Nathaniel Gleicher
Year: 2009-2010
Nominating Institution: University of Chicago
Field of Interest: STEM – Technology
Placement Organization: National Information Society Agency (NIA)
Placement Location: Seoul, South Korea
About Nathaniel
(updated 10/2019) Nathaniel Gleicher is an engineer and lawyer and works at the intersection of technology, policy, and law. As a 2009-2010 Luce Scholar, he was placed with National Information Society Agency in Seoul, South Korea. He has taught computer programming, built and secured computer networks, prosecuted cyber crime at the U.S. Department of Justice, and served as director for cybersecurity policy at the National Security Council (NSC) in the White House. At the NSC, he developed U.S. government policy on key technology and cybersecurity challenges, including encryption, cyber deterrence, internet governance, and network security. Since leaving government, he served as head of cybersecurity strategy at Illumio and is currently the head of cybersecurity policy at Facebook. Nathaniel graduated from the University of Chicago, with a B.S. in Computer Science in 2003, and received a J.D. degree from Yale Law School in 2009.Back to Directory