Ayan Islam is an Adjunct Lecturer at American University School of Public Affairs’ Cybersecurity Policy and Management program. Formerly served as White House Director of Cyber Workforce, Office of National Cyber Director (ONCD), supporting the development and implementation of the National Cyber Workforce and Education Strategy. Previously, she was the Associate Policy Director for R Street’s Cybersecurity and Emerging Threats team and contributed to aviation/healthcare/CI vulnerability management initiatives at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)