A nationally known counterterrorism and cybersecurity expert, Booz Allen Hamilton Senior Vice President Roger Cressey supports the firm’s cybersecurity business and international government clients.
He also oversees Booz Allen’s efforts in Smart Power, a whole-of-government approach for advancing national security that requires collaboration among multiple federal agencies with overlapping missions.
Mr. Cressey served in senior cybersecurity and counterterrorism positions in the Clinton and Bush Administrations, including Chief of Staff of the President’s Critical Infrastructure Protection Board from 2001 to 2002.
He also served as Deputy of Counterterrorism on the U.S. National Security Council staff, where he oversaw coordination and implementation of U.S. counterterrorism policy. He managed the U.S. government response to numerous terrorism incidents, including the 9/11 and USS Cole attacks. He also held various roles within the Departments of Defense and State.
In addition, Mr. Cressey is the former founder and president of Good Harbor Consulting LLC, a Virginia-based security and risk management firm.
His career highlights also include several years as an on-air counterterrorism analyst for NBC News. He taught a graduate course on U.S. counterterrorism policy at Georgetown University.
Mr. Cressey received Meritorious and Superior Honor Awards from the State Department and the Defense Department’s Exceptional Civilian Service Award.
He earned a M.A. degree in security policy studies from The George Washington University and a B.A. in political science from the University of Massachusetts, Lowell.
profile posted March 2011
