Andrew Grotto founded and directs the Program on Geopolitics, Technology, and Governance at Stanford University, where he is a William J. Perry International Security Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies. Grotto’s research interests center on the national security and international economic dimensions of America’s global leadership in information technology innovation. He also serves as the faculty lead for the Cyber Policy and Security specialization offered through Stanford’s Ford Dorsey Master’s in International Policy program. Grotto leads Sagewood Global Strategies, a regulatory and geopolitical risk consultancy, and serves on the board of directors of Slamfire, Inc. Previously, Grotto served in a variety of senior roles in the U.S. government, most recently as the Senior Director for Cyber Policy on the National Security Council at the White House. He received his law degree from the University of California at Berkeley, his master’s degree in public administration from Harvard University, and his bachelor’s degree from the University of Kentucky.
