Chris Krebs

Mr. Krebs has extensive experience in critical infrastructure protection and cybersecurity risk management. He most recently served as Senior Counselor to the Secretary of Homeland Security, where he advised the Secretary on a range of cybersecurity, infrastructure protection, and resilience issues. Prior to his work at the Department of Homeland Security, Mr. Krebs was Director for Cybersecurity Policy for the Microsoft Corporation in the Washington, D.C. office, where he managed Microsoft’s U.S. policy work on cybersecurity and encryption issues. Before Microsoft, Mr. Krebs advised private sector, and Federal, State, and local government customers on range of cybersecurity and risk management issues. From 2007 to 2009, he served as Senior Advisor to the Assistant Secretary for Infrastructure Protection, playing a formative role in a number of national and international risk management programs. He holds a bachelor’s degree in environmental sciences from the University of Virginia and a JD from the Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University.