Michael Klein
Michael Klein is Senior Director for Preparedness and Response at the Institute for Security and Technology (IST), where he focuses on improving the resilience of “target rich, cyber poor” critical infrastructure sectors.
Most recently, as the US Department of Education’s (ED) Senior Advisor for Cybersecurity, Michael led ED’s K-12 cybersecurity work with the National Security Council, Office of the National Cyber Director, CISA, FBI, the Intelligence Community, as well as State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial (SLTT) partners, and the private sector.
Michael was a school district IT Director. He has also led coaching for a team of educational consultants, helped grow 2 edtech startups, taught elementary school in Brooklyn and Harlem, and served as a founding teacher at a High Tech High school just south of San Diego.