Robert Silvers most recently served as the Under Secretary for Policy at the U.S. Department of
Homeland Security. Mr. Silvers was nominated by President Biden into that role and won
unanimous confirmation in the United States Senate. He was responsible for driving DHS’s
direction across all of its missions, including counterterrorism; cybersecurity; AI safety; border
security and immigration; international affairs; a range of law enforcement activities; the
Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS); and trade and economic
security. Mr. Silvers served as Chair of both the U.S. Cyber Safety Review Board and the federal
Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force. Mr. Silvers previously served in the Department of
Homeland Security during the Obama Administration as Assistant Secretary for Cyber Policy.
From 2017 until 2021, Mr. Silvers was a partner at Paul Hastings LLP, where his practice
focused on investigations, cybersecurity and data privacy, AI safety and governance, CFIUS, and
other matters at the intersection of law enforcement, technology, and national security.