Sam Visner

Technical Fellow, Aerospace Corporation

Samuel Sanders Visner is a Technical Fellow at the Aerospace Corporation. Sam served previously as a MITRE Tech Fellow and the Director of the National Cybersecurity Federally Funded Research and Development Center (MITRE), sponsored by the National Institute of Science and Technology. Sam was appointed in 2020 as a member of the Board of Directors of the Oak Ridge Associated Universities and serves Vice Chair of the Board of Directors of the Space Information Sharing and Analysis Center. Sam is an adjunct professor of Science and Technology in International Affairs at Georgetown University, where he teaches a course on cybersecurity policy, operations, and technology. Sam is a member of the Intelligence Community Studies Board of the National Academy of Sciences, serving the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. Sam served previously as a member of the Army Science Board. In industry, Sam served as General Manager of several cybersecurity businesses. He also served as Chief of Signals Intelligence Programs at the National Security Agency. Sam holds a bachelor’s degree in International Politics from Georgetown University and a master’s degree in Telecommunications from George Washington University. Sam has published articles on national and cybersecurity in World Politics Review, the Georgetown Journal of International Affairs, and the Defense Intelligence Journal. Sam is cleared TS/SCI.