A dynamic cybersecurity leader, Kelvin Coleman has two decades of experience in high-stakes cybersecurity posts at the White House, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the private sector.
As National Cyber Security Alliance’s (NCSA) executive director, he is responsible for leading organizational growth; facilitating strategic partnerships and alliances with government, industry and non-profits; and acting as NCSA’s primary spokesperson.
During his career, he has conducted cybersecurity awareness tours in 49 states, briefing tech giants, local store owners and politicians alike, including 35 governors. He is recognized for his work forging partnerships between the public and private sectors — developing cybersecurity policy and products, improving national and local cyberthreat awareness and readiness, and establishing guidelines for workforce cybersecurity safety.
He also worked on the president’s National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee during portions of the George W. Bush and Barack Obama administrations. In the early stages of President Obama’s first term, Coleman served as a member of the White House National Security Staff, coordinating cybersecurity policy with the intelligence community as well as state, local, international and private-sector organizations.
Kelvin is a proud native son of rural Blair, SC and a graduate of the University of South Carolina Aiken.