Full Name
Beth George
Job Title
Partner
Company
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer US LLP
Speaker Bio
Beth leads the firm’s strategic risk management practice. With a deep background in national security and technology, Beth regularly advises boards of both private and public companies on risk management and governance, including advising on governance related to artificial intelligence, data practices and cybersecurity, content management, and geopolitical events.
Beth has worked at senior levels across the U.S. federal government, most recently serving as the Acting General Counsel of the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) in 2021. Previously, Beth served in various roles for the National Security Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), including as Counsel to the Assistant Attorney General, as a Professional Staff Member and Counsel to the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. and in the White House as Associate Counsel in the Office of the White House Counsel. In the White House, Beth led responses for the office on cybersecurity and national security matters, including the response to the largest U.S. government data breach at the Office of Personnel Management.
Beth has lectured at the UC Berkeley School of Law on surveillance law and technology, at Stanford University's law and international policy schools on cyber law and policy, and at Stanford Business School on cybersecurity for executives. She serves as a Non-Resident Senior Fellow for the New York University School of Law's Reiss Center on Law and Security and is a member of the American Law Institute.
Beth has worked at senior levels across the U.S. federal government, most recently serving as the Acting General Counsel of the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) in 2021. Previously, Beth served in various roles for the National Security Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), including as Counsel to the Assistant Attorney General, as a Professional Staff Member and Counsel to the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. and in the White House as Associate Counsel in the Office of the White House Counsel. In the White House, Beth led responses for the office on cybersecurity and national security matters, including the response to the largest U.S. government data breach at the Office of Personnel Management.
Beth has lectured at the UC Berkeley School of Law on surveillance law and technology, at Stanford University's law and international policy schools on cyber law and policy, and at Stanford Business School on cybersecurity for executives. She serves as a Non-Resident Senior Fellow for the New York University School of Law's Reiss Center on Law and Security and is a member of the American Law Institute.
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