Philip R. Reitinger has served as the President and CEO of the Global Cyber Alliance (GCA) since December 2015. GCA is an international nonprofit organization that focuses on making the Internet more secure for everyone: GCA’s vision is a secure, trustworthy Internet that enables social and economic progress for all. Unlike many non-profits, GCA does not focus on reports but builds practical, measurable solutions and tools that are easy to use.
In 2009, Mr. Reitinger was appointed to serve as the Deputy Under Secretary for the National Protection and Programs Directorate and the Director of the National Cyber Security Center in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. In these roles, he led the Department’s efforts to reduce risks across physical and cyber infrastructures and coordinated public and private sector responses to cyber security incidents. Earlier in his government career, Mr. Reitinger was the first Executive Director of the U.S. Department of Defense’s Cyber Crime Center, which provides electronic forensic services and supports cyber investigative functions. He also served as Deputy Chief of the Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section at the U.S. Department of Justice, where he was one of the first dedicated cybercrime prosecutors in the Criminal Division.
In the private sector, Mr. Reitinger was Sony’s Senior Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer from September 2011 to September 2014. Mr. Reitinger was also the Chief Trustworthy Infrastructure Strategist at Microsoft Corporation.
Mr. Reitinger has served on a number of advisory boards, including the New York Governor’s Cyber Security Advisory Board, the American Bar Association Standing Committee on Law and National Security Advisory Committee, and the advisory boards of several companies. He volunteers as well, having been a Stars Mentor for the MACH37 Cyber Accelerator and currently serving as a member of the Falls Church City School Board.
Mr. Reitinger was awarded the Secretary of Homeland Security’s Distinguished Service Medal in June 2011, and the Attorney General’s John Marshall Award in July 1999. Mr. Reitinger holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and a J.D. from Yale Law School.