# Ari Schwartz
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{{Short description|American adviser}}
{{Infobox person
| honorific_prefix =
| name = Ari M. Schwartz
| image = State of the Net-panel-20070131.jpg
| image_size =
| alt = Schwartz participating in a State of the Net panel in Washington, D.C.
| caption = Schwartz (right) participating in a State of the Net panel in Washington, D.C.
| birth_name =
| birth_place = [Detroit, MI](/source/Detroit%2C_MI)
| alma_mater = [Brandeis University](/source/Brandeis_University)
| occupation = Cybersecurity advisor
| years_active = 1996 - present
| known_for= [NIST](/source/NIST) Cybersecurity framework
Vulnerabilities Equities Process
| employer = [Venable](/source/Venable)
}}
'''Ari M. Schwartz''' is an American [cybersecurity](/source/cybersecurity) and technology policy expert.[{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/the-cybersecurity-202/2019/06/25/the-cybersecurity-202-here-s-how-iran-disrupted-u-s-businesses-the-last-time-it-launched-major-cyberattacks/5d1107dea7a0a47d87c56e27/|title=Analysis {{!}} The Cybersecurity 202: Here's how Iran disrupted U.S. businesses the last time it launched major cyberattacks|last=Marks|first=Joseph|date=2019-06-25|newspaper=Washington Post|access-date=2019-11-07|language=en-US|issn=0190-8286}}][{{Cite web|url=https://www.cybered.io/authors/ari-schwartz-i-1603|title=Ari Schwartz - CyberEd|website=www.cybered.io|access-date=2019-11-07}}] He is the former [Special Assistant to the President](/source/Special_Assistant_to_the_President) and senior director for cybersecurity on the [United States National Security Council](/source/United_States_National_Security_Council) Staff at the [White House](/source/White_House), having left the role in October 2015.[{{Cite journal|last=Ari|first=Schwartz|date=2016-06-01|title=THE CYBER SECURITY PROJECT: Government's Role in Vulnerability Disclosure Creating a Permanent and Accountable Vulnerability Equities Process|url=https://www.belfercenter.org/sites/default/files/legacy/files/vulnerability-disclosure-web-final3.pdf|journal=The Belfer for Science and International Affairs|volume=JUNE 2016|pages=0–1|via=belfercenter.org/}}] Previously, Schwartz worked in both the Executive Branch and civil society as on cybersecurity, privacy, civil liberties, and policy. He is an advocate for [vulnerability disclosure programs](/source/Vulnerability_(computing)).[{{Cite web|url=https://www.cyberscoop.com/dhs-vulnerability-disclosure-program-bod/|title=DHS is mulling an order that would force agencies to set up vulnerability disclosure programs|last=Lyngaas|first=Sean|date=2019-10-23|website=CyberScoop|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191023214045/https://www.cyberscoop.com/dhs-vulnerability-disclosure-program-bod/ |archive-date=2019-10-23 |access-date=2019-11-07}}]
==Career==
Schwartz came to the White House after serving as a Senior Advisor for technology policy to the [United States Secretary of Commerce](/source/United_States_Secretary_of_Commerce).[{{Cite web|url=https://www.fedscoop.com/nist-privacy-framework-draft/|title=Does NIST's draft Privacy Framework pave the way for better agency tech?|last=Nyczepir|first=Dave|date=2019-09-12|website=www.fedscoop.com|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191107181636/https://www.fedscoop.com/nist-privacy-framework-draft/ |archive-date=2019-11-07 |access-date=2019-11-07}}] Previously, he was at the [National Institute of Standards and Technology](/source/National_Institute_of_Standards_and_Technology) where he served as Internet Policy Advisor, working on the Internet Policy Task Force[{{cite web |url= http://www.ntia.doc.gov/category/internet-policy-task-force |title=Internet Policy Task Force |first= |last= |work=ntia.doc.gov |year=2013 |access-date=10 June 2013}}] at the [Department of Commerce](/source/Department_of_Commerce).
Before his government service, Schwartz was the vice president and chief operating officer of the [Center for Democracy and Technology](/source/Center_for_Democracy_and_Technology) (CDT) in [Washington, D.C.](/source/Washington%2C_D.C.), in the United States.[{{cite web|title=Ari Schwartz |url=http://www.cdt.org/staff/ari.php |publisher=Center for Democracy and Technology |access-date=July 1, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080513121831/http://cdt.org/staff/ari.php |archive-date=May 13, 2008 }}] He was formerly a CDT senior policy analyst[{{cite web|title=Ari M. Schwartz|url=http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/workshops/etaildetails/bios/schwartz.pdf|publisher=U.S. Federal Trade Commission|access-date=July 1, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080925132700/http://ftc.gov/bcp/workshops/etaildetails/bios/schwartz.pdf|archive-date=2008-09-25|url-status=dead}}] and subsequently the center's Vice President and COO.[{{cite web|title=Ari M. Schwartz|url=http://csrc.nist.gov/groups/SMA/ispab/documents/bio-SchwartzA_ISPAB2008.pdf|publisher=via National Institute of Standards and Technology (csrc.nist.gov)|date=December 19, 1999|access-date=July 1, 2008}}]
While at CDT, Schwartz won the [RSA](/source/RSA_Security) conference award for Excellence in Public Policy,[{{cite press release|title=RSA(R) Conference Awards Winners Announced.|url=http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20060215005389/en/RSA-Conference-2006-Awards-Winners-Announced#.U2RSXldBn9Y|publisher=Business Wire|access-date=May 2, 2014}}] and the Online Trust Alliance Award for Excellence in Public Policy.[{{cite web|title=Online Trust Alliance Recognizes Excellence in Online Trust Awards |url=https://www.digicert.com/news/2010-9-23-ota-recognition-of-excellence.htmlpublisher=Digicert |access-date=October 7, 2015 }}{{dead link|date=July 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}]
In October 2015, it was revealed that Schwartz had stepped down from his role as senior director for [cybersecurity](/source/cybersecurity) after a two-year tenure. He remarked that he had always planned to leave the role after this period. Schwartz was praised on his departure for helping to develop the government's cybersecurity framework, a voluntary guideline to help companies bolster their security programs, and as an honest broker with industry and civil society.[{{cite web|title=Top White House cyber official steps down|url=https://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/255695-top-white-house-cyber-official-steps-down/|website=The Hill|date=1 October 2015}}][{{cite web|title=Cyber vote could come up soon|url=http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/cyberbill-vote-could-come-up-soon/article/2573275|website=Washington Examiner|date=5 October 2015}}]
Schwartz currently works at the law firm Venable, where he is the Managing Director of Cybersecurity Services.[{{Cite web|url=https://www.uschamber.com/ari-schwartz|title=Ari Schwartz|date=2016-05-23|website=U.S. Chamber of Commerce|language=en|access-date=2019-11-07}}]
==Personal life==
Schwartz is from the [Detroit](/source/Detroit), [Michigan](/source/Michigan) area, and holds a bachelor's degree in sociology from [Brandeis University](/source/Brandeis_University).