Stephen Viña
Details
Law
Texas A&M University School of Law
1999 : 2002
Bachelor of Arts (BA)
Psychology
The University of Texas-Pan American
1995 : 1999
- Develop and coordinate cybersecurity planning, policies, and programs with interagency partners and
industry stakeholders
- Lead cyber insurance policy portfolio, including review of federal cyber insurance backstop
- Manage administration and operations of Division
2023 : Present
Office of the National Cyber Director, The White House
Senior Advisor, National Cybersecurity Division
- Served as inaugural Director for the Office of Legislative Affairs
- Managed ONCD's relationship with Congress developed strategies to advance legislative initiatives
before Congress
- Coordinated responses to congressional inquiries and facilitated congressional testimony and the
appearance of witnesses at hearings
2022 : 2023
Office of the National Cyber Director, The White House
Assistant National Cyber Director for Legislative Affairs
Serve as cybersecurity external advisor on dissertation committee for PhD candidate
2021 : 2022
Biden School of Public Policy & Administration, University of Delaware
Dissertation Committee External Advisor - Cybersecurity
Cyber insurance broker responsible for developing cyber risk management and transfer solutions for domestic and multinational corporations. Advise on emerging cyber risks and regulatory developments impacting security, data privacy and technology. Cyber claims advocate responsible for supporting clients throughout cyber claims process to maximize insurance recoveries. Frequent speaker on cyber risk management to business, legal, cyber and insurance audiences.
2017 : 2022
Marsh
Senior Vice President, Cyber Insurance Broker and Claims Specialist
Instructor for Cybersecurity Governance online course at the Kogod School of Business (Summer 2021)
2021 : 2021
American University
Adjunct Professor, Cybersecurity Governance
Skills
Administrative Law, Appropriations, Claims Management, Coalitions, Congress, Congressional Affairs, Constituent Services, Counterterrorism, cyber claims, cyber incident response, cyber insurance, cyber risk management, Cybersecurity, Defense, Enforcement, Federal Government, Federal Law, Government, Homeland Security, Immigration Law, insurance, Intelligence, Law Enforcement, Legal Research, Legislation, Legislative Affairs, Legislative Issues, Legislative Policy, Legislative Relations, Legislative Research, Litigation, Policy, Policy Analysis, Political Campaigns, Politics, Public Policy, Security
About
Stephen Vina is the Senior Advisor to the Deputy National Cyber Director for National Cybersecurity at the Office of the National Cyber Director (ONCD) in the Executive Office of the President. Previously at ONCD, Stephen served as the inaugural Assistant National Cyber Director for Legislative Affair. Before joining the Administration, Stephen was a Senior Vice President at Marsh, where he served as a cyber insurance broker and claims specialist. Prior to joining Marsh, Stephen spent nearly fifteen years on Capitol Hill advising Members of Congress on security issues. During this time, Stephen helped pass several major pieces of cyber legislation and held leadership positions in both the House and Senate, including Chief Counsel for Homeland Security on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee and Subcommittee Staff Director on the House Committee on Homeland Security. Stephen began his professional career at the Congressional Research Service where he focused on homeland security matters. Stephen is a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/US) and holds a law degree from Texas Wesleyan University School of Law in Fort Worth, Texas (now Texas A&M University School of Law).