Alexander Klimburg is a cyber policy wonk, infosec geek, and free Internet advocate. The director of the Global Commission on the Stability of Cyberspace, he is affiliated with Harvard University, the Atlantic Council, and The Hague Center for Strategic Studies. For the last decade plus Alexander has been trying to communicate between the policy and technical world, with marginal success, having previously spent too much time with consulting and dot-com venture capital. He has accompanied the diplomatic work on “cyber norms” at the UN and OSCE, helped draft national cyber security strategies and relevant legislation for several governments, and has advised on the set-up and operation of national cybersecurity centers and best infosec practices. Alexander has been responsible for some track 1.5. diplomatic discussions and occasionally gets to opine on offensive cyber effect operations and TTPs. As an academic he tries to connect state practice and international law with the emerging deterrence and resilience strategies of nations, is particularly interested in emerging technical and policy trends in cybersecurity. Previous hobbies include supporting cybercrime investigations and takedowns. He is the author of several publications, including the critically acclaimed “The Darkening Web” published 2017 by Penguin Press, which however not enough people bought. An official bio is here: https://cyber.harvard.edu/people/alexander-klimburg