Jodi Kouts

Senior Advisor, Policy Office of the Chief Information Officer [IM]

U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)

Jodi Kouts is the Senior Advisor for Policy for the Chief Information Officer, U.S. Department of Energy. In this capacity, she handles high-level policy and strategy issues including 5G, advanced wireless, and spectrum; cybersecurity; quantum; Internet of Things; and other emerging technologies as well as strategic planning, and coordination across the Department on White House initiatives and interagency working groups. She is also currently serving as the Acting Program Director for the Cybersecurity Program Management Office under the direction of the Chief Information Security Officer. Jodi has 29 years of experience working a broad range of national security issues as a senior level policy official for various U.S. Government agencies. She also served at the National Security Council as the Director for Nonproliferation and Strategic Trade, where she provided direct support to the National Security Advisor and President on matters related to export controls, nonproliferation, emerging technologies, civil nuclear cooperation, supply chain and industrial base security, and other national efforts related to promoting and protecting technologies critical to U.S. national and economic security.

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