (NIO) for Cyber Issues in May 2011. The NIO leads the US Intelligence Community (IC) in cyber analysis, directs the production of National Intelligence Estimates, and represents the IC on cyber issues when briefing the White House and testifying before Congress. Kanuck previously served in CIA’s Information Operations Center, as an Intelligence Fellow with the National Security Council, and on the US delegation to the UN Group of Governmental Experts on international information security. He is a professional attorney whose academic publications focus on information warfare and international law. He holds degrees from Harvard (A.B., J.D.), the London School of Economics (M.Sc.), and the University of Oslo (LL.M.).