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Faith and National Security: Why Government Cannot Avoid the Moral Dimension

A conversation with Israel Soong,  former director of cyber policy at the White House National Security Council.

October 23th, 2024

6:00pm EST, Willard Straight Hall Library

Israel (Izzy) Soong; Former director of cyber policy at the White House National Security Council

Israel Soong is former Director of Cyber Policy for the White House National Security Council. While at the NSC, Israel coordinated inter-agency efforts to counter nation-state cyber threats to the United States critical infrastructure, and efforts to bolster the cyber security of allied and partner nations in the Indo-Pacific. Before entering government service, Israel was a senior vice president for strategy at a software company in the United States, and regional vice president for an IT security company based in Asia and the Middle East. He has been a part-time seminary student at Westminster Theological Seminary, and has written for The Gospel Coalition and for the Tennent School of Theology.  He graduated from Cornell with a BS in policy analysis in 1996 and obtained a JD from Harvard Law School and an MPA from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard in 2001.  He enjoys kayaking, biking, and hiking Civil War battlefields.